Street Works
SQA offers a complete suite of Street Works qualifications for operatives and supervisors working on the roads/highways (reference to the unit specifications can be seen below). These Street Works qualifications meet the requirements of the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (NRSW) which requires work involving the installation, renewal, maintenance and inspection of underground apparatus in the highway to be under the control of competent persons who are in possession of a valid Street Works card.
Qualifications are delivered through SQA approved centres. For further information please contact:
General enquiries form, T: Call 0345 279 1000
Centre form, T: Call 0303 333 0330
For more information email our Construction team
The unit specifications are available to download below, or please email the Construction team to have copies emailed to you.
Street Works Qualifications with Component Units and Codes (19 KB)
Due to changes in legislation, the card number has been removed from the title.
Compliance documents
These documents provide information on the requirements of each of the Street Work Schemes, these will assist you to ensure you meet and continue to the meet the necessary criteria.
- Introduction of new requirements to Training and Accreditation 2020 (205 KB)
- Street Works Assessment Strategy (June 2021) (385 KB)
- High Level Comparison of The Street Works Assessment Strategy (243 KB)
Use the tabs below to open each section individually. Alternatively you can show all the sections.
Operatives Awards
If learners are working in Scotland or England they do not have to complete the awards listed and may undertake each unit individually, the awards are now only applicable in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with a Cold-lay Bituminous Surface - G9T6 45
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M5 04 (212 KB)
- Excavation in the Road/Highway - F933 04 (234 KB)
- Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials - F934 04 (235 KB)
- Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials - F935 04 (255 KB)
- Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - F936 04 (220 KB)
Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9T8 45
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M5 04 (212 KB)
- Excavation in the Road/Highway - F933 04 (234 KB)
Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TE 45
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M5 04 (212 KB)
- Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - F938 04 (262 KB)
Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Hot-lay and Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - G9TF 45
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M5 04 (212 KB)
- Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - F936 04 (220 KB)
- Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials - F937 04 (257 KB)
Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - SCQF Level 5 G9TG 45
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M5 04 (212 KB)
- Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - F939 04 (246 KB)
Certificate in Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9ND 45
Supervisors Awards
If learners are working in Scotland or England they do not have to complete the awards listed and may undertake each unit individually, the awards are now only applicable in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Monitoring Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with Bituminous Materials - G9T7 46
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 0 (231 KB)4
- Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M4 04 (220 KB)
- Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - F93A 04 (255 KB)
- Monitoring Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials - F93C 04 (241 KB)
- Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-bituminous Materials - F93D 04 (227 KB)
- Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous Materials - F93E 04 (230 KB)
Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9T9 46
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M4 04 (220 KB)
- Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - F93A 04 (255 KB)
Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TA 46
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M4 04 (220 KB)
- Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - F93F 04 (215 KB)
Monitoring Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Bituminous Materials - G9TC 46
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M4 04 (220 KB)
- Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous Materials - F93E 04 (230 KB)
Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - G9TD 46
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus - F932 04 (231 KB)
- Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - F8M4 04 (220 KB)
- Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - F93G 04 (232 KB)
Certificate in Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9NC 46
Reassessed Operative Awards
If learners are working in Scotland or England they do not have to complete the awards listed and may undertake each unit individually, the awards are now only applicable in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Please Note: Reassessment Units must be assessed by use of preset Multi-choice examination papers which sample the theory of the relevant Street Works Unit. The Examination for each unit must be obtained from SQA.
Reassessed Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with a Cold-lay Bituminous Surface - G9TH 45
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
- Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway (103) - F92H 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (104) - F92J 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials (105) - F92K 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials (106) - F92L 04
Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9TK 45
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
- Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway (103) - F92H 04
Reassessed Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Hot-lay and Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - G9TV 45
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials (106) - F92L 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials (107) - F92M 04
Reassessed Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TT 45
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (108) - F92N 04
Reassessed Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - G9TW 45
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (109) - F92P 04
Reassessed Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9TX 45
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
Reassessed Supervisors Awards
If learners are working in Scotland or England they do not have to complete the awards listed and may undertake each unit individually, the awards are now only applicable in Wales and Northern Ireland.
Please Note: Reassessment Units must be assessed by use of preset Multi-choice examination papers which sample the theory of the relevant Street Works Unit. The Examination for each unit must be obtained from SQA.
Reassessed Monitoring Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with Bituminous Materials - G9TJ 46
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway (111) - F92T 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (112) - F92V 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-bituminous Materials (113) - F92W 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous materials (114) - F92X 04
Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9TL 46
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway (111) - F92T 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Bituminous Materials - G9TM 46
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous materials (114) - F92X 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TN 46
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (115) - F92Y 04
Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - G9TP 46
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (116) - F930 04
Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9TR 46
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
Updates and reports
Qualification Verification Summary Reports
Update to SOLAR and SQA Connect process
We updated SOLAR, our digital assessment system, to improve the process of entering and resulting candidates for Street Works qualifications in September 2023.
This applies to the initial assessment units and reassessment units listed below.
In SOLAR, the Street Works assessments are available as standard (HTML) and legacy (Flash) versions. Please follow the steps below, noting the differences between the standard (HTML) and legacy (Flash) versions.
Guidance for standard (HTML) version
- Entries: Please enter candidate details once, on SQA Connect, rather than entering them on both SOLAR and SQA Connect. The details will then automatically transfer to SOLAR. Please note, you may need to wait up to an hour for updated candidate details to display on SOLAR.
- Initial Assessments: The initial assessment units listed below are assessed using a SOLAR assessment and a practical assessment. For this reason, results for the SOLAR assessment will not automatically pass to SQA Connect. Please enter results for these units manually on SQA Connect – Candidate Services when both assessments are completed, as per the current process.
- Reassessments: For the reassessment units below, the results will automatically pass to SQA Connect once the candidate has completed the reassessment, without the need for any further input from you.
Guidance for legacy (Flash) version
- Entries: Please enter candidate details once, on SQA Connect, rather than entering them on both SOLAR and SQA Connect. The details will then automatically transfer to SOLAR. Please note, you may need to wait up to an hour for updated candidate details to display on SOLAR. You will have to associate the candidate with the Street Works Initial Assessments or Street Works Re-assessments, as per the current process.
- For both the initial assessment units and reassessment units below, you will still need to check results on SOLAR and input to SQA Connect as is the current process.
Changes to SOLAR access
We will provide you with access to the standard (HTML) versions of Street Works Initial Assessments and/or Street Works Re-assessments, depending on which qualifications you have approval for, if you do not already have access to these. This will be completed by Wednesday 13 September.
The standard (HTML) assessments work on multiple devices including Windows laptops/desktops, iPads, Chromebooks, and tablets.
If you no longer require access to the legacy (Flash) version of Street Works Initial Assessments or Street Works Re-assessments, please contact the Digital Services Support Helpdesk and we will remove these from your account.
Initial Assessment Units
- Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (001) - F932 04
- Signing, Lighting and Guarding (002) - F8M5 04
- Excavation in the Road/Highway (003) - F933 04
- Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (004) - F934 04
- Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials (005) - F935 04
- Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials (006) - F936 04
- Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials (007) - F937 04
- Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (008) - F938 04
- Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (009) - F939 04
- Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (010) - F8M4 04
- Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway (011) - F93A 04
- Monitoring Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (012) - F93C 04
- Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-bituminous Materials (013) - F93D 04
- Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous Materials (014) - F93E 04
- Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (015) - F93F 04
- Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (016) - F93G 04
Re-assessment Units
- Reassessed Location and Avoidance of Underground Apparatus (101) - F92F 04
- Reassessed Signing, Lighting & Guarding (102) - F92G 04
- Reassessed Excavation in the Road/Highway (103) - F92H 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (104) - F92J 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials (105) - F92K 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials (106) - F92L 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials (107) - F92M 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (108) - F92N 04
- Reassessed Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (109) - F92P 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding (110) - F92R 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway (111) - F92T 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement and Compaction of Backfill Materials (112) - F92V 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub-base and Roadbase in Non-Bituminous Materials (113) - F92W 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous Materials (114) - F92X 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs (115) - F92Y 04
- Reassessed Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways (116) - F930 04
Support
If you need support or information on SOLAR you can contact the Digital Services Support Helpdesk. There are several ways you can contact the team:
- Complete the Helpdesk Support form .
- Email DAS.Helpdesk@sqa.org.uk.
- If you need to contact the team urgently, call 0345 213 5060.
Our helpdesk is available from Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm. Any breaks in this service will be noted in the ‘Latest updates’ section on the homepage of the SOLAR website .
If you need support on SQA Connect with regards to your candidate data, you can contact the Centre Support Team. There are several ways you can contact the team:
- Email records@sqa.org.uk.
- If you need to contact the team urgently, call 0345 213 6015.
Queries on the Assessment
HAUC (UK) Assessment Comment Form (26 KB)
If you have a query regarding any of the questions or answers on the Street Works online Assessment, please complete the form and email it to construction@sqa.org.uk to investigate and raise it with HAUC (UK).
Enhanced Quality Assurance Arrangements
Alongside our standard quality assurance processes for Street Works qualifications, we also carry out enhanced quality assurance arrangements to comply with qualification and regulatory requirements. These additional measures comprise of two distinct components: unannounced activity and indirect claim status.
Unannounced activity
Due to requirements in HAUCs assessment strategy, SQA conducts unannounced activity to ensure that standards and conditions of assessments are being met and maintained.
Centres delivering assessments for these qualifications must advise SQA a minimum of 5 working days prior to the assessment taking place by completing the MS Form available in the Quality Assurance section of the website
Indirect Claim Status
Indirect claim status will be applied to centres coming forward for approval for Street Works qualifications, either as a first time SQA centre, or at an existing SQA approved centre.
In practice, this means that prior to certificating candidates, a successful qualification verification activity has to take place. Further information and guidance on the indirect claim status process is available in the Quality Assurance section of the website
Related Information
- Results Services
- Other Construction Qualifications
- Street Works (HAUC) reassessment form (502 KB)
- Evidence retention requirements (148 KB)
- Retention of candidate assessment records (100 KB)
- Assessment and Reassessment Materials
- DfT
- DfT Guidance
- HAUC UK
- NIRAUC
- RAUC Scotland
- Statutory Instruments 1992 No 1675 ROADS AND BRIDGES, SCOTLAND
- Statutory Instruments 2009 No 2257 Highways England
- Streetworks Qualification Register (SWQR)