Apprenticeship

Highway Maintenance

This course teaches civil engineering principles as well as the processes involved in health and safety, and levelling and setting out.

Highway Maintenance

nest_clock_farsight_analog 16 weeks of training over 24 months, plus on-the-job experience
pin_drop Glasgow (Scotland)
nest_clock_farsight_analog Continuous start dates available
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Course content

This course includes:

  • Establishing work are protection

  • Segregation of highway works

  • Locating and protecting utilities in the highway

  • Excavation

  • Reinstatement of highways.

You’ll also study personal skills. These include:

  • Maths

  • English

  • Communication

  • Employment responsibilities and rights

  • Health and safety

  • Drug and alcohol awareness

  • Safe use of ladders

  • Manual handling

  • Safe use of small plant

  • Teaching and assessment.

Download the delivery programme for this course (PDF, 125KB)

Knowledge, skills and behaviours

  • Interpreting information

  • Estimating resources

  • Basic building methods

  • Building elements.

Teaching and assessment

16 weeks of training over 24 months.

Week 1: Induction

Weeks 2 to 16: Theoretical and practical training at NCC Scotland in two-week blocks, with work-based SVQ assessment

Regular assessment by:

  • Written and practical assessments

  • Verbal questioning and presentation

  • Multiple-choice testing

  • College and site-based activity journals

  • Evidence of work experience completed through OneFile

What you get

  • SVQ Road Building and Maintenance SCQF Level 5

  • Certificated core skills in literacy, numeracy, and ICT

Entry requirements

Academic requirements:

You’ll need to complete a skills learning exercise to help us assess your suitability for this course. Further tests at college are also possible.

General requirements:

  1. Good level of physical fitness. This course includes strenuous physical activity.

  2. Comfortable working at heights.

  3. Comfortable working in confined spaces.

  4. Comfortable wearing PPE/RPE.

  5. Able to work to deadlines.

  6. Valid form of ID. See accepted forms of ID.

By booking a course, you agree to follow our Terms and Conditions.

Grants and funding

Apprenticeship grants are available for eligible employers. For further information please visit our grant pages.

Why choose NCC?

NCC offer industry leading training with expert instructors, personal development, enhanced welfare support and grants/funding solutions for all your apprenticeship needs.

For more information, email ncc.accountmanager@citb.co.uk or call 0344 994 4433