CABWI New Roads & Street Works Act (NRSWA) Operatives in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Classroom)

Excavate and reinstate in the highway to the NRSWA standard

This five-day CABWI New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) Operatives course gives the people who dig, backfill and reinstate in the public highway the skills and knowledge to do it safely, legally and to the required specification. It leads to the SWQR card that utilities, contractors and highway authorities expect operatives to hold.

The course is delivered in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire by Safeteam Training Group, a CITB Approved Training Organisation with its head office in Raunds, Northamptonshire.

Who Is the NRSWA Operatives Course For?

The operative foundation course is for people who carry out street works and have never attended NRSWA training, or have not attended within the last five years. If you already hold an SWQR card that is due to expire, the NRSWA reassessment is the right course instead. If you monitor operatives' work rather than carry it out, see the NRSWA for Supervisors courses.

Under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, street works in the public highway must be supervised by a person holding the supervisor qualification, with at least one qualified operative on site at all times while the work is in progress. NRSWA training covers the work involved – traffic management, utility installation, excavation and utility repair – and is assessed by CABWI (the Certified Awarding Body for the Water Industry), with qualifications recorded on the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR).

Course Details

• Duration: 5 days
• Delivery: Classroom training in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 4AD
• Awarding body: CABWI
• Outcome: a certificate for each unit passed and an SWQR card

NRSWA Operative Units

The operative qualification is made up of the following units:

• LA – Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
• O1 – Signing, lighting and guarding
• O2 – Excavation in the road/highway
• O3 – Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
• O4 – Reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials
• O5 – Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials
• O6 – Reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials
• O7 – Reinstatement of concrete slabs
• O8 – Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

What You Will Learn

• Health and safety on street works and road works sites
• Your legal duties under the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
• Traffic management and setting out a safe work site with signs, lights and guarding
• Locating and avoiding buried utilities before you dig
• Excavation, backfilling and compaction
• Reinstating tarmac, block paving, concrete and footway surfaces

Certification and Your SWQR Card

You receive a certificate for each unit you pass, and Safeteam applies for your SWQR card on your behalf, so there is no separate application to make. The SWQR holds the details of qualified street works operatives and supervisors and is maintained at the invitation of the Department for Transport.

NRSWA Operatives FAQs

How long is the NRSWA Operatives course?

Five days, delivered at the Aylesbury venue.

Who needs the foundation course rather than the reassessment?

Anyone who has never completed NRSWA training, or has not done so within the last five years. Current card holders whose SWQR card is about to expire take the reassessment.

Which units are on the operative course?

The operative units are LA (location and avoidance of underground apparatus) and O1 to O8, covering signing, lighting and guarding, excavation, backfill and the reinstatement of different surface types.

Do I have to apply for the SWQR card myself?

No. Safeteam applies for the SWQR card on your behalf once your units are passed.

What is the difference between the Operatives and Supervisors courses?

Operatives carry out the excavation and reinstatement work. Supervisors take the S units, which focus on monitoring that work and the site's signing, lighting and guarding.

Related Courses

• All NRSWA street works courses
• NRSWA for Operatives courses
• NRSWA for Supervisors courses
• NRSWA reassessment courses
• Training courses in Aylesbury
• Training courses in Buckinghamshire

On successful completion, your certificate is issued by the awarding body, not by the training provider. NRSWA street works: a certificate is issued for each unit passed, and Safeteam applies for your Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR) card on your behalf. Street works qualifications must be renewed every five years by taking the one-day reassessment before your card expires.

E-learning is flexible, efficient, and cost-effective, meaning you can progress through the modules at your own pace, at your own time to fit the training in around your work and personal life.

You will instantly receive a confirmation email with your order details. Legal Training Academy UK will then enrol you on the course, and your course start date is the date you are enrolled.

Please note that course bookings can not be processed outside of normal working hours, over weekends or on bank holidays and will be processed the next business working day.

Safeteam Training Group is a UK construction training provider and CITB Approved Training Organisation, with its head office in Raunds, Northamptonshire. It runs accredited training from purpose-built plant and street works facilities across the UK, supported by a nationwide team of more than 120 technical trainers, and can also deliver training on live projects. Its courses span NRSWA street works, CPCS and NPORS plant and lifting operations, CITB Site Safety Plus, EUSR, confined spaces, working at height and asbestos.

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