NCO Level 2 Conversion Gas to Water Main Layer CABWI

Suitable For

The qualification can be used to up-skill existing staff. It is also one of the Level 2 qualifications that may be taken by apprentices working on the SASE apprenticeship framework for The Water Industry.

Aims

• All learners must complete the following 3 mandatory units:
• Maintain a safe and secure working environment in water network construction.
• Joint materials by mechanical means on water network construction.
• Install water mains up to 150mm nominal bore or 180mm polyethylene. Learners may take the following units, but they do not contribute to the achievement to the full certificate:
• Reinstate excavation and pavement surfaces after utility network construction operations.
• Joint materials by butt fusion processes between 180mm and 315mm for utilities network construction.
• Joint materials by butt fusion processes above 315mm for utilities network construction.
• Install water mains from 150mm-300mm nominal bore or 180mm-315mm polyethylene.
• Install water mains above 300mm nominal bore or 315mm polyethylene.
• Conduct pressure and soundness testing or water network engineering products or assets.
• Restore water network components to operational condition by repair.

Prerequisites

• There are no entry requirements for this qualification. However, as there is a requirement for the learners to provide evidence from workplace activities, the learner must be working in the water industry and undertaking main laying activities on a regular basis.
  
  Candidates must hold an NCO Level 2 Main Layer in Gas to be eligible to convert to a water qualification.