Overview
To achieve the qualification candidates must gather naturally occurring work based evidence which would include some or all of the following:
- Daily/weekly plant checks signed by the operator and manager or fitter
- Method Statements/Risk Assessments specific to the operator
- Copies of CPCS card and any relevant training certificates
Any other documentation which is agreed as being valid by the assessor and candidate
Once the candidate has gathered the above evidence and when they feel ready to be assessed, one of our assessors will visit them at work on-site and observe them carrying out their normal work activities.
As part of the assessment process you will be required to take part in a Q&A session with your assessor.
Once our assessor is satisfied that the candidate has provided sufficient evidence they will be passed for verification and certification
The Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations – Attachments qualification has been developed for delivery in a working environment; this means you need to be employed to study this qualification. It has been designed to develop and recognise your skills, knowledge and competence so that you can work in Attachments within the construction industry or progress onto further learning.
This qualification also appears as a Diploma with the same title. If you are interested in completing this qualification, please look closely at the optional units group for the machine you wish to specialise in. The Optional unit group can be found in Rules of Combination (RoC) below.
The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in these mandatory units
– Preparing and operating plant or machinery attachments in the workplace
– Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
– Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
The learner will also learn key practical skills and knowledge in one of the following optional units:
– Preparing and operating excavator cranes to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
– Preparing and operating rough terrain masted forklifts to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
– Preparing and operating telescopic handlers to lift and transfer in the workplace
– Preparing and operating lorry loaders or knuckle booms to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
– Preparing and operating wheeled loading shovels to extract loose materials in the workplace
– Preparing and operating skid steer loaders to extract loose materials in the workplace
– Preparing and operating loader compressors to extract loose materials in the workplace
– Preparing and operating forward tipping dumpers to receive, transport and discharge materials in the workplace
– Preparing and operating rear tipping dump trucks to receive, transport and discharge materials in the workplace
– Preparing and operating tractors with towed equipment for non-agricultural activities in the workplace
– Preparing and operating scissor-type mobile elevating work platforms – MEWP – in the workplace
– Preparing and operating boom-type mobile elevating work platforms – MEWP – in the workplace
– Preparing and operating mast climber-type mobile elevating work platforms – MEWP – in the workplace