Street Works

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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: E: customer@sqa.org.uk T: 0345 279 1000

Centre enquiries: E: mycentre@sqa.org.uk T: 0303 333 0330

For more information e-mail our Construction team at: construction@sqa.org.uk

The unit specifications are available to download below, or please e-mail the Construction Team to have copies e-mailed 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.

Operatives Awards

Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with a Cold-lay Bituminous Surface - G9T6 45

Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9T8 45

Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TE 45

Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Hot-lay and Cold-lay Bituminous Materials - G9TF 45

Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - SCQF Level 5 G9TG 45

Certificate in Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9ND 45

Supervisors Awards

Monitoring Excavation, Backfilling and Reinstatement of Construction Layers with Bituminous Materials - G9T7 46

Monitoring Excavation in the Road/Highway - G9T9 46

Monitoring Reinstatement of Concrete Slabs - G9TA 46

Monitoring Reinstatement of Construction Layers in Bituminous Materials - G9TC 46

Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces and Concrete Footways - G9TD 46

Certificate in Monitoring Signing, Lighting and Guarding - G9NC 46

Reassessed Operative Awards

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

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

Latest Updates

Street Works assessment during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

25 May 2020

SQA has been in discussions with HAUC UK to agree appropriate arrangements for assessing and reassessing Street Works qualifications. HAUC UK has not advised us of any adaptions that can be made to conditions of assessment for Street Works qualifications. Centres must therefore continue to comply with the conditions of assessment detailed in the Street Works assessment strategy document (November 2019), when assessing and re-assessing candidates. 

We have contacted centres to advise the appropriate arrangements for delivering and assessing Street Works qualifications during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

View the full update to Street Works centres.

Qualification Verification Summary Reports

Qualification Verification Summary Reports (previously Internal Assessment Reports)