Construction and civil engineering operations
This suite contains National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the following occupational areas:
- Modular pavement construction
- Laying kerbs and channels
- Drainage construction
- Structural concreting
- Concreting
- Construction operations
- General construction
- Excavation and reinstatement
- Excavation
- Reinstatement
You can view individual standards on the NOS database, or by emailing the Standards team.
CITB manages the structures for vocational qualifications. We base the content for these structures on the relevant National Occupational Standards.
The structures are approved by employers and industry stakeholders. Training organisations base their courses on the structures.
See the current recommended qualification structure and national vocational qualification structure for this occupational area.
Recommended qualification structures
Structures for NVQs/SVQs
Construction and Civil Engineering Operations Level 2 NVQ & TQT Structure (PDF, 248KB)
You can view individual standards on the NOS database , or by emailing the Standards team.
If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiry form.
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- Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
National accreditation and awarding body in Scotland for qualifications specifically for Scotland - Qualifications Wales
Regulator of non-degree qualifications and the qualifications system in Wales - CITB Northern Ireland (CITBNI)
Industry training board for Northern Ireland in partnership with CITB as the Sector Skills Council for Construction for qualifying the construction workforce activities in Northern Ireland - The ‘Register ’ of regulated qualifications in England and Northern Ireland for accredited qualifications.