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The good news is that, for eligible CITB-registered employers, there is now a route that can deliver recognised qualifications, competence cards, and plant certification with the potential for up to 100% cost recovery through CITB grants.
Across the highways and infrastructure sector, there is a growing focus on demonstrating workforce competence rather than simply holding experience alone.
Employers are increasingly being asked to evidence that operatives:
For experienced roadbuilding operatives, achieving formal qualifications can help convert years of practical experience into recognised competence evidence.
The package has been designed specifically for experienced roadbuilding operatives and combines both occupational and plant competence qualifications.
Successful candidates can achieve:
Covering primary roadbuilding operations and utility locating activities.
Available for one or two plant categories including:
Depending on the operative’s existing experience and role.
Competence testing can be completed for one or two categories, providing formal assessment of practical ability.
Achievement of the relevant qualifications can support applications for the CSCS Blue Skilled Worker Card.
Providing recognised evidence of plant competence through the NPORS CSCS-affiliated scheme.
This is not classroom-based training.
The programme is intended for experienced workers who already carry out the role and simply need to demonstrate competence through assessment.
Benefits include:
Assessments are completed in the workplace, allowing candidates to continue working while progressing towards qualification.
The route has been designed to be straightforward:
Candidates are enrolled and assessments begin on site.
Evidence is collected during normal day-to-day operations.
Assessors verify competence against the qualification requirements.
Plant categories are tested where required.
Once qualifications are achieved and the relevant Health, Safety and Environment tests are in place, card applications can be processed.
For eligible CITB levy-paying employers, potentially yes.
The package cost is £2,100 + VAT per person, with up to £2,100 available through CITB grant support, creating the possibility of a £0 net cost route once grants are successfully claimed.
Where employers have previously claimed plant grants, alternative funding scenarios may still be available:
Every employer’s grant position is different, which is why grant checks should always be completed before enrolment.
One of the key advantages of this package is its alignment with the competence expectations commonly associated with highways work and National Highways sector requirements.
By combining:
employers can strengthen the evidence they hold regarding workforce capability and competence.
This route may be suitable if you:
Many experienced roadbuilding operatives already possess the skills and knowledge required to perform their role safely and effectively. The challenge is often converting that experience into recognised qualifications and competence cards that clients increasingly expect to see.
By combining on-site NVQ assessment, plant competence testing, CSCS and NPORS card routes, and CITB grant support, this package provides a practical way for employers to strengthen workforce competence without increasing overall training spend.
Want to check your eligibility?
Workforce Skills Support can complete CITB grant checks before enrolment to confirm available funding and identify the most cost-effective route for your team. Contact us to check you eligibility.