NRSWA - New Roads & Street Works Training - Supervisor Re-assessment

This New Roads & Street Works Act (NRSWA) for Supervisor’s course teaches the skills supervisors need to carry out work to the standards of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 – the legal framework for street works.

Who Should Attend:

Any person who has previously completed the NRSWA Supervisor course and needs to renew their certification.

Course Contents: 

- Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
- Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding; co-ordination procedures and code of practice
- Monitoring excavation in the highway; specifications, techniques, road types, materials
- Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
- Monitoring reinstatement of non-bituminous sub-base and road-base materials
- Monitoring laying practices and reinstatement of bituminous materials; specification and types of materials
- Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete highways.

Assessment: 

2 days of training and technical tests

- A high proportion of group exercises with continuous oral and practical assessments, supplemented with video and classroom-based tutorials.
- A NRSWA training group may contain a mix of both Operatives and Supervisors. Sessions will be varied within the overall framework to allow the most effective development of the candidate.

Certification: 

Street Works Qualifications Register Card (SWQR) through CABWI – Awarding Body for the Water & Utilities Industries which is renewable every five years.

Duration: 

2 Days