Tunnelling operations
The suite contains National Occupational Standards (NOS) related to:
- Hand Miner
- Shaft Miner
- Tunnelling Machine Operator
- Machine Tunnelling Operative
- Spoil Removal Conveyor Operative
- Overground Spoil Removal Conveyor Operative
- Tunnelling Operative
- Tunnel Transport Operator
- Tunnel Fitter’s or Tunnel Electrician’s Mate
- Sprayed Concrete Lining Tunnelling Nozzleman
- Pipejacking, Box jacking or Micro-tunnelling Machine Operator
- Separation Plant Operative
- Tunnel Boring Machine Operator
You can view individual standards on the NOS database.
Current structures
CITB manages the structures for vocational qualifications. We base the content for these structures on the relevant National Occupational Standards.
The structures are approved by employers and industry stakeholders. Training organisations base their courses on the structures.
Recommended qualification structures
Recommended Qualification Structure for Tunnelling operations (Construction) Level 3 v2 (PDF, 149KB)
Structures for NVQs/SVQ
Level 2 Combined NVQ and TQT Structure for tunnelling operations (Construction) (PDF, 172KB)
Questions or feedback about these structures
If you would like to suggest changes to the current standards or have a suggestion for the structures, please complete our Standards enquiries form.
You may also be interested in...
- Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA)
National accreditation and awarding body in Scotland for qualifications specifically for Scotland - Qualifications Wales
Regulator of non-degree qualifications and the qualifications system in Wales - CITB Northern Ireland (CITBNI)
Industry training board for Northern Ireland in partnership with CITB as the Sector Skills Council for Construction for qualifying the construction workforce activities in Northern Ireland - The ‘Register ’ of regulated qualifications in England and Northern Ireland for accredited qualifications.
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