Wheeled Loading Shovel Training (experienced)

Duration

Minimum

14 hours including assessment time

• 1 learner. 1 trainer. 1 machine

21 hours including assessment time

• 2 learners. 1 trainer. 1 machine

28 hours including assessment time

• 3 learners. 1 trainer. 1 machine

Learners must cover all learning outcomes of the standard in full, the trainer must decide and be able to demonstrate and document their decisions for choosing the learners route based on their knowledge and skills through a documented profiling approach. Evidence of the profiling and decisions must be kept and made available on request.

The duration must not be reduced.

Delegates pre-requisites

The learner holds a current industry recognised red card within the plant category or has equivalent experience. The trainer must decide and be able to demonstrate a thorough initial assessment and document their decisions for choosing the experienced route based on the learners knowledge and skills through a documented profiling approach.

Purpose/scope

The purpose and scope of this standard is to provide the delegate with the skills and knowledge to support the following:

• operation of a loading shovel – to carry out basic extraction, stockpiling and loading work
• site the machine safely and efficiently for extraction, stockpiling and loading duties
• carry out checks and minor adjustments and prepare the machine for work
• travel the machine within site conditions
• understand the capabilities, purposes, and limitations of using the loading shovel for extraction, creating stockpiles, ramps, and loading duties
• comply with all safety requirements
• interpret given information to carry out, loading, and ground levelling duties to given tolerances.
• understand the relevant legislation relating to work activities
• identify the machine components and operator controls
• explain the loading and unloading procedures on and off a transporter
• Shut down the machinery safely at the end of its operation

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):

• Operative

Instruction/ supervision

As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

Essential:

• either
  a) a current card issued by one of the CSCS partner plant schemes at instructor/trainer/assessor level bearing the category of wheeled loading shovel
  or
  b) a current card issued by one of the CSCS partner plant schemes at operator level bearing the category of wheeled loading shovel
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training or equivalent qualification listed in Appendix 3 of the Requirements for Approved Centres
• Health and safety qualification at or equivalent to construction site management level, examples of which can be found in Appendix 6 of the Requirements for Approved Training Organisations
• in addition to the required qualifications, the trainer must be able to demonstrate ‘operational’ experience of operating the wheeled loading shovel relating to the training they are delivering. This can be demonstrated with a valid and in date blue card from a ‘Recognised Organisation’ and a minimum of 1 year operating experience

Desirable:

• S/NVQ Level 2 Plant Operations in the specific category being trained
• Level 3 Certificate in Assessing Vocational Achievement

Delivery

Training and assessment may be delivered in an on or off-site environment.

Where training and assessment takes place within a working construction site environment, training must be segregated from productive work within a prescribed training area, which has been risk assessed and has appropriate control measures in place as required by current legislation and regulations.

All equipment required for the training must be set aside specifically for the training session and be available for the entire training duration. Equipment is not to be shared with the working construction site. The equipment used for training and assessment must be a machine thats principle function is a wheeled loading shovel with an operating weight of no less than 7 tonnes.

Welfare facilities must be provided wherever training and assessment takes place, and this should meet relevant legislation.

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for Learners to achieve learning outcomes delivery and assessment criteria, and must comply with relevant legislation, regulations and industry agreed requirements.

The class size and learner/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable learners to achieve the learning outcomes.

Irrespective of the number of learners, effective learning must be maintained for all learners. Equal and sufficient practical engagement needs to be considered.

The following training methods may be used in the delivery of this standard:

• face to face learning environment (such as a classroom/workshop/site office) for theoretical learning & assessment
• on or off the job site environment for practical learning and assessment
• simulator for practical training

note – if a simulator is used, it can only comprise of a total of 10% of overall practical training and not used in any assessment.

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course practical assessment and knowledge test that has a clear pass or fail criteria as set out by the card scheme. The marking criteria must effectively measure every aspect of each learning outcome and additional guidance for training and assessment.

Assessment must adhere to all points on the CITB Requirements for Approved Training Organisations including Appendix 6 which provides further guidance for assessment.

Quality assurance

Recognised standard

CITB will gain assurance through the Recognised Organisations’ quality arrangements.

Approved Training Organisations’ will be required to supply confirmation of approval (centre approval and scheme approval) with the related Recognised Organisations’ awarding organisation or body. In most cases this will be an approval certificate provided by the Recognised Organisations’ awarding organisation or body, listing the routes, qualifications, and categories they are approved to deliver. In addition, a copy of the most recent external quality assurance monitoring report will be required, relating to the standard that you wish to be approved for.

This information will be reviewed by CITB’s quality assurance team. Approval will be subject to the required Recognised Organisations’ documentation being supplied by you. As part of the quality assurance checks, CITB may confirm the accuracy of documentation with the issuing organisation.

Please refer to the Requirements for Approved Training Organisations Appendix 6 for further guidance on quality assurance.

Renewal 

There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.

Classification

Lifetime (Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate)

Learner outcomes

Including additional guidance to support training delivery and final assessment - Wheeled Loading Shovel Training (experienced) (PDF, 308KB)

Additional information about this standard

Where EU legislation is listed this should be followed unless superseded by updated legislation, as result of (but not limited to) Brexit

• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations – Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
• Health and Safety at Work Act - HSE
• The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations - HSE
• Road Traffic Act - Act of Parliament
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
• A guide to workplace transport safety - HSE
• Safety signs and signals. The Health and Safety Regulations - HSE
• Avoiding danger from overhead power lines – HSE
• Excavation and underground services - HSE
• Avoiding danger from underground services - HSE
• The Work at Height Regulations - HSE
• The Confined Spaces Regulations - HSE
• Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations – RIDDOR - HSE