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

Monitor street works safely and to specification

This five-day CABWI New Roads and Street Works Act (NRSWA) Supervisors course is for the people responsible for overseeing excavation and reinstatement in the public highway. It covers how to monitor site safety, traffic management and reinstatement quality, and leads to the SWQR card that confirms you are qualified to supervise street works.

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 Supervisors Course For?

The supervisor foundation course is for supervisors, gangers and site managers who 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, book the NRSWA reassessment instead. Operatives who carry out the work themselves should take the NRSWA for Operatives course.

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 Supervisor Units

The supervisor qualification is made up of the following units:

• LA – Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
• S1 – Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding
• S2 – Monitoring excavation in the road/highway
• S3 – Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
• S4 – Monitoring reinstatement of sub-base and road-base in non-bituminous materials
• S5 – Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials
• S6 – Monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs
• S7 – Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

What You Will Learn

• Health and safety responsibilities when supervising street works
• The legal requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991
• Monitoring traffic management, signing, lighting and guarding
• Checking that buried services are located and avoided
• Monitoring excavation, backfill and compaction
• Checking reinstatement of bituminous, concrete and modular surfaces and footways

Certification and Your SWQR Card

You receive a certificate for each unit you pass, and Safeteam applies for your SWQR card on your behalf. The SWQR holds the details of qualified street works supervisors and operatives and is maintained at the invitation of the Department for Transport.

NRSWA Supervisors FAQs

How long is the NRSWA Supervisors course?

Five days, delivered at the Aylesbury venue.

Which units are on the supervisor course?

The supervisor units are LA (location and avoidance of underground apparatus) and S1 to S7, each focused on monitoring a stage of the work, from signing, lighting and guarding through to final reinstatement.

Who should take the foundation course rather than the reassessment?

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

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.

Why does a street works site need a qualified supervisor?

The New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 requires street works to be supervised by a qualified supervisor, alongside at least one qualified operative on site.

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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