National Certificate: Roadworks

This qualification is for persons who work or intend to work within a construction context on a site, and who seek recognition for essential skills in construction operations in roadworks.

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Course price from

R29,900.00 incl. VAT

Course duration

12 Months

Course language

English

On- or off-site training

On- & Off-Site Available

NQF level

3

Credits

155

Entry level

Minimum Grade 10

SAQA ID

24173

Completing this course will enable you to

Recipients of this qualification will have the knowledge and skills to conduct the essential operations associated with efficient and safe work in roadworks. The qualification is designed to be flexible and accessible so that people are able to demonstrate the competencies required to work safely in construction generally and more specifically in roadworks.

Course Outcomes

Fundamental outcomes

  • Show a critical awareness of language usage in the road construction environment.
  • Analyse and present information in a road construction environment.
  • Communicate appropriately in a road construction environment.
  • Use mathematics in the road construction industry. (calculate quantities, set out work).
  • Use mathematics to investigate and monitor financial aspects of personal and business issues.
  • Investigate life and work related problems using data and probabilities – in a road construction environment.

 

Core outcomes

  • Establish health and safety to a work area in a road construction environment.
  • Establish and prepare a work area in a road construction environment.
  • Maintain records for civil construction sites in a road construction environment.
  • Calculate construction quantities to develop a work plan for road construction.
  • Render basic first aid in a construction site.
  • Procure materials, tools and equipment in a road construction environment.
  • Read and interpret construction drawing and specifications in a road construction environment.
  • Interpret the composition, construction sequence and processes of the construction industry.
  • Apply process control testing procedures in a road construction environment.
  • Handle, transport, store, utilise hazardous materials on a civil construction site.
  • Work in confined spaces on a construction site (roadwork environment).
  • Identify, describe and use material in civil engineering construction.
  • Implement roadside safety procedures.

 

Elective outcomes

  • Set out control point for marking barrier lines and islands.
  • Set out control points for marking symbols.
  • Set out control point for centre line and edge line marking for road marking.
  • Setting out pipes, culverts and transferring levels.
  • Organize and control the compaction of hot mix asphalt.
  • Conduct a bituminous seal operation.
  • Install road studs.
  • Construct pre-cast kerbs and concrete channels on a roadworks construction site.
  • Develop and use keyboard skills to enter data.
  • Erect and maintain guardrails.
  • Install pre-cast concrete pipes.
  • Maintain and repair bituminous road surfaces.
  • Install manhole chambers on a civil construction site.
  • Erect Directional Signs – Overhead < 10 m2.
  • Erect Directional Signs – Ground < 10 m2.
  • Organize the erection of sign posts.
  • Erect fencing.
  • Erect palisade fencing.
  • Install road markers.
  • Operate a personal computer system.
  • Operate mechanical painting machine for remarking.
  • Organise the erection of signposts.
  • Repair/replace minor structures.
  • Organize and control the spray of bitumen on road surfaces.

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Course Curriculum

  • Apply health and safety to a work area.
  • Apply quality principles on a construction site.
  • Establish and prepare a work area.
  • Handle, transport, store and utilize hazardous materials on a civil construction site.
  • Identify describe and use materials in civil engineering construction.
  • Implement roadside safety procedures.
  • Maintain records on a constuction site.
  • Render basic first aid.
  • Work in confined spaces on construction sites.
  • Calculate construction quantities to develop a work plan.
  • Interpret the composition, construction sequence and processes of the construction industry.
  • Procure materials, tools and equipment.
  • Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications.
  • Conduct a bituminous seal operation.
  • Erect and maintain guardrails on a road construction site.
  • Install manholes and chambers on a civil construction site.
  • Install precast concrete pipes.
  • Install road studs.
  • Maintain and repair bituminous road surfaces.
  • Operate a personal computer system.
  • Set out control point for centre line and edge line marking for road marking.
  • Construct precast kerbs and concrete channels on a roadworks construction site.
  • Erect directional signs (Range > 10 m2).
  • Erect fencing.
  • Erect palisade fencing.
  • Install road markers.
  • Operate mechanical painting machine for remarking.
  • Organise and control the compaction of hot mix asphalt.
  • Organise the erection of signposts.
  • Plan to conduct, repair and maintain work on un-surfaced road shoulders.
  • Repair/replace minor structures.
  • Set out control points for marking barrier lines and islands.
  • Set out control points for marking symbols.
  • Set out pipes, culverts and transfer levels.
  • Demonstrate an understanding and implement environmental initiatives on a construction project.
  • Organise and control the spraying of bitumen on road surfaces.

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