Roadbuilding and maintenance (Construction)
The National Occupational Standards (NOS) contained within this suite relate to Highways Maintenance and Roadbuilding.
- Slurry Surfacing (manual)
- High Friction Surfacing (manual)
- Crack and Joint Repair (manual)
- Thermal Repair (manual)
- Flexible Pavement Construction (manual)
- Modular Pavement Construction
- Resin Bonded or Resin Bound Surface Construction
- Modular Pavement Construction
- Laying Kerbs and Channels
- Pavement Marking (manual)
- Excavation and Reinstatement
- Locate and Excavate Utilities
- Street Ironwork
- Maintenance Response Team Operations
- Pavement Marking (Road Studs)
- Flexible Paving (machine)
- Rigid Paving (machine)
- Slurry Micro-surfacing (machine)
- Surface Dressing (machine)
- High Friction Surfacing (machine)
- Planing (machine)
- Road Recycling (machine)
- Soil Stabilisation (machine)
- Surface Retexturing (machine)
- Pavement Marking (machine)
- Road Sweeping
You can view individual standards on the NOS database.
Current structures
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.
Recommended qualification structures
Structures for NVQs/SVQ
NVQ Certificate in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction) Level 2 v3 (PDF 48KB)
NVQ Diploma in Roadbuilding and Maintenance (Construction)Level 2 v2 (PDF 179KB)
Questions or feedback about these structures
If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiries form.
You may also be interested in...
- 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.
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