Streetworks NRSWA – Operatives

Course Duration

5 Days

Price

£745 + VAT pp

Venue

Assessments will take place at our head office in West Bromwich where we have a fully accredited practical assessment training area which will be used throughout under the supervision of a trained and qualified Street Works assessor.

The road closure element required within the Signing, lighting and guarding unit will take place on the road adjacent to our facility.

We can also offer NRSWA assessments at a partnered venue site in Gloucestershire if required, please see date options for either venue further down this page.

Course Overview

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSWA) sets out the procedures and guidelines for personnel employed by local authorities, utilities companies and their contractors for the purpose of any road works in the highway or on footpaths. The Act and associated Codes of Practice cover issues such as, the notification requirements, safety to highway users and the standards required of the reinstatement of all excavations on the highway, standards for signing, lighting and guarding, etc.

Training courses for NRSWA will cover one or more unit’s dependent on requirements.

The NRSWA Street Works Open Courses for Operatives includes the below units;

Units LA 01 – 05 + 08

Who is the course for?

The NRSWA operative course is for anyone who wants to undertake physical work on roads within the UK. Including excavation, backfill, reinstatement, signing, guarding along with the use of tarmac and cold-lay materials.

Course Units

LA

Location & Avoidance of Underground Apparatus

01

Signing Lighting & Guarding

02

Excavation in the Highway

03

Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials

04

Reinstatement of Sub- Base and Road Base in Non-Bituminous Materials

05

Reinstatement of Cold lay Bituminous materials

08

Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways

Additional units are available, for example ‘Hot Lay’;

(06 – Reinstatement of Hot Lay Bituminous Materials)

*please speak to our training team if you wish to secure this unit during your operatives course

£195 + VAT

Course Completion

All successful candidates will be automatically logged via the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR).

Candidates will then be issued with the Smart Awards certificate and SQA Street Works approved licence.

Dates Available

West Bromwich

13th – 17th January 2025
3rd – 7th February 2025
17th – 21st March 2025
7th – 11th April 2025
12th – 16th May 2025
30th June – 4th July 2025
15th – 19th September 2025
13th – 17th October 2025
10th – 14th November 2025
8th – 12th December 2025

 

Dates Available

Gloucestershire – Available on request

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