Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Piling Operations – Piling Operative

The Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Piling Operations-Piling Operations qualification has been developed for achievement in a real workplace environment which means you need to be employed to undertake this qualification.

This qualification enables you, the learner, to demonstrate and recognise your skills, knowledge and understanding and to demonstrate your competence in a real workplace environment so you can work in Piling Operations within the construction industry.

You will be assessed against a set of performance and knowledge statements which have been derived from National Occupational Standards for your occupational area. You will be assessed by an occupationally competent and qualified assessor whose job is to work with you and help you complete your qualification.

This qualification supports the learner to attain enabling, fundamental and transferable practical skills with associated underpinning knowledge.

The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in these mandatory units:
-Contributing to the Piling Operation in the Workplace
-Slinging and hand signalling the movement of suspended loads in the workplace
-Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
-Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace
-Moving, Handling and Storing Resources in the Workplace

The learner will also learn key practical skills and knowledge in one of the following optional units:
-Allocating and Monitoring the Use of Plant, Machinery or Equipment in the Workplace
-Carrying out mud, slurry or fluid plant operations in the workplace
-Carrying Out Tremie Operations in the Workplace
-Guiding the Piling Rig for the Formation of Piles in the Workplace
-Preparing and operating 180 degree excavators to extract and excavate ground and loose materials in the workplace
-Preparing and operating wheeled loading shovels to extract loose materials in the workplace
-Preparing and operating tracked loading shovels to extract ground and lose materials in the workplace
-Preparing and operating skid steer loaders to extract loose materials in the workplace
-Preparing and operating 360 degree excavators to extract ground, face and/or loose materials in the workplace
-Preparing and operating powered units, tools or pedestrian plant, machinery or equipment in the workplace

This qualification is supported by Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS).