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Tom Jupp, Bovis Homes
Tom talks about completing his NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Construction Site Supervision and winning a Pride in the Job 2022 Quality Award.
Read moreHaving previously worked in construction for 30 years, Brian O’Kane decided to further his career within the industry by doing an NVQ while working for the Braidwater Group.
The link between NVQs and Pride in the Job success
In looking at the Pride in the Job 2022 Quality Award winners, we were delighted and heartened to discover that 25% of the winners were studying or had recently completed an NVQ with us. This link between further study and success in the competition is significant and demonstrates the value of additional study in on-the-job performance.
Hear from one of our Quality Award winning NVQ candidates
Having previously worked in construction for 30 years, Brian O’Kane decided to further his career within the industry by doing an NVQ while working for the Braidwater Group.
Brian began studying for an NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Construction Site Management – Residential Development with NHBC in October 2019 and has now completed the qualification. His dedication to excellence and quality also led to him winning a prestigious Pride in the Job award for the Northern Ireland region.
He says:
“The NVQ has helped me immensely in my role as site manager. I would thoroughly recommend it as it has enhanced my knowledge in all aspects of the construction field, from communication to technical and health and safety issues.
It has been a great asset in my career progression as I will be moving from site management to contracts management in the very near future. The qualification has enhanced my passion and knowledge in my day-to-day work and provided me with the tools to strive towards the annual Pride in the Job award."
Having recently completed my Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Residential Development) I can honestly say that it has benefited my role. The course was well explained from start to finish and communication was clear throughout.
The Level 6 NVQ Diploma in Construction Site Management (Residential Development) covers all aspects of site management and is perfect for people working in an assistant site manger role like me. My assessor worked around my busy schedule and offered good quality feedback and guidance.
The support from my assessor was second to none and he was always available when needed. Without a doubt he made the whole thing a lot less complicated and I think that’s the reason I completed it on the time frame.
It was a good collaboration with my assessor and I want to say thanks for his support throughout this journey. Without a doubt, my assessor has added a lot to my construction knowledge - from building standards to legal responsibilities on health and safety for individuals and site conditions.
I found the NVQ particularly tough with getting the knowledge out of my head onto paper but with the help of my assessor once I started the course I completed it in 3 months.
I thoroughly enjoyed the course from start to finish and the help and guidance from the assessors is excellent.
Tom talks about completing his NVQ Level 6 Diploma in Construction Site Supervision and winning a Pride in the Job 2022 Quality Award.
Read moreA construction NVQ is a benchmark qualification proving occupational competence to employers. We spoke to CALA Homes’ Nicolae, who completed his NVQ this February.
Read moreHaving previously worked in education, Liam started a new career path as a site labourer while studying for his NVQ in construction site supervision.
Read moreFrom level 3 up to level 7, all of our NVQs attract credits within the Qualifications Credit Framework (QCF), meaning they can be used in the future towards other further or higher education courses.