Introduction
The Streetworks Qualifications for Supervisors and Operatives Regulations 1998 explains the following with regards to qualifications for Operatives
3.—(1) A trained operative has a prescribed qualification for a particular type of work specified in column (1) of Schedule 2 if—
(a)an approved body has issued him with a certificate of competence showing that he has been assessed by an approved assessment centre as having achieved the relevant units of competence as set out in column (2) of that Schedule and that certificate is currently registered in an approved register; or
(b)he has obtained a qualification of another EEA State which gives an equivalent guarantee of skill and competence to that given by the certificate of competence required by sub-paragraph (a),
provided that, for a period of two months beginning with the day on which he is assessed as having achieved the requisite units of competence, a trained operative shall be treated as having a prescribed qualification for that type of work, notwithstanding that an approved body has not issued him with a certificate of competence or that the certificate issued to him has not been registered as required by sub-paragraph (a).
(2) If the works do not involve breaking up the street or are works only of the type referred to in regulation 2(2), a trained operative has a prescribed qualification if he has achieved the unit of competence set out as Unit 2 in Schedule 1.
(3) A prescribed qualification for a trained operative may relate to all types of work which may fall to be done by a trained operative, or may be restricted to some types of that work and the requirements of Article 27 of the Order shall be deemed to be satisfied only in relation to the types of work to which that qualification relates.
Course Designed For
All personnel required to be a operative for the installation, maintenance, removal and inspection of utility apparatus in the carriageway as defined by the Streetworks Order 1995 NI
Course Pre-requisites
A good understanding of English written and oral language is required. Experience within the utility sector would be desirable.
Course Content
The Streetworks for supervisors qualifications are broke into units as follows:
| Unit Number | Unit Title |
| Unit 01 | Location and avoidance of underground apparatus. |
| Unit 02 | Signing, lighting and guarding. |
| Unit 03 | Excavation in the highway. |
| Unit 04 | Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials. |
| Unit 05 | Reinstatement of sub-base and roadbase in non-bituminous materials. |
| Unit 06 | Reinstatement in cold-lay bituminous materials. |
| Unit 07 | Reinstatement in hot-lay bituminous materials. |
| Unit 08 | Reinstatement of concrete slabs. |
| Unit 09 | Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways. |
Some of these units can be completed separately.
Course Qualification
Certification (issued by CABWI)
Skill identity card (issued by SWQR)
Refresher Training
Currently in Northern Ireland there is no refresher training, only a re-application for an SWQR card within the 3 months from the expiry date (this will not be accept in England). With recent changes to streetworks legislation in England, If your SWQR card has expired more than 3 months you can reactivate your card by completing a 1 day reassessment aslong as your SWQR card is no more than 5 years from its initial expiry
Course Venue
HSCT Facilities (only) – 50 Nuttscorner Road, Crumlin, BT29 4SQ
Course Duration
3 Days for units 01, 02, 03, 04, 05. 06, 07, 09
Course Size
12 Candidates maximum per instructor
6 candidates maximum per assessor
Course Assessment
- Knowledge based assessments
- Practical based assessments
- Written assessments