The NRSWA Unit LA or our Cat and Genny training courses teach you how to find and locate underground cables. 600 people are injured every year due to underground cables being damaged during excavation work on the highway. Many more are often injured through causing damage to water and gas pipes, these damages often incur high repair charges and loss of work. Know how to locate what is below your feet before you start digging!
You have to be 16 and over to attend an NRSWA course. If you are 16 or 17 you will need written consent from a parent or guardian to attend the course.
Yes we can get the trainer to tailor the course content to the specific needs of clients.
If you are not doing any excavating or reinstating in the footpath or road, but you need to sign off an area to work in. You might just need; 002 – Signing, lighting and guarding This is a 1 or 2 day course (depending on your location and experience) which… Read More »
The NRSWA Operative course is practical, there is some theory and written work but this is a small portion of the course. If you have any concerns, you can call and speak to our team. If you have a learning difficulty this isn’t a problem we can let the trainer know… Read More »
The NRSWA certificates and card are valid for 5 years. Once your card has expired you will need to refresh your training with the Re-Assessment. We also run these courses UK wide, with courses running weekly. Full courses themselves are 5 days long to attend in most locations, signing, lighting… Read More »
If you have lost your street works card you will need to phone SCOTVEC for a replacement on 0845 2702720.
If you drop kerbs and you are excavating and then putting the kerbs back, you will need to complete the 5 day course which generally covers units 1-6+ 9. Units covered do vary at each location. These courses run UK wide with dates running weekly.
If you are not doing any of the actual excavating or reinstating yourself and are just needing to monitor/ supervise the operatives, you will require the NRSWA Supervisor training.
Course prices vary by location, click on your course page and search for your location to find the price in your area.
The majority of our courses include lunch, this is based on location however and some do not. Once you have booked your course, you will receive joining instructions with lunch information included. If you have any dietary requirements please let us know so we can accommodate, if you would like… Read More »
The very nature of these workshops mean we need a minimum number of people for the course to run. This is both to make it financially viable as well as promoting a good environment for learning. If for any reason we need to cancel we’ll do our best to give you… Read More »
The PSS head office is in Basildon, Essex, but we have training centres/ locations UK wide.
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All of our prices include all the certification and/or cards for the course, there are no added extras for any certificates.
The full address is available on our location page for each venue, at the bottom of the home page, you’ll find a list of venues. If you can’t find the venue you need or would like to speak to the team they can help you and provide the course postcode… Read More »