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Specification

Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) (QCF)

For first registration August 2010

Edexcel NVQ/competence-based qualifications

Edexcel, a Pearson company, is the UK’s largest awarding organisation offering vocational and academic qualifications and testing, to employers, training providers, colleges, schools, and other places of learning in the UK, and in over 85 countries worldwide.

Our specialist suite of qualifications include NVQs, Apprenticeships, WorkSkills, Functional Skills, Foundation Learning, as well as our exclusive range of BTECs, from entry level right through to Higher National Diplomas.

References to third party material made in this specification are made in good faith. Edexcel does not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)

Authorised by Roger Beard Prepared by John Crew

Publication code N025036

All the material in this publication is copyright © Edexcel Limited 2010

Contents

Qualification title covered by this specification 1

Key features of the Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) (QCF) 3

What is the purpose of this qualification? 3

Who is this qualification for? 3

What are the benefits of this qualification to the learner and employer? 3

What are the potential job roles for those working towards this qualification? 3

What progression opportunities are available to learners who achieve this qualification? 4

What is the qualification structure for the Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) (QCF)? 5

How is the qualification graded and assessed? 6 Assessment Requirements/Strategy 6

Types of evidence 7

Additional requirements 7

What do you need to offer this qualification? 8 Centre recognition 8

Approvals agreement 8

Quality assurance 8

What resources are required to deliver this qualification? 8

Unit format 9

Units 11 Unit 1: Conforming to general safety in the workplace 13

Unit 2: Conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace 17

Unit 3: Moving and handling resources in the workplace 21

Unit 4: Cutting and bending reinforcement steel to shape in the workplace 27

Unit 5: Fixing reinforcing steel in situ for concrete structures in the workplace 35

Unit 6: Prefabricating reinforcement steel sections for installation in the workplace 45

Unit 7: Slinging and signalling the movement of loads (secondary role) in the workplace 55

Further information 65

Useful publications 65 How to obtain National Occupational Standards 65

Professional development and training 66

Annexe A: Progression pathways 67 The Edexcel qualification framework for the Construction and the Built Environment sector 67

Annexe B: Quality assurance 71 Key principles of quality assurance 71

Quality assurance processes 71

Annexe C: Centre certification and registration 73 What are the access arrangements and special considerations for the qualification in this specification? 73

Annexe D: Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF 75

Annexe E: Assessment Requirements/Strategy 83

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Key features of the Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) (QCF)

This qualification:

• is nationally recognised

• is based on the ConstructionSkills National Occupational Standards (NOS). The NOS, assessment requirements/strategy and qualification structure(s) are owned by ConstructionSkills.

The Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) (QCF) has been approved as a component for the ConstructionSkills Apprenticeship framework.

What is the purpose of this qualification?

This qualification is appropriate for employees in the construction and built environment sector working across a broad range of areas. It is designed to assess occupational competence in the workplace where learners are required to demonstrate skills and knowledge to a level required in the construction industry.

Who is this qualification for?

This qualification is for all learners aged 16 and above who are capable of reaching the required standards.

Edexcel’s policy is that the qualification should:

• be free from any barriers that restrict access and progression

• ensure equality of opportunity for all wishing to access the qualifications.

What are the benefits of this qualification to the learner and employer?

This qualification allows learners to demonstrate competence against National Occupational Standards which are based on the needs of the construction industry as defined by ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council. As such, it contributes to the development of skilled labour in the sector. The qualification may contribute towards the competence element of an Apprenticeship.

What are the potential job roles for those working towards this qualification?

• Construction operative.


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What progression opportunities are available to learners who achieve this qualification?

This qualification allows learners to demonstrate competence in steelfixing occupations at a level required by the construction and the built environment industry.

Learners can progress across the level and size of the construction and the built environment competence and knowledge qualifications and into other occupational areas such as team leading and management.

Further information is available in Annexe A.


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What is the qualification structure for the Edexcel Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Steelfixing Occupations (Construction) (QCF)?

Individual units can be found in the Units section. The QCF level and credit value are given on the first page of each unit.

Learners must complete all units in Group A and two units in Group B for a minimum total of 48 credits.

An additional unit may be taken from Group C.

A – Mandatory units

Learners must complete all units in this group. Credit value required: minimum 10, maximum 10.

F/600/7138 – Conforming to general safety in the workplace

J/600/7139 – Conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace

J/600/7142 – Moving and handling resources in the workplace

B – Optional units

Learners must take two units from this group.

Credit value required: minimum 38.

K/600/7568 – Cutting and bending reinforcement steel to shape in the workplace

M/600/7569 – Fixing reinforcing steel in situ for concrete structures in the workplace

K/600/7571 – Prefabricating reinforcement steel sections for installation in the workplace

C – Additional unit

R/600/8102 – Slinging and signalling the movement of loads (secondary role) in the workplace

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How is the qualification graded and assessed?

The overall grade for the qualification is a ‘pass’. The learner must achieve all the required units within the specified qualification structure.

To pass a unit the learner must:

• achieve all the specified learning outcomes

• satisfy all the assessment criteria by providing sufficient and valid evidence for each criterion

• show that the evidence is their own.

The qualification is designed to be assessed:

• in the workplace or

• in conditions resembling the workplace, as specified in the assessment requirements/strategy for the sector, or

• as part of a training programme.

Assessment Requirements/Strategy

The Assessment Requirements/Strategy for this qualification has been included in Annexe E. It has been developed by ConstructionSkills in partnership with employers, training providers, awarding organisations and the regulatory authorities. The Assessment Strategy includes details on:

• criteria for defining realistic working environments

• roles and occupational competence of assessors, expert witnesses, internal verifiers and standards verifiers

• quality control of assessment

• evidence requirements.

Evidence of competence may come from:

• current practice where evidence is generated from a current job role

• a programme of development where evidence comes from assessment opportunities built into a learning/training programme whether at or away from the workplace

• the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) where a learner can demonstrate that they can meet the assessment criteria within a unit through knowledge, understanding or skills they already possess without undertaking a course of learning. They must submit sufficient, reliable and valid evidence for internal and standards verification purposes. RPL is acceptable for accrediting a unit, several units or a whole qualification

• a combination of these.


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It is important that the evidence is:

Valid relevant to the standards for which competence is claimed

Authentic produced by the learner

Current sufficiently recent to create confidence that the same skill, understanding or knowledge persist at the time of the claim

Reliable indicates that the learner can consistently perform at this level

Sufficient fully meets the requirements of the standards.

Types of evidence

To successfully achieve a unit the learner must gather evidence which shows that they have met the required standard in the assessment criteria. Evidence can take a variety of different forms including the following examples:

• direct observation of the learner’s performance by their assessor

• outcomes from oral or written questioning

• products of the learner’s work

• personal statements and/or reflective accounts

• outcomes from simulation, where permitted by the Assessment Strategy

• professional discussion

• assignment, project/case studies

• authentic statements/witness testimony

• expert witness testimony

• reflective accounts

• evidence of Recognition of Prior Learning.

Learners can use one piece of evidence to prove their knowledge, skills and understanding across different assessment criteria and/or across different units. It is, therefore, not necessary for learners to have each assessment criterion assessed separately. Learners should be encouraged to reference the assessment criteria to which the evidence relates.

Evidence must be made available to the assessor, internal verifier and Edexcel standards verifier. A range of recording documents is available on the Edexcel website www.edexcel.com. Alternatively, centres may develop their own.

Additional requirements

The Joint Awarding Body and the SSC Working Practices Group have identified additional requirements that are needed to assess and quality assure qualifications placed on the QCF that use NVQ within their title. These requirements are shown in Annexe D: Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF.

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What do you need to offer this qualification?

Centre recognition

Centres that have not previously offered Edexcel qualifications need to apply for and be granted centre recognition as part of the process for approval to offer individual qualifications. New centres must complete both a centre recognition approval application and a qualification approval application.

Existing centres will be given ‘automatic approval’ for a new qualification if they are already approved for a qualification that is being replaced by the new qualification and the conditions for automatic approval are met. Centres already holding Edexcel approval are able to gain qualification approval for a different level or different sector via Edexcel online.

Approvals agreement

All centres are required to enter into an approvals agreement which is a formal commitment by the head or principal of a centre to meet all the requirements of the specification and any linked codes or regulations. Edexcel will act to protect the integrity of the awarding of qualifications, if centres do not comply with the agreement. This could result in the suspension of certification or withdrawal of approval.

Quality assurance

Detailed information on Edexcel’s quality assurance processes is given in Annexe B.

What resources are required to deliver this qualification?

Each qualification is designed to support learners working in the Construction and the Built Environment sector. Physical resources need to support the delivery of the qualifications and the assessment of the learning outcomes and must be of industry standard. Centres must meet any specific resource requirements outlined in Annexe E: Assessment Requirements/Strategy. Staff assessing the learner must meet the requirements within the overarching Assessment Strategy for the sector.


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Unit format

Each unit in this specification contains the following sections.

Unit title:

Unit reference number:

QCF level:

Credit value:

Guided learning hours:

Unit summary:

Assessment requirements/evidence requirements:

Assessment methodology:

Learning outcomes:

Assessment criteria:

Evidence type:

Portfolio reference:

Date:

The unit title is accredited on the QCF and this form of words will appear on the learner’s Notification of Performance (NOP).

All units and qualifications within the QCF have a level assigned to them, which represents the level of achievement. There are nine levels of achievement, from Entry level to level 8. The level of the unit has been informed by the QCF level descriptors and, where appropriate, the NOS and/or other sector/professional.

All units have a credit value. The minimum credit value is one, and credits can only be awarded in whole numbers. Learners will be awarded credits when they achieve the unit.

A notional measure of the substance of a qualification. It includes an estimate of the time that might be allocated to direct teaching or instruction, together with other structured learning time, such as directed assignments, assessments on the job or supported individual study and practice. It excludes learner-initiated private study.

This provides a summary of the purpose of the unit.

The assessment/evidence requirements are determined by the SSC. Learners must provide evidence for each of the requirements stated in this section.

Learning outcomes state exactly what a learner should know, understand or be able to do as a result of completing a unit.

The assessment criteria of a unit specify the standard a learner is expected to meet to demonstrate that a learning outcome, or a set of learning outcomes, has been achieved.

Learners must reference the type of evidence they have and where it is available for quality assurance purposes. The learner can enter the relevant key and a reference. Alternatively, the learner and/or centre can devise their own referencing system.

This provides a summary of the assessment methodology to be used for the unit.

The learner should use this box to indicate where the evidence can be obtained eg portfolio page number.

The learner should give the date when the evidence has been provided.

This code is a unique reference number for the unit.


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Unit 1: Conforming to general safety in the workplace

Unit reference number: F/600/7138

QCF level: 1

Credit value: 2

Guided learning hours: 7

Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in conforming to general safety in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.

Assessment requirements/evidence requirements

This unit must be assessed in a work environment and in accordance with:

• the additional requirements for qualifications using the title NVQ in QCF

• the ConstructionSkills Consolidated Assessment Strategy for Construction and the Built Environment – Craft, Supervisory, Technical, Managerial and Professional Units and Qualifications with NVQ in the Qualification and Credit Framework (QCF) title and SVQs.

Assessors for this unit must use a combination of the following assessment methods:

• observation of normal work activities within the workplace that clearly confirms the required skills

• questioning the learner on knowledge criteria that clearly confirms the required understanding

• review other forms of evidence that can clearly confirm industry required skills, knowledge and understanding.

Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of conforming to general safety in the workplace to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.

Workplace evidence of skills cannot be simulated except for assessment criterion 4.1.


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Assessment methodology

Learners can enter the types of evidence they are presenting for assessment and the submission date against each assessment criterion. Alternatively, centre documentation should be used to record this information.

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Unit 2: Conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace

Unit reference number: J/600/7139

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 3


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in conforming to efficient working practices in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.








• review of other forms of evidence that can clearly confirm industry required skills, knowledge and understanding.

Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of conforming to efficient working practices to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.

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ctiv

itie

s

1.4

D

escr

ibe

the

reaso

ns

for

com

munic

atin

g e

ffic

iently

and e

ffec

tive

ly,

and t

he

conse

quen

ces

of

poor

com

munic

atio

n

2

Follo

w o

rgan

isat

ional

pro

cedure

s to

mai

nta

in

good w

ork

rel

ationsh

ips

2.1

Car

ry o

ut

work

in c

onju

nct

ion w

ith o

ther

work

ers

and m

ain

tain

har

monis

ed r

elat

ionsh

ips

2.2

Exp

lain

how

org

anis

ational

work

pro

cedure

s ar

e ap

plie

d t

o m

ainta

in g

ood w

ork

ing r

elat

ionsh

ips

with

line

man

ager

s, c

o-w

ork

ers

and c

lients

2.3

Sta

te t

he

reas

ons

for

effe

ctiv

e w

ork

ing

rela

tionsh

ips

with lin

e m

anag

ers,

co-w

ork

ers

and

clie

nts

2.4

D

escr

ibe

the

conse

quen

ces

for

effici

ent

work

ing if

rela

tionsh

ips

with lin

e m

anag

ers,

co-w

ork

ers

and

clie

nts

are

poor

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

20

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Mai

nta

in a

ppro

pri

ate

reco

rds

in a

ccord

ance

with

the

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s

3.1

Com

ple

te r

elev

ant

docu

men

tation a

ccord

ing t

o t

he

occ

upat

ion in a

ccord

ance

with o

rgan

isational

pro

cedure

s

3.2

D

escr

ibe

how

to m

ainta

in d

ocu

men

tation in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith o

rgan

isat

ional

pro

cedure

s re

lating

to:

–

job c

ards

–

work

shee

ts

–

mat

eria

l/re

sourc

e lis

ts

–

tim

e sh

eets

3.3

Exp

lain

the

reaso

ns

for

ensu

ring d

ocu

men

tation is

com

ple

ted c

lear

ly a

nd w

ithin

giv

en t

imes

cale

s

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


21

Unit 3: Moving and handling resources in the workplace

Unit reference number: J/600/7142

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 5


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in moving and handling resources in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of moving and handling resources to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



22



N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

23

Lear

ning

out

com

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Know

how

to c

om

ply

with

giv

en info

rmat

ion w

hen

m

ovi

ng a

nd s

toring

reso

urc

es

1.1

D

escr

ibe

thei

r re

sponsi

bili

ties

under

curr

ent

legis

lation a

nd o

ffic

ial guid

ance

while

work

ing:

–

on s

ite,

bel

ow

gro

und lev

el,

at

hei

ght,

with t

ools

an

d e

quip

men

t, w

ith m

ater

ials

and s

ubst

ance

s an

d b

y m

anual

han

dlin

g a

nd m

echan

ical

lifting

1.2

D

escr

ibe

the

org

anis

atio

nal

sec

urity

pro

cedure

s fo

r to

ols

, eq

uip

men

t an

d p

erso

nal

bel

ongin

gs

in

rela

tion t

o s

ite,

work

pla

ce,

com

pan

y an

d o

per

ativ

e

1.3

Sta

te w

hat

the

acc

iden

t re

port

ing p

roce

dure

s are

an

d w

ho is

resp

onsi

ble

for

maki

ng t

he

report

s

2

Mai

nta

in s

afe

work

ing

pra

ctic

es w

hen

movi

ng

and h

andlin

g r

esourc

es

2.1

U

se p

erso

nal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

safe

ly t

o

carr

y out

the

activi

ty in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

and o

rgan

isat

ional

req

uirem

ents

when

movi

ng a

nd

han

dlin

g r

esourc

es

2.2

Exp

lain

why

and w

hen

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

should

be

use

d,

rela

ting t

o

movi

ng a

nd h

andlin

g r

esourc

es,

and t

he

types

, purp

ose

and lim

itat

ions

of

each

typ

e

2.3

Sta

te h

ow

em

ergen

cies

should

be

resp

onded

to in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith o

rgan

isat

ional

auth

orisa

tion a

nd

per

sonal

ski

lls w

hen

invo

lved

with fires

, sp

illag

es,

inju

ries

and o

ther

task

-rel

ated

haz

ards

2.4

Sta

te t

he

types

of

fire

ext

inguis

her

s av

aila

ble

and

des

crib

e how

and w

hen

they

are

use

d

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

24

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Sel

ect

the

reso

urc

es t

o b

e st

ore

d a

nd e

nsu

re t

hey

co

nfo

rm t

o t

he

giv

en

info

rmat

ion

3.1

D

escr

ibe

the

chara

cter

istics

, qual

ity,

use

s,

limitat

ions

and d

efec

ts a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es in r

elation t

o:

–

mat

eria

ls,

com

ponen

ts,

fixi

ngs,

fittings

and

anci

llary

ite

ms

–

han

d a

nd/o

r pow

ered

tools

and e

quip

men

t

–

inte

rnal

ly o

r ex

tern

ally

supplie

d.

3.2

Sel

ect

the

reso

urc

es t

o b

e m

ove

d a

nd/o

r st

ore

d f

or

ow

n w

ork

and t

hat

of

the

team

, in

rel

atio

n t

o

mat

eria

ls,

com

ponen

ts,

fixi

ngs,

tools

and

equip

men

t

3.3

Sta

te h

ow

the

reso

urc

es s

hould

be

han

dle

d a

nd

how

pro

ble

ms

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

re

report

ed

3.4

Sta

te w

hy

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s ar

e dev

eloped

an

d h

ow

they

are

use

d

3.5

O

utlin

e pote

ntial

haz

ard

s as

soci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

nd m

ethod o

f w

ork

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

25

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4

Com

ply

with t

he

giv

en

info

rmation t

o p

reve

nt

dam

age

to t

he

pro

duct

an

d s

urr

oundin

g

envi

ronm

ent

when

movi

ng

and h

andlin

g r

esourc

es

4.1

Pr

ote

ct t

he

pro

duct

and t

he

surr

oundin

g a

rea

from

dam

age

4.2

M

inim

ise

dam

age

and m

ainta

in a

cle

an w

ork

space

.

4.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to p

rote

ct w

ork

fro

m d

am

age

and t

he

purp

ose

of

pro

tect

ion in r

elat

ion t

o g

ener

al

work

pla

ce a

ctiv

itie

s, o

ther

occ

upat

ions

and a

dve

rse

wea

ther

conditio

ns

4.4

D

ispose

of

was

te p

acka

gin

g in a

ccord

ance

with

legis

lation

4.5

Sta

te w

hy

the

dis

posa

l of w

ast

e sh

ould

be

carr

ied

out

in r

elat

ion t

o t

he

work

and h

ow

it

is a

chie

ved

5

Com

ply

with t

he

giv

en

pro

duct

info

rmat

ion t

o

move

and h

andle

re

sourc

es t

o t

he

required

guid

ance

5.1

D

emonst

rate

the

follo

win

g w

ork

ski

lls w

hen

movi

ng

and h

andlin

g r

esourc

es:

–

movi

ng,

posi

tionin

g,

secu

ring a

nd u

sing lifting

aids

and k

inet

ic lifting t

echniq

ues

.

5.2

H

andle

and s

tore

occ

upat

ional re

sourc

es t

o m

eet

pro

duct

info

rmat

ion a

nd/o

r org

anis

atio

nal

re

quirem

ents

rel

atin

g t

o a

t le

ast

thre

e of

the

follo

win

g:

–

shee

t m

ater

ial

–

loose

mate

rial

–

bag

ged

or

wra

pped

mat

eria

l

–

frag

ile m

ater

ial

–

com

ponen

ts

–

liquid

mat

eria

l

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

26

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to a

pply

saf

e w

ork

pra

ctic

es,

follo

w

pro

cedure

s, r

eport

pro

ble

ms

and e

stab

lish t

he

auth

ority

nee

ded

to r

ectify

them

, fo

r:

–

man

ual

han

dlin

g a

nd s

tora

ge

–

mai

nte

nan

ce o

f lif

ting a

ids

5.4

Saf

ely

use

and s

tore

lifting a

ids

and e

quip

men

t.

5.5

Sta

te t

he

nee

ds

of oth

er o

ccupat

ions

when

movi

ng

and h

andlin

g r

esourc

es

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


27

Unit 4: Cutting and bending reinforcement steel to shape in the workplace

Unit reference number: K/600/7568

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 16


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in cutting and bending reinforcement steel to shape in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of cutting and bending reinforcement steel to shape to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.


This unit must be assessed against one of the following endorsements:

• hand bending machines

• power bending machines.


28



N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

29

Lear

ning

out

com

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Inte

rpre

t th

e giv

en

info

rmat

ion r

elating t

o t

he

work

and r

esourc

es w

hen

cu

ttin

g a

nd b

endin

g

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

1.1

In

terp

ret

and e

xtra

ct info

rmat

ion fro

m d

raw

ings,

sp

ecific

atio

ns,

ben

din

g s

ched

ule

s an

d

man

ufa

cture

rs' in

form

atio

n

1.2

Com

ply

with info

rmation a

nd/o

r in

stru

ctio

ns

der

ived

fro

m r

isk

asse

ssm

ents

and m

ethod

stat

emen

ts

1.3

Sta

te t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s dev

eloped

to

report

and r

ectify

inappro

priat

e in

form

atio

n a

nd

unsu

itab

le r

esourc

es a

nd h

ow

they

are

im

ple

men

ted

1.4

D

escr

ibe

diffe

rent

types

of

info

rmat

ion,

thei

r so

urc

e an

d h

ow

they

are

inte

rpre

ted in r

elation t

o:

–

dra

win

gs,

spec

ific

atio

ns,

sch

edule

s,

man

ufa

cture

rs' in

form

atio

n,

ora

l/w

ritt

en

info

rmat

ion a

nd c

urr

ent

regula

tions

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

30

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Know

how

to c

om

ply

with

rele

vant

legis

lation a

nd

offic

ial guid

ance

when

cu

ttin

g a

nd b

endin

g

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

2.1

D

escr

ibe

thei

r re

sponsi

bili

ties

under

curr

ent

legis

lation a

nd o

ffic

ial guid

ance

while

work

ing:

–

in t

he

work

pla

ce,

bel

ow

gro

und lev

el,

at h

eight,

in

confined

space

s, w

ith t

ools

and e

quip

men

t,

with m

ate

rial

s an

d s

ubst

ance

s, w

ith

move

men

t/st

ora

ge

of m

ater

ials

and b

y m

anual

han

dlin

g a

nd m

echan

ical

lifting.

2.2

D

escr

ibe

the

org

anis

atio

nal

sec

urity

pro

cedure

s fo

r to

ols

, eq

uip

men

t an

d p

erso

nal

bel

ongin

gs

in

rela

tion t

o s

ite,

work

pla

ce,

com

pan

y an

d o

per

ativ

e

2.3

Sta

te w

hat

the

acc

iden

t re

port

ing p

roce

dure

s are

an

d w

ho is

resp

onsi

ble

for

maki

ng r

eport

s

3

Mai

nta

in s

afe

work

ing

pra

ctic

es w

hen

cutt

ing

and b

endin

g

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

3.1

U

se p

erso

nal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

safe

ly t

o

carr

y out

the

activi

ty in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

and o

rgan

isat

ional

req

uirem

ents

when

cutt

ing a

nd

ben

din

g r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l to

shap

e

3.2

Exp

lain

why

and w

hen

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

should

be

use

d,

rela

ting t

o t

he

cutt

ing a

nd b

endin

g o

f re

info

rcem

ent

stee

l, a

nd t

he

types

, purp

ose

and lim

itat

ions

of ea

ch t

ype

3.3

Sta

te h

ow

em

ergen

cies

should

be

resp

onded

to in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith o

rgan

isat

ional

auth

orisa

tion a

nd

per

sonal

ski

lls w

hen

invo

lved

with fires

, sp

illag

es,

inju

ries

and o

ther

task

-rel

ated

haz

ards

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

31

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4

Sel

ect

the

required

quan

tity

and q

ual

ity

of

reso

urc

es f

or

the

met

hods

of w

ork

to c

ut

and b

end

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

4.1

D

escr

ibe

the

chara

cter

istics

, qual

ity,

use

s,

limitat

ions

and d

efec

ts a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es in r

elation t

o:

–

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

–

ben

din

g m

achin

es (

han

d o

r m

ach

ine

oper

ated

)

–

han

d a

nd/o

r pow

ered

tools

and a

nci

llary

eq

uip

men

t

4.2

Sel

ect

reso

urc

es a

ssoci

ated

with o

wn w

ork

in

rela

tion t

o m

ater

ials

, co

mponen

ts,

fixi

ngs,

tools

an

d e

quip

men

t

4.3

Sta

te h

ow

the

reso

urc

es s

hould

be

use

d c

orr

ectly,

how

pro

ble

ms

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

re

report

ed a

nd h

ow

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s

are

use

d

4.4

O

utlin

e pote

ntial

haz

ard

s as

soci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

nd m

ethod o

f w

ork

4.5

D

escr

ibe

how

to c

alc

ula

te q

uan

tity

, le

ngth

and

was

tage

ass

oci

ated

with t

he

met

hod/p

roce

dure

to

cut

and b

end r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l

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ific

atio

n –

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vel 2 N

VQ

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upations

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ruct

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e 1 –

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32

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Min

imis

e th

e ri

sk o

f dam

age

to t

he

work

and

surr

oundin

g a

rea w

hen

cu

ttin

g a

nd b

endin

g

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

5.1

Pr

ote

ct t

he

work

and its

surr

oundin

g a

rea

from

dam

age

5.2

M

inim

ise

dam

age

and m

ainta

in a

cle

an w

ork

space

5.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to p

rote

ct w

ork

fro

m d

am

age

and t

he

purp

ose

of

pro

tect

ion in r

elat

ion t

o g

ener

al

work

pla

ce a

ctiv

itie

s, o

ther

occ

upat

ions

and a

dve

rse

wea

ther

conditio

ns

5.4

D

ispose

of

was

te in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

5.5

Sta

te w

hy

the

dis

posa

l of w

ast

e sh

ould

be

carr

ied

out

in r

elat

ion t

o t

he

work

6

Com

ple

te t

he

work

within

th

e al

loca

ted t

ime

when

cu

ttin

g a

nd b

endin

g

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

6.1

D

emonst

rate

com

ple

tion o

f th

e w

ork

within

the

allo

cate

d t

ime

6.2

Sta

te t

he

purp

ose

of

the

work

pro

gra

mm

e an

d

expla

in w

hy

dea

dlin

es s

hould

be

kept

in r

elat

ion t

o:

–

types

of

pro

gre

ss c

hart

s, t

imet

able

s an

d

estim

ated

tim

es

–

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

port

ing

circ

um

stan

ces

whic

h w

ill a

ffec

t th

e w

ork

pro

gra

mm

e

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ific

atio

n –

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VQ

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upations

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ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

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mited

2010

33

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

7

Com

ply

with t

he

giv

en

contr

act

info

rmation t

o c

ut

and b

end r

einfo

rce

stee

l to

shap

e to

the

required

sp

ecific

atio

n

7.1

D

emonst

rate

the

follo

win

g w

ork

ski

lls w

hen

cutt

ing

and b

endin

g r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l to

shap

e:

–

mea

suring,

mar

king o

ut,

cutt

ing a

nd b

endin

g

7.2

Cut

and b

end r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l to

giv

en w

ork

ing

inst

ruct

ions

to s

tandar

d s

hap

es u

sing r

ecognis

ed

codes

by

usi

ng o

ne

of th

e fo

llow

ing:

–

han

d b

endin

g m

achin

es

–

pow

er b

endin

g m

achin

es

7.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to a

pply

saf

e w

ork

pra

ctic

es,

follo

w

pro

cedure

s, r

eport

pro

ble

ms

and e

stab

lish t

he

auth

ority

nee

ded

to r

ectify

them

, to

:

–

mea

sure

, m

ark

out,

cut

and b

end r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l st

andar

d s

hap

es u

sing r

ecognis

ed c

odes

–

use

hand b

endin

g m

ach

ines

and/o

r pow

er

ben

din

g m

achin

es

–

use

han

d t

ools

, pow

er t

ools

and e

quip

men

t

7.4

Saf

ely

use

and s

tore

mat

eria

ls,

han

d t

ools

, port

able

pow

er t

ools

and a

nci

llary

equip

men

t

7.5

Sta

te t

he

nee

ds

of oth

er o

ccupat

ions

and h

ow

to

com

munic

ate

within

a t

eam

when

cutt

ing a

nd

ben

din

g r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l

7.6

D

escr

ibe

how

to m

ainta

in t

he

tools

and e

quip

men

t use

d f

or

cutt

ing a

nd b

endin

g r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

34

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


35

Unit 5: Fixing reinforcing steel in situ for concrete structures in the workplace

Unit reference number: M/600/7569

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 22


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in fixing reinforcing steel in situ for concrete structures in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of fixing reinforcing steel in situ for concrete structures to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.



36


• beams

• bases

• columns

• slabs

• staircases

• walls.



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ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

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elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

37

Lear

ning

out

com

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Inte

rpre

t th

e giv

en

info

rmat

ion r

elating t

o t

he

work

and r

esourc

es w

hen

fixi

ng in s

itu r

einfo

rcin

g

stee

l

1.1

In

terp

ret

and e

xtra

ct info

rmat

ion fro

m d

raw

ings,

sp

ecific

atio

ns,

ben

din

g s

ched

ule

s an

d

man

ufa

cture

rs' in

form

atio

n

1.2

Com

ply

with info

rmation a

nd/o

r in

stru

ctio

ns

der

ived

fro

m r

isk

asse

ssm

ents

and m

ethod

stat

emen

ts

1.3

Sta

te t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s dev

eloped

to

report

and r

ectify

inappro

priat

e in

form

atio

n a

nd

unsu

itab

le r

esourc

es a

nd h

ow

they

are

im

ple

men

ted

1.4

D

escr

ibe

diffe

rent

types

of

info

rmat

ion,

thei

r so

urc

e an

d h

ow

they

are

inte

rpre

ted in r

elation t

o:

–

dra

win

gs,

spec

ific

atio

ns,

sch

edule

s,

manufa

cture

rs' in

form

ation a

nd c

urr

ent

regula

tions

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

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elfixi

ng

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upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

38

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Know

how

to c

om

ply

with

rele

vant

legis

lation a

nd

offic

ial guid

ance

fix

ing in

situ

rei

nfo

rcin

g s

teel

2.1

D

escr

ibe

thei

r re

sponsi

bili

ties

under

curr

ent

legis

lation a

nd o

ffic

ial guid

ance

while

work

ing:

–

in t

he

work

pla

ce,

bel

ow

gro

und lev

el,

at h

eight,

in

confined

space

s, w

ith t

ools

and e

quip

men

t,

with m

ate

rial

s an

d s

ubst

ance

s, w

ith

move

men

t/st

ora

ge

of m

ater

ials

and b

y m

anual

han

dlin

g a

nd m

echan

ical

lifting

2.2

D

escr

ibe

the

org

anis

atio

nal

sec

urity

pro

cedure

s fo

r to

ols

, eq

uip

men

t an

d p

erso

nal

bel

ongin

gs

in

rela

tion t

o s

ite,

work

pla

ce,

com

pan

y an

d o

per

ativ

e

2.3

Sta

te w

hat

the

acc

iden

t re

port

ing p

roce

dure

s are

an

d w

ho is

resp

onsi

ble

for

maki

ng r

eport

s

3

Mai

nta

in s

afe

work

ing

pra

ctic

es w

hen

fix

ing in

situ

rei

nfo

rcin

g s

teel

3.1

U

se p

erso

nal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

safe

ly t

o

carr

y out

the

activi

ty in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

and o

rgan

isat

ional

req

uirem

ents

when

fix

ing in s

itu

rein

forc

ing s

teel

3.2

Exp

lain

why

and w

hen

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

should

be

use

d,

rela

ting t

o fix

ing

in s

itu r

einfo

rcin

g s

teel

, an

d t

he

types

, purp

ose

and

limitat

ions

of ea

ch t

ype

3.3

Sta

te h

ow

em

ergen

cies

should

be

resp

onded

to in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith o

rgan

isat

ional

auth

orisa

tion a

nd

per

sonal

ski

lls w

hen

invo

lved

with fires

, sp

illag

es,

inju

ries

and o

ther

task

-rel

ated

haz

ards

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

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lom

a in

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ng

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upations

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ruct

ion)

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– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

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cel Li

mited

2010

39

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4

Sel

ect

the

required

quan

tity

and q

ual

ity

of

reso

urc

es f

or

the

met

hods

of w

ork

to f

ix in s

itu

rein

forc

ing s

teel

4.1

D

escr

ibe

the

chara

cter

istics

, qual

ity,

use

s,

limitat

ions

and d

efec

ts a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es in r

elation t

o:

–

pre

-cut

and b

ent

com

ponen

ts,

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel, t

ie w

ire

and s

pac

ers

–

han

d a

nd/o

r pow

ered

tools

and e

quip

men

t

4.2

Sel

ect

reso

urc

es a

ssoci

ated

with o

wn w

ork

in

rela

tion t

o m

ater

ials

, co

mponen

ts,

fixi

ngs,

tools

and

equip

men

t

4.3

Sta

te h

ow

the

reso

urc

es s

hould

be

use

d c

orr

ectly,

how

pro

ble

ms

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

re

report

ed a

nd h

ow

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s ar

e use

d

4.4

O

utlin

e pote

ntial

haz

ard

s as

soci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

nd m

ethod o

f w

ork

4.5

D

escr

ibe

how

to c

alc

ula

te q

uan

tity

, le

ngth

, ar

ea

and w

asta

ge

asso

ciate

d w

ith t

he

met

hod/p

roce

dure

to

inst

all re

info

rcin

g s

teel

or

pre

fabrica

ted

rein

forc

ing s

teel

in s

itu

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

40

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Min

imis

e th

e ri

sk o

f dam

age

to t

he

work

and

surr

oundin

g a

rea w

hen

fixi

ng in s

itu r

einfo

rcin

g

stee

l

5.1

Pr

ote

ct t

he

work

and its

surr

oundin

g a

rea

from

dam

age

5.2

M

inim

ise

dam

age

and m

ainta

in a

cle

an w

ork

space

5.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to p

rote

ct w

ork

fro

m d

am

age

and t

he

purp

ose

of

pro

tect

ion in r

elat

ion t

o g

ener

al

work

pla

ce a

ctiv

itie

s, o

ther

occ

upat

ions

and a

dve

rse

wea

ther

conditio

ns

5.4

D

ispose

of

was

te in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tio.

5.5

Sta

te w

hy

the

dis

posa

l of w

ast

e sh

ould

be

carr

ied

out

in r

elat

ion t

o t

he

work

6

Com

ple

te t

he

work

within

th

e al

loca

ted t

ime

when

fixi

ng in s

itu r

einfo

rcin

g

stee

l

6.1

D

emonst

rate

com

ple

tion o

f th

e w

ork

within

the

allo

cate

d t

ime

6.2

Sta

te t

he

purp

ose

of

the

work

pro

gra

mm

e an

d

expla

in w

hy

dea

dlin

es s

hould

be

kept

in r

elat

ion t

o:

–

types

of

pro

gre

ss c

hart

s, t

imet

able

s an

d

estim

ated

tim

es

–

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

port

ing

circ

um

stan

ces

whic

h w

ill a

ffec

t th

e w

ork

pro

gra

mm

e

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

41

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

7

Com

ply

with t

he

giv

en

contr

act

info

rmation t

o f

ix

in s

itu r

einfo

rcin

g s

teel

to

the

required

spec

ific

ation

7.1

D

emonst

rate

the

follo

win

g w

ork

ski

lls w

hen

fix

ing in

situ

rei

nfo

rcin

g s

teel

:

–

sort

ing,

mea

suring,

mar

king o

ut,

fitting,

posi

tionin

g a

nd s

ecuri

ng

7.2

In

stal

lation in s

itu,

of re

info

rcem

ent

stee

l or

pre

fabrica

ted s

ections

of re

info

rcem

ent

stee

l to

giv

en w

ork

ing inst

ruct

ions

in o

rder

to f

orm

at

least

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing c

oncr

ete

stru

cture

s:

–

bea

ms

–

bas

es

–

colu

mns

–

slab

s

–

stai

rcase

s

–

wal

ls

7.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to a

pply

saf

e w

ork

pra

ctic

es,

follo

w

pro

cedure

s, r

eport

pro

ble

ms

and e

stab

lish t

he

auth

ority

nee

ded

to r

ectify

them

, to

:

–

inte

rpre

t dra

win

gs

–

rela

te s

haped

ste

el t

o b

endin

g s

ched

ule

s

–

iden

tify

seq

uen

ce o

f fixi

ng

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

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elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

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cel Li

mited

2010

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

–

pre

par

e m

esh a

nd s

teel

bar

for

in s

itu

inst

alla

tion

–

pre

par

e pre

fabrica

ted s

teel

sec

tions

for

in s

itu

inst

alla

tion

–

inst

all m

esh,

stee

l bar,

space

rs,

cove

r blo

ck a

nd

ties

in s

itu

–

posi

tion c

hai

rs,

cove

r blo

cks

and s

pac

ers

–

secu

re r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l in

situ

–

secu

re p

refa

bri

cate

d s

ections

of

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel in

situ

–

move

and p

osi

tion s

teel

–

use

han

d t

ools

, pow

er t

ools

and e

quip

men

t

–

work

at

hei

ght

–

use

acc

ess

equip

men

t

7.4

Saf

ely

use

and s

tore

mat

eria

ls,

han

d t

ools

, port

able

pow

er t

ools

and a

nci

llary

equip

men

t

7.5

Sta

te t

he

nee

ds

of oth

er o

ccupat

ions

and h

ow

to

com

munic

ate

within

a t

eam

when

fix

ing in s

itu

rein

forc

ing s

teel

7.6

D

escr

ibe

how

to m

ainta

in t

he

tools

and e

quip

men

t use

d f

or

fixi

ng in s

itu r

einfo

rcin

g s

teel

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

43

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


44


45

Unit 6: Prefabricating reinforcement steel sections for installation in the workplace

Unit reference number: K/600/7571

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 25


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in prefabricating reinforcement steel sections for installation in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.









Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of prefabricating reinforcement steel sections for installation to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.


46



• temporary construction bars

• bracing

• lifting points.



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ific

atio

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cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

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elfixi

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Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

47

Lear

ning

out

com

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Inte

rpre

t th

e giv

en

info

rmat

ion r

elating t

o t

he

work

and r

esourc

es w

hen

pre

fabrica

ting

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

sect

ions

1.1

In

terp

ret

and e

xtra

ct info

rmat

ion fro

m d

raw

ings,

sp

ecific

atio

ns,

sch

edule

s an

d m

anufa

cture

rs'

info

rmat

ion

1.2

Com

ply

with info

rmation a

nd/o

r in

stru

ctio

ns

der

ived

fro

m r

isk

asse

ssm

ents

and m

ethod

stat

emen

t

1.3

Sta

te t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s dev

eloped

to

report

and r

ectify

inappro

priat

e in

form

atio

n a

nd

unsu

itab

le r

esourc

es a

nd h

ow

they

are

im

ple

men

ted

1.4

D

escr

ibe

diffe

rent

types

of

info

rmat

ion,

thei

r so

urc

e an

d h

ow

they

are

inte

rpre

ted in r

elation t

o:

–

dra

win

gs,

spec

ific

atio

ns,

sch

edule

s,

manufa

cture

rs' in

form

ation a

nd c

urr

ent

regula

tions

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

48

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

2

Know

how

to c

om

ply

with

rele

vant

legis

lation a

nd

offic

ial guid

ance

when

pre

fabrica

ting

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

sect

ions

2.1

D

escr

ibe

thei

r re

sponsi

bili

ties

under

curr

ent

legis

lation a

nd o

ffic

ial guid

ance

while

work

ing:

–

in t

he

work

pla

ce,

bel

ow

gro

und lev

el,

at h

eight,

in

confined

space

s, w

ith t

ools

and e

quip

men

t,

with m

ate

rial

s an

d s

ubst

ance

s, w

ith

move

men

t/st

ora

ge

of m

ater

ials

and b

y m

anual

han

dlin

g a

nd m

echan

ical

lifting

2.2

D

escr

ibe

the

org

anis

atio

nal

sec

urity

pro

cedure

s fo

r to

ols

, eq

uip

men

t an

d p

erso

nal

bel

ongin

gs

in

rela

tion t

o s

ite,

work

pla

ce,

com

pan

y an

d o

per

ativ

e

2.3

Sta

te w

hat

the

acc

iden

t re

port

ing p

roce

dure

s are

an

d w

ho is

resp

onsi

ble

for

maki

ng r

eport

s

3

Mai

nta

in s

afe

work

ing

pra

ctic

es w

hen

pre

fabrica

ting

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

sect

ions

3.1

U

se p

erso

nal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

safe

ly t

o

carr

y out

the

activi

ty in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

and o

rgan

isat

ional

req

uirem

ents

when

pre

fabrica

ting r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns

3.2

Exp

lain

why

and w

hen

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

should

be

use

d,

rela

ting t

o t

he

pre

fabrica

ting o

f re

info

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns

and

the

types

, purp

ose

and lim

itat

ions

of

each

typ

e

3.3

Sta

te h

ow

em

ergen

cies

should

be

resp

onded

to in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith o

rgan

isat

ional

auth

orisa

tion a

nd

per

sonal

ski

lls w

hen

invo

lved

with fires

, sp

illag

es,

inju

ries

and o

ther

task

-rel

ated

haz

ards

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

49

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

4

Sel

ect

the

required

quan

tity

and q

ual

ity

of

reso

urc

es f

or

the

met

hods

of w

ork

to p

refa

brica

te

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

sect

ions

4.1

D

escr

ibe

the

chara

cter

istics

, qual

ity,

use

s,

limitat

ions

and d

efec

ts a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es in r

elation t

o:

–

pre

-cut

and b

ent

com

ponen

ts,

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel, t

ie w

ire

and s

pac

ers

–

han

d a

nd/o

r pow

ered

tools

and e

quip

men

t

4.2

Sel

ect

reso

urc

es a

ssoci

ated

with o

wn w

ork

in

rela

tion t

o m

ater

ials

, co

mponen

ts,

fixi

ngs,

tools

and

equip

men

t

4.3

Sta

te h

ow

the

reso

urc

es s

hould

be

use

d c

orr

ectly,

how

pro

ble

ms

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

re

report

ed a

nd h

ow

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s

are

use

d

4.4

O

utlin

e pote

ntial

haz

ard

s as

soci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

nd m

ethod o

f w

ork

.

4.5

D

escr

ibe

how

to c

alc

ula

te q

uan

tity

, le

ngth

, ar

ea

and w

asta

ge

asso

ciate

d w

ith t

he

met

hod/p

roce

dure

to

pre

fabrica

te r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

50

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Min

imis

e th

e ri

sk o

f dam

age

to t

he

work

and

surr

oundin

g a

rea w

hen

pre

fabrica

ting

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

sect

ions

5.1

Pr

ote

ct t

he

work

and its

surr

oundin

g a

rea

from

dam

age

5.2

M

inim

ise

dam

age

and m

ainta

in a

cle

an w

ork

space

5.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to p

rote

ct w

ork

fro

m d

am

age

and t

he

purp

ose

of

pro

tect

ion in r

elat

ion t

o g

ener

al

work

pla

ce a

ctiv

itie

s, o

ther

occ

upat

ions

and a

dve

rse

wea

ther

conditio

ns

5.4

D

ispose

of

was

te in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

5.5

Sta

te w

hy

the

dis

posa

l of w

ast

e sh

ould

be

carr

ied

out

in r

elat

ion t

o t

he

work

6

Com

ple

te t

he

work

within

th

e al

loca

ted t

ime

when

pre

fabrica

ting

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel

sect

ions

6.1

D

emonst

rate

com

ple

tion o

f th

e w

ork

within

the

allo

cate

d t

ime

6.2

Sta

te t

he

purp

ose

of

the

work

pro

gra

mm

e an

d

expla

in w

hy

dea

dlin

es s

hould

be

kept

in r

elat

ion t

o:

–

types

of

pro

gre

ss c

hart

s, t

imet

able

s an

d

estim

ated

tim

es

–

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

port

ing

circ

um

stan

ces

whic

h w

ill a

ffec

t th

e w

ork

pro

gra

mm

e

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

51

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

7

Com

ply

with t

he

giv

en

contr

act

info

rmation t

o

pre

fabrica

te r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns

to t

he

required

spec

ific

atio

n

7.1

D

emonst

rate

the

follo

win

g w

ork

ski

lls w

hen

pre

fabrica

ting r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns:

–

mea

suri

ng,

mar

king o

ut,

fitting,

posi

tionin

g,

bra

cing a

nd s

ecuring

7.2

Pr

efab

rica

te r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns

for

lifting

and m

ove

men

t to

inst

alla

tion t

o g

iven

work

ing

inst

ruct

ions

for:

–

bas

es

–

colu

mns

–

bea

ms

–

slab

s

–

wal

ls

7.3

In

corp

ora

te a

t le

ast

tw

o o

f th

e fo

llow

ing into

pre

fabrica

ted s

teel

sec

tions:

–

tem

pora

ry c

onst

ruct

ion b

ars

–

bra

cing

–

lifting p

oin

ts

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

52

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

7.4

D

escr

ibe

how

to a

pply

saf

e w

ork

pra

ctic

es,

follo

w

pro

cedure

s, r

eport

pro

ble

ms

and e

stab

lish t

he

auth

ority

nee

ded

to r

ectify

them

, to

:

–

pre

fabrica

te r

einfo

rcem

ent

from

pre

-cut

and

ben

t co

mponen

ts t

o f

orm

sec

tions

for

bas

es,

colu

mns,

bea

ms,

sla

bs

and w

alls

–

form

ass

oci

ated

wire

ties

–

fix,

sec

ure

and r

emove

tem

pora

ry c

onst

ruct

ion

bar

s

–

fix

and s

ecure

bra

cing for

sect

ion m

ove

men

t

–

fix

and s

ecure

lifting p

oin

ts for

sect

ion

move

men

t

–

move

and p

osi

tion s

teel

–

use

han

d t

ools

, pow

er t

ools

and e

quip

men

t

–

work

at

hei

ght

–

use

acc

ess

equip

men

t

7.5

Saf

ely

use

and s

tore

mat

eria

ls,

han

d t

ools

, port

able

pow

er t

ools

and a

nci

llary

equip

men

t

7.6

Sta

te t

he

nee

ds

of oth

er o

ccupat

ions

and h

ow

to

com

munic

ate

within

a t

eam

when

pre

fabri

cating

rein

forc

emen

t st

eel se

ctio

ns

7.7

D

escr

ibe

how

to m

ainta

in t

he

tools

and e

quip

men

t use

d f

or

pre

fabrica

ting r

einfo

rcem

ent

stee

l se

ctio

ns

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

53

Lear

ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


54


55

Unit 7: Slinging and signalling the movement of loads (secondary role) in the workplace

Unit reference number: R/600/8102

QCF level: 2

Credit value: 8


Unit summary

The aim of this unit is to illustrate the skills, knowledge and understanding required to confirm competence in slinging and signalling the movement of loads (secondary role) in the workplace within the relevant sector of industry.

This unit is designed for those undertaking slinger/signaller duties in a secondary or part-time role in support of a learner’s main occupation. Other units of competence exist for those undertaking slinging and signalling as a main occupation.



• the Additional requirements for qualifications using the title NVQ in QCF







56

Assessors for this unit must have verifiable, current industry experience and a sufficient depth of occupational expertise and knowledge of slinging and signalling the movement of loads to be effective and reliable when confirming a learner’s competence.




N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

57

Lear

ning

out

com

es a

nd a

sses

smen

t cr

iter

ia

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

1

Inte

rpre

t th

e giv

en

info

rmat

ion r

elating t

o t

he

pre

par

ation for

and t

he

slin

gin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling o

f lo

ads

1.1

In

terp

ret

and e

xtra

ct info

rmat

ion fro

m d

raw

ings,

sp

ecific

atio

ns,

sch

edule

s, m

ethod s

tate

men

ts a

nd

man

ufa

cture

rs' in

form

atio

n

1.2

Com

ply

with info

rmation a

nd/o

r in

stru

ctio

ns

der

ived

fro

m r

isk

asse

ssm

ents

and m

ethod

stat

emen

ts

1.3

Sta

te t

he

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s dev

eloped

to

report

and r

ectify

inappro

priat

e in

form

atio

n a

nd

unsu

itab

le r

esourc

es a

nd h

ow

they

are

im

ple

men

ted

1.4

D

escr

ibe

diffe

rent

types

of

info

rmat

ion,

thei

r so

urc

e an

d h

ow

they

are

inte

rpre

ted in r

elation t

o:

–

dra

win

gs,

spec

ific

atio

ns,

sch

edule

s, m

ethod

stat

emen

ts,

man

ufa

cture

rs' in

form

atio

n,

appro

ved p

roce

dure

s an

d c

odes

of pra

ctic

e

2

Org

anis

e w

ith o

ther

s th

e se

quen

ce a

nd o

per

atio

n in

whic

h t

he

slin

gin

g a

nd

signal

ling o

f lo

ads

is t

o b

e ca

rrie

d o

ut

2.1

O

rgan

ise

the

work

acc

ord

ing t

o g

iven

info

rmat

ion

or

inst

ruct

ions

2.2

D

escr

ibe

how

to c

om

munic

ate

idea

s bet

wee

n t

eam

m

ember

s

2.3

O

rgan

ise

and c

om

munic

ate

with t

eam

mem

ber

s an

d o

ther

ass

oci

ate

d o

ccupat

ions

2.4

Sta

te h

ow

to o

rgan

ise

reso

urc

es p

rior

to a

nd w

hen

sl

ingin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling o

f lo

ads

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Spec

ific

atio

n –

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cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

58

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

3

Know

how

to c

om

ply

with

rele

vant

legis

lation a

nd

offic

ial guid

ance

to c

arry

out

slin

gin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling

of lo

ads

3.1

D

escr

ibe

thei

r re

sponsi

bili

ties

under

curr

ent

legis

lation a

nd o

ffic

ial guid

ance

while

work

ing:

–

in t

he

work

pla

ce,

bel

ow

gro

und lev

el,

at h

eight,

w

ith t

ools

and e

quip

men

t, w

ith m

ater

ials

and

subst

ance

s, w

ith m

ove

men

t/st

ora

ge

of

mate

rial

s an

d b

y m

anual

han

dlin

g a

nd m

echan

ical

lifting

3.2

D

escr

ibe

the

org

anis

atio

nal

sec

urity

pro

cedure

s fo

r to

ols

, eq

uip

men

t an

d p

erso

nal

bel

ongin

gs

in

rela

tion t

o s

ite,

work

pla

ce,

com

pan

y an

d o

per

ativ

e

3.3

Sta

te w

hat

the

acc

iden

t re

port

ing p

roce

dure

s are

an

d w

ho is

resp

onsi

ble

for

maki

ng r

eport

s

4

Mai

nta

in s

afe

work

ing

pra

ctic

es w

hen

pre

par

ing

for

and s

lingin

g a

nd

signal

ling load

s

4.1

U

se p

erso

nal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

to s

afe

ly

carr

y out

the

activi

ty in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

and o

rgan

isat

ional

req

uirem

ents

when

slin

gin

g a

nd

signal

ling o

f lo

ads

4.2

Exp

lain

why

and w

hen

per

sonal

pro

tect

ive

equip

men

t (P

PE)

should

be

use

d,

rela

ting t

o

slin

gin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling o

f lo

ads,

and t

he

types

, purp

ose

and lim

itat

ions

of

each

typ

e

4.3

Sta

te h

ow

em

ergen

cies

should

be

resp

onded

to in

acco

rdan

ce w

ith o

rgan

isat

ional

auth

orisa

tion a

nd

per

sonal

ski

lls w

hen

invo

lved

with fires

, sp

illag

es,

inju

ries

and o

ther

task

-rel

ated

haz

ards

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

59

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

5

Sel

ect

the

required

quan

tity

and q

ual

ity

of

reso

urc

es t

o p

repar

e fo

r an

d w

hen

slin

gin

g a

nd

signal

ling load

s

5.1

D

escr

ibe

the

chara

cter

istics

, qual

ity,

use

s,

limitat

ions

and d

efec

ts a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es,

and h

ow

they

should

be

use

d c

orr

ectly,

re

lating t

o:

–

lifting a

cces

sories

–

signal

ling a

nd c

om

munic

atio

n e

quip

men

t

–

han

d t

ools

and a

nci

llary

equip

men

t

5.2

Sel

ect

reso

urc

es a

ssoci

ated

with s

lingin

g/s

ignal

ling

in r

elat

ion t

o h

and t

ools

, att

achm

ents

, sl

ingin

g

equip

men

t, lifting a

ids/

acce

ssories

, si

gnal

ling a

nd

com

munic

atio

n e

quip

men

t

5.3

Sta

te h

ow

the

reso

urc

es s

hould

be

use

d c

orr

ectly,

how

pro

ble

ms

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

re

report

ed a

nd h

ow

the

org

anis

ational

pro

cedure

s ar

e use

d

5.4

O

utlin

e pote

ntial

haz

ard

s as

soci

ate

d w

ith t

he

reso

urc

es a

nd m

ethod o

f w

ork

5.5

D

escr

ibe

how

to c

alc

ula

te w

eight,

bea

ring p

ress

ure

, quan

tity

, le

ngth

and a

rea

ass

oci

ated

with t

he

met

hod/p

roce

dure

s to

carr

y out

slin

gin

g/s

ignal

ling

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Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

60

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

6

Min

imis

e th

e ri

sk o

f dam

age

to t

he

work

and

surr

oundin

g a

rea w

hen

sl

ingin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling

load

s

6.1

Pr

ote

ct t

he

work

and its

surr

oundin

g a

rea

from

dam

age

6.2

M

inim

ise

dam

age

and m

ainta

in a

cle

an w

ork

space

6.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to p

rote

ct w

ork

fro

m d

am

age

and t

he

purp

ose

of

pro

tect

ion in r

elat

ion t

o g

ener

al

work

pla

ce a

ctiv

itie

s, o

ther

occ

upat

ions

and a

dve

rse

wea

ther

conditio

ns

6.4

D

ispose

of

was

te in a

ccord

ance

with leg

isla

tion

6.5

Sta

te w

hy

the

dis

posa

l of w

ast

e sh

ould

be

carr

ied

out

safe

ly in r

elation t

o t

he

work

7

Com

ple

te t

he

work

within

th

e al

loca

ted t

ime

when

pre

par

ing t

o a

nd s

lingin

g

and s

ignal

ling load

s

7.1

D

emonst

rate

com

ple

tion o

f th

e w

ork

within

the

allo

cate

d t

ime

7.2

Sta

te t

he

purp

ose

of

the

work

pro

gra

mm

e an

d

des

crib

e w

hy

dea

dlin

es s

hould

be

kept

in r

elat

ion

to:

–

types

of

pro

gre

ss c

hart

s, t

imet

able

s an

d

estim

ated

tim

es

–

org

anis

atio

nal

pro

cedure

s fo

r re

port

ing

circ

um

stan

ces

whic

h w

ill a

ffec

t th

e lif

ting

oper

atio

n

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

(Const

ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

61

Learn

ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

8

Com

ply

with t

he

giv

en

contr

act

info

rmation t

o

pre

par

e to

and s

ling a

nd

signal

load

s fo

r m

ove

men

t to

the

required

sp

ecific

atio

n

8.1

D

emonst

rate

the

follo

win

g w

ork

ski

lls w

hen

pre

par

ing t

o a

nd s

lingin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling loads:

–

mea

suring,

gau

gin

g,

estim

atin

g,

fitt

ing,

fixi

ng,

test

ing,

bala

nci

ng,

inte

rpre

ting,

judgin

g,

expla

inin

g,

pre

paring,

indic

atin

g,

info

rmin

g,

inst

ruct

ing,

signin

g,

posi

tionin

g,

adju

stin

g,

configuring,

movi

ng,

secu

ring,

signal

ling,

rela

ying a

nd r

emovi

ng

8.2

Pr

epare

to a

nd a

ttach

load

s to

lifting e

quip

men

t,

and g

uid

e lo

ads

usi

ng s

ignal

s to

the

required

des

tinat

ion t

o g

iven

work

ing inst

ruct

ions

usi

ng

appro

priat

e lo

ad s

ecuring m

ethods

and lifting

acce

ssories

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

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ruct

ion)

(QCF)

–

Issu

e 1 –

Oct

ober

2010 ©

Edex

cel Li

mited

2010

62

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ing

ou

tco

mes

Ass

ess

men

t cr

iteri

a

Evid

en

ce

typ

e

Po

rtfo

lio

re

fere

nce

D

ate

8.3

D

escr

ibe

how

to a

pply

saf

e w

ork

pra

ctic

es,

follo

w

pro

cedure

s, r

eport

pro

ble

ms

and e

stab

lish a

uth

ority

nee

ded

to r

ectify

, to

:

–

confirm

met

hod o

f co

mm

unic

ation

–

det

erm

ine

the

met

hod o

f sl

ingin

g

–

sele

ct a

nd u

se s

uitable

slin

gin

g e

quip

men

t/lif

ting

acce

ssories

–

slin

g loads

secu

rely

and b

alan

ce w

ithin

corr

ect

wei

ght

dis

trib

ution follo

win

g a

gre

ed/r

ecognis

ed

oper

atio

nal pro

cedure

s

–

posi

tion load

s sa

fely

and s

ecure

ly

–

rem

ove

and s

tore

lifting a

cces

sories

–

use

han

d t

ools

, an

cilla

ry e

quip

men

t an

d

acce

ssories

8.4

Saf

ely

use

and s

tore

han

d t

ools

and s

lingin

g,

signal

ling,

com

munic

atio

n a

nd a

nci

llary

equip

men

t

8.5

Sta

te t

he

nee

ds

of oth

er o

ccupat

ions

and h

ow

to

com

munic

ate

within

a t

eam

when

pre

par

ing t

o a

nd

slin

gin

g a

nd s

ignal

ling loads

8.6

D

escr

ibe

how

to m

ainta

in t

he

tools

and e

quip

men

t use

d t

o s

ling a

nd s

ignal

load

s

N025036 –

Spec

ific

atio

n –

Edex

cel Le

vel 2 N

VQ

Dip

lom

a in

Ste

elfixi

ng

Occ

upations

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ruct

ion)

(QCF)

– I

ssue

1 –

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ober

2010 ©

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cel Li

mited

2010

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ner

nam

e:__________________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Lear

ner

sig

nat

ure

:_______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Ass

esso

r si

gnat

ure

:______________________________________

D

ate:

___________________________

Inte

rnal

ver

ifie

r si

gnatu

re:

________________________________

(i

f sa

mple

d)

Dat

e:___________________________


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exe

A:

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ress

ion

path

way

s

The

Edex

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ualif

icat

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ewor

k fo

r th

e Co

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on a

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he B

uilt

Env

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ctor

Level

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CF)

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ific

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vel 2 N

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Dip

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ronm

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ign

Man

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ent.

Edex

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Contr

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Man

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ent.

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tifica

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ific

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VQ

Dip

lom

a in

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Built

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ronm

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evel

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tifica

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Annexe B: Quality assurance

Key principles of quality assurance

• A centre delivering Edexcel qualifications must be an Edexcel recognised centre and must have approval for qualifications that it is offering.

• The centre agrees as part of gaining recognition to abide by specific terms and conditions around the effective delivery and quality assurance of assessment; the centre must abide by these conditions throughout the period of delivery.

• Edexcel makes available to approved centres a range of materials and opportunities to exemplify the processes required for effective assessment and provide examples of effective standards. Approved centres must use the guidance on assessment to ensure that staff who are delivering Edexcel qualifications are applying consistent standards.

• An approved centre must follow agreed protocols for: standardisation of assessors; planning, monitoring and recording of assessment processes; internal verification and recording of internal verification processes; and for dealing with special circumstances, appeals and malpractice.

Quality assurance processes

The approach to quality assured assessment is made through a partnership between a recognised centre and Edexcel. Edexcel is committed to ensuring that it follows best practice and employs appropriate technology to support quality assurance process where practicable. Therefore, the specific arrangements for working with centres will vary. Edexcel seeks to ensure that the quality assurance processes that it uses do not place undue bureaucratic processes on centres and works to support centres in providing robust quality assurance processes.

The learning outcomes and assessment criteria in each unit within this specification set out the standard to be achieved by each learner in order to gain each qualification. Edexcel operates a quality assurance process, which is designed to ensure that these standards are maintained by all assessors and verifiers.

For the purposes of quality assurance all individual qualifications and units are considered as a whole. Centres offering these qualifications must be committed to ensuring the quality of the units and qualifications they offer, through effective standardisation of assessors and internal verification of assessor decisions. Centre quality assurance and assessment processes are monitored by Edexcel.


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The Edexcel quality assurance processes will involve:

• gaining centre recognition and qualification approval if a centre is not currently approved to offer Edexcel qualifications

• annual visits to centres by Edexcel for quality review and development of overarching processes and quality standards. Quality review and development visits will be conducted by an Edexcel quality development reviewer

• annual visits by occupationally competent and qualified Edexcel Standards Verifiers for sampling of internal verification and assessor decisions for the occupational sector

• the provision of support, advice and guidance towards the achievement of National Occupational Standards.

Centres are required to declare their commitment to ensuring quality and appropriate opportunities for learners that lead to valid and accurate assessment outcomes. In addition, centres will commit to undertaking defined training and online standardisation activities.


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Annexe C: Centre certification and registration

Edexcel Standards Verifiers will provide support, advice and guidance to centres to achieve Direct Claims Status (DCS). Edexcel will maintain the integrity of Edexcel QCF NVQs through ensuring that the awarding of these qualifications is secure. Where there are quality issues identified in the delivery of programmes, Edexcel will exercise the right to:

• direct centres to take actions

• limit or suspend certification

• suspend registration.

The approach of Edexcel in such circumstances is to work with the centre to overcome the problems identified. If additional training is required, Edexcel will aim to secure the appropriate expertise to provide this.

What are the access arrangements and special considerations for the qualification in this specification?

Centres are required to recruit learners to Edexcel qualifications with integrity.

Appropriate steps should be taken to assess each applicant’s potential and a professional judgement made about their ability to successfully complete the programme of study and achieve the qualification. This assessment will need to take account of the support available to the learner within the centre during their programme of study and any specific support that might be necessary to allow the learner to access the assessment for the qualification. Centres should consult Edexcel’s policy on learners with particular requirements.

Edexcel’s policy on access arrangements and special considerations for Edexcel qualifications aims to enhance access to the qualifications for learners with disabilities and other difficulties (as defined by the 1995 Disability Discrimination Act and the amendments to the Act) without compromising the assessment of skills, knowledge, understanding or competence. Please refer to Access Arrangements and Special Considerations for BTEC and Edexcel NVQ Qualifications for further details www.edexcel.com.


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Annexe D: Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF

Contents

Purpose of document 76

Background 77

Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF 78

Introduction 78

Assessment requirements 78

Quality assurance requirements 80


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Purpose of document 1 The purpose of this document is to make clear what additional

requirements are needed to assess and quality assure qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF.

2 When an SSC/SSB and awarding organisation wants to use the title NVQ in the naming of a qualification within the QCF, the awarding organisation is required to make sure this qualification is assessed and quality assured in accordance with these additional requirements and other requirements described in the SSC/SSB assessment strategy.

3 The aims of these additional requirements are to

• ensure that all competence based qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF are

assessed consistently

quality assured consistently

• maintain the integrity of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF

• establish the NVQ brand within the QCF

• keep bureaucracy associated with assessment and quality assurance of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF to a minimum.


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Background 4 1 “At the heart of an NVQ is the concept of occupational competence;

the ability to perform to the standards required in employment across a range of circumstances and to meet changing demands. NVQs are first and foremost about what people can do. They go beyond technical skills to include planning, problem solving, dealing with unexpected occurrences, working with other people and applying the knowledge and understanding that underpins overall competence”.

5 NVQs are based entirely on National Occupational Standards (NOS) developed by an SSC/SSB, which describe the competence needed in an occupational role.

6 Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF must comply with the rules of combination determined by the SSC/SSB. Awarding organisations are not allowed to develop another qualification that does not use the title NVQ within the QCF, if it uses the same rules of combination as a qualification that does use the title NVQ within the QCF.

7 The QCF offers increased flexibility in the way occupational competence can be assessed and demonstrated. Qualifications that use the title NVQ in the title within the QCF are just one way of assessing and demonstrating occupational competence. SSCs/SSBs are free to work with their awarding organisations to agree what qualifications will be used to assess occupational competence. Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, are not a preferred method for assessing occupational competence and all qualifications accredited through the QCF have equal status.

8 When developing a qualification for the QCF, including qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, an awarding organisation must be a recognised awarding organisation and must meet the Qualification Requirements in the Regulatory Arrangements for the Qualifications and Credit Framework, published by The Office of the Qualifications and Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in August 2008.

9 The qualification regulators confirmed that a group of SSCs and SSBs would be free to develop specific, additional requirements about the way in which qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF will be assessed and quality assured. For those recognised awarding organisations that want to assess occupational competence through the use of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, it has been agreed by SSCs and SSBs that the following additional requirements must be met.

1 NCVQ’s NVQ Criteria and Guidance 1995.


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Additional requirements for qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF

Introduction

10 Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF must be assessed and quality assured in accordance with the following additional requirements.

Assessment requirements

11 When a qualification uses the title NVQ within the QCF, awarding organisations are required to make sure their recognised assessment centres understand how learners are to be assessed.

12 Assessment methodologies must meet the assessment strategy developed in partnership between the relevant SSC or SSB and awarding organisations for the qualification. The assessment strategy must be published and made available separately and will include the requirements for assessment of qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF. The assessment criteria for each unit will be part of the units that make up the qualification.

13 Learners must complete real work activities in order to produce evidence to demonstrate they have met the NOS and are occupationally competent.

14 When a learner cannot complete a real work activity, simulation is allowed.

15 Simulation is allowed when

• a learner is required to complete a work activity that does not occur on a regular basis and therefore opportunities to complete a particular work activity do not easily arise

• a learner is required to respond to a situation that rarely occurs, such as responding to an emergency situation

• the safety of a learner, other individuals and/or resources will be put at risk.

16 When simulation is used, assessors must be confident that the simulation replicates the workplace to such an extent that learners will be able to fully transfer their occupational competence to the workplace and real situations.

17 Units that must not be assessed by simulation must be identified by the SSC/SSB in the assessment strategy for the qualification or family of qualifications.


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18 Learners must be assessed by assessors

• who are occupationally competent in the occupational areas they are assessing where they have sufficient and relevant technical/occupational competence in the unit, at or above the level of the unit being assessed and as defined by the assessment strategy for that qualification

• 2who must hold or be working towards a suitable assessor qualification to confirm they understand assessment and how to assess learners

• must be fully conversant with the unit(s) against which the assessments and verification are to be undertaken.

19 All assessors must carry out assessment to the standards specified in the A units.

20 All assessment decisions made by a trainee assessor must be checked by a qualified assessor or an assessor recognised by an awarding organisation.

21 Trainee assessors must have a plan, which is overseen by the recognised assessment centre, to achieve the relevant assessor qualification(s) within an agreed timescale.

2 Currently an assessor could hold unit A1 and/or unit A2. Or from the past unit D32 and/or unit D33. SSCs also identify other suitable equivalent qualifications.


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Quality assurance requirements 22 When a qualification uses the title NVQ within the QCF, awarding

organisations are required to make sure their recognised assessment centres understand how the qualification will be quality assured.

23 Qualifications that use the title NVQ within the QCF, must be verified • internally by an internal verifier, who is accountable to the

assessment centre

• externally by an external verifier, who is accountable to the awarding organisation or an agent of the awarding organisation.

24 With reference to internal verification, internal verifiers must • 3hold or be working towards a suitable internal verifier

qualification to confirm they understand how to internally verify assessments

• have sufficient and relevant technical/occupational familiarity in the unit(s) being verified

• be fully conversant with the standards and assessment criteria in the units to be assessed

• understand the awarding organisation’s quality assurance systems and requirements for this qualification.

25 Trainee internal verifiers must have a plan, which is overseen by the recognised assessment centre, to achieve the internal verifier qualification within an agreed timescale.

26 With reference to external verification, external verifiers must

• 4hold or be working towards a suitable external verification qualification to confirm they understand and are able to carry out external verification

• have no connections with the assessment centre, in order to maintain objectivity

• have sufficient and relevant technical/occupational understanding in the unit(s) being verified

• be fully conversant with the standards and performance criteria in the units to be assessed

• understand the awarding organisation’s quality assurance systems for this qualification.

27 Trainee external verifiers must have a plan, which is overseen by the awarding organisation, to achieve the external verifier qualification within an agreed timescale.

3 Currently an internal verifier needs to hold unit V1. Or from the past unit D34. SSCs also identify other suitable equivalent qualifications. 4 Currently an external verifier needs to hold unit V2. Or from the past unit D35.


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28 Awarding organisations must decide the frequency of external monitoring activities. Any decision must be based on

• the risks associated with a qualification that is designed to help a learner demonstrate occupational competence

• an evaluation of the centre’s performance and past record.

29 Awarding organisations will have in place suitably constituted audit processes, which are supported by naturally occurring quality assurance and monitoring systems that already exist in workplace assessment environments.


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Annexe E: Assessment Requirements/Strategy

The ConstructionSkills Assessment Strategy will be available on the Edexcel website, along side the full specification on the Construction NVQ/Competence page.

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