Street Works · THIRSK & YORKSHIRE
NRSWA Operatives – Full Course
New Roads and Street Works training covering highway excavations, signing, guarding and reinstatement.
COURSE OVERVIEW
NRSWA OPERATIVES – FULL COURSE TRAINING IN YORKSHIRE
New Roads and Street Works training covering highway excavations, signing, guarding and reinstatement. Tell us the work you do and the experience of your team, and we can help you choose a suitable training or assessment route at our Thirsk centre or at your workplace.

NRSWA Street Works Operatives Course in Yorkshire
Designed for people who physically carry out road and street works, this route covers the relevant operative competencies for work in the highway. Required units depend on the activities undertaken, rather than a single qualification automatically covering every task.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
- Location and avoidance of underground apparatus
- Signing, lighting and guarding working areas
- Highway excavation and safe reinstatement principles
- Selecting the operative units appropriate to the work
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Street works operatives, utility contractors, groundworkers and highways teams.
Qualification route: Operative and supervisor street works qualifications are separate. Individual certificates usually need renewing at five-year intervals. We can discuss the appropriate units and assessments.
TRAINING IN THIRSK & ACROSS YORKSHIRE
Plant & Safety Training Yorkshire Ltd is based at Thirsk Rural Business Centre, North Yorkshire. We welcome individuals and employer groups across Yorkshire and the North East. Course venues, assessment arrangements, certification, prices and dates are confirmed before booking.
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QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS COURSE
Do I need every operative unit?
Not necessarily. The required qualifications must match your duties. Contact us for help selecting relevant units.
Does an operative qualification also allow me to supervise?
Not automatically. Supervisor qualifications are separate under the street works framework.
How do I get a street works card?
Following successful approved assessment and registration, qualifications are recorded through the relevant Street Works Qualifications Register process. We can discuss the appropriate route.
