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NRSWA Operative Course

The NRSWA operative course provides the knowledge and skills you need to carry out street works safely.

This streetworks course is designed for anyone working on roads and highways. Overall, the streetworks training will educate you on how to reduce accidents on the site and reduce road fatalities.

Why Take this NRSWA Operative Course?

It is a legal requirement that you have a NRSWA qualification before working on a street works site.

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 requires that each set of street works have at least one qualified operative.

In most cases, you will have to show your swqr card to be able to work as an operative on a street works site. You get your swqr card by attending and successfully passing a NRSWA operative course.

What Does this NRSWA Course Involve?

This streetworks course units includes a theory session and practical training. The key certificates are LA and OI.

For the full information on what’s covered in this NRSWA course, read the course content section below.

How is the NRSWA Operative Course Delivered?

This course can be delivered in the following ways:

Public Classroom
3B Training Public Classroom

The course is delivered in a traditional classroom format by an experienced trainer to 8 delegates.

This NRSWA Operative course is a mixture of theory and practical training. You can attend our NRSWA Operative courses in a classroom at our Leigh venue.

You can book one or multiple spaces for this course online via our website or over the phone.

We have a range of bookable public course dates plotted throughout the year that individuals or companies can book.

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3B Training can deliver our UKATA Asbestos Awareness course for a group of your employees in-house at your site or venue of your choice.

We currently offer the NRSWA operative and supervisor certificates in our Leigh venue.

These in-house courses are classroom based, and we can arrange the course for a maximum of eight delegates per trainer.

We can include the Hot Lay module if required, but you will need to supply the materials. For a quote, complete the enquiry form and one of our friendly team will be in touch.

We price each in-house course on a case by case basis. We would consider the course location and number of delegates for each quote.

Benefits of this NRSWA Operative Course

  • You will learn how to work safely and efficiently on street works sites
  • Achieve a SWQR card that is valid for five years
  • Increases your career prospects within the construction and infrastructure industries
  • Promotes teamwork, collaboration and communication skills
  • Shows competence to employers

The following NRSWA (New Roads and Street Works Assessments) units are covered in this training:

  • 02 – Excavation in the highway
  • 03 – Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
  • 04 – Reinstatement of sub-base and road in non-bituminous materials
  • 05 – Reinstatement in cold-lay bituminous materials
  • 08 – Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, the delegates will perform operative duties to the level required by the NRSWA Act 1991.

What is Required to Pass the NRSWA Operative Course?

Each unit has a practical and theory assessment.

Practical

Would involve demonstrating safe excavation techniques or cable avoidance amongst other assessments.

Theory

  • Multi-choice exam via a tablet
  • 45 minutes time limit
  • 80% pass mark needed to pass this course
  • Two resists are allowed and they are normally offered on the same day
Excellent course and well delivered.
Darren Hutchings

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  • How long does the NRSWA Operative Course Take
    How long does the NRSWA Operative Course Take

    The course is delivered over a duration of one to five days, depending on the units completed by the delegates.

  • Is the NRSWA Operative Course Accredited?

    This NRSWA course is accredited by CABWI.

    You will receive a CABWI certificate upon successfully completing this course. You will receive a certificate for each unit, as well as a Street Works Card, which is valid for five years.

  • Is this NRSWA Operative Course CITB Grant Claimable?

    Yes, companies who are CITB registered can claim for each delegate who successfully pass this course.

    You can find the list of short courses and the grant amounts you can claim here: CITB Grant Value for Short Courses

  • What is a swqr card?

    An swqr card is a card that you receive when you have a New Roads and Street Works certificate. This normally occurs after successfully passing a NRSWA course.

  • What does NRSWA stand for?

    NRSWA stands for the New Road and Street Works Act

  • How to get an NRSWA qualification?

    To get a NRSWA qualification, you will need to attend and pass a NRSWA course. At 3B Training, we offer NRSWA operative, NRSWA Supervisor and NRSWA Reassessment courses for you to attend.

Next Available Course Dates - NRSWA Operative Course

Next Available Course Dates - NRSWA Operative Course

  • Blackburn

    3B Training
    Unit 6
    Point 65 Business Centre,
    Greenbank Way,
    Blackburn
    BB1 3EA

  • Derby

    23 Royal Scot Road
    Derby
    Derbyshire
    DE24 8AJ

  • Doncaster

    Unit 1 Meadow View
    Durham Lane
    Armthorpe
    Doncaster
    DN3 3DY

  • Leeds

    25 Bradford Road
    Gildersome
    Leeds
    LS27 7HN

  • Leigh

    Unit 5
    English Street Business Park
    English Street
    Leigh
    WN7 3EH

  • Liverpool

    16 Hurricane Court, Hurricane Drive
    Off Estuary Boulevard
    Liverpool International Business Park
    Liverpool
    L24 8RL

  • Manchester

    The Forum
    Tameside Business Park
    Windmill Lane
    Denton
    M34 3QS

  • Tamworth

    93C Lichfield Street
    Tamworth
    Staffordshire
    B79 7QF

  • Wigan

    Stratus House
    Swan Lane
    Hindley Green
    WN2 4EY

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