L2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations (Construction) – Cranes

Qualification code: QUA862

Qualification Regulation Number (QRN): 601/4999/1

Who’s it for?

The Level 2 NVQ Certificate in Plant Operations – Cranes and Specialist Lifting qualification has been developed for delivery in a working environment; this means you need to be employed to study this qualification. It has been designed to develop and recognise your skills, knowledge and competence so that you can work in Cranes and Specialist Lifting within the construction industry or progress onto further learning.

The learner will learn key practical skills and knowledge in these mandatory units:

• Conforming to General Health, Safety and Welfare in the Workplace
• Conforming to Productive Working Practices in the Workplace

The learner will also learn key practical skills and knowledge in one of the following optional units:

• Preparing and operating pedestrian operated tower cranes to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating overhead cranes to lift and transfer loads in the workplace – Preparing and operating excavator cranes to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating hoists to lift and transfer loads in the workplace – Preparing and operating lorry loaders or knuckle booms to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating skip handlers to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating skip handlers to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating container handlers to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating self-propelled modular transporters – SPMT – to lift and transfer loads in the workplace
• Preparing and operating ergonomic manipulating machines to lift and transfer loads in the workplace