Modern Apprenticeships Scotland

Construction Technical at SCQF Level 7 Apprenticeship Framework

Develop your technical and supervisory skills, gain industry recognition, and evidence your competence in leading teams and managing construction activities through a qualification built around the realities of construction projects

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Gain the recognition to progress with the Construction Technical at SCQF Level 7 Apprenticeship Framework

Earn a nationally recognised qualification through Kingdom Academy’s sector-leading delivery model.

The Construction Technical at SCQF Level 7 Apprenticeship Framework is designed for individuals with responsibility for technical or supervisory roles in construction. It provides a formal route to demonstrate competence in areas such as health and safety, planning and resource management, communication, quality assurance, and specialist supervision activities.

Delivered in the workplace and supported by one-to-one assessor guidance, the qualification is evidence-based and tailored to your current role. Learners complete a broad set of mandatory units, alongside routeway-specific units that reflect the specialist requirements of their projects - whether in site supervision, residential development, highways maintenance, or controlling lifting operations.

Key benefits of the programme include:

  • Completion in 12 to 18 months
  • Delivered in the workplace, minimising time away from site or office
  • Tailored assessment reflecting live projects and responsibilities
  • Achievement rates exceeding the national average
  • Recognised by the CIOB

Why You Should Choose
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Who Is This Programme For?

This qualification is aimed at those working in technical and supervisory roles across construction, from managing site operations to overseeing specialist activities. It is particularly suited to individuals with responsibility for planning resources, monitoring progress, coordinating teams or subcontractors, and maintaining health, safety, and quality standards. Typical job roles include site supervisor, assistant site manager, section supervisor, highways maintenance supervisor, housebuilding supervisor, or lifting operations supervisor.

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Your Learning Journey...

Stage One

Eligibility & Enrolment

Your journey begins with enrolment and induction. We’ll confirm eligibility, explore funding options, and introduce you to your dedicated Kingdom Academy assessor. You’ll receive a clear plan for your qualification and how assessment will work in your role.

📋 What to Expect:

  • Course introduction and overview

  • Mapping your current role to the SVQ standards

  • Induction to our online learning and support tools

🔑 Key Outcome: You’ll start with confidence, knowing exactly what’s ahead.

Stage One

Stage Two

Core Competence Development

The SVQ is made up of mandatory units that cover the essential competences required for technical and supervisory roles. These ensure learners can plan work, manage resources, maintain safety, coordinate teams, and deliver quality on construction projects.

📋 Mandatory Units Cover:

  • Developing and maintaining effective working relationships

  • Implementing, maintaining and reviewing systems for health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental protection

  • Assessing and agreeing work methods

  • Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements

  • Coordinating work operations and monitoring progress against agreed programmes

  • Allocating and monitoring the use of plant, equipment or machinery

  • Implementing and managing communication systems

  • Controlling work to meet agreed quality standards

  • Contributing to controlling work quantities and costs

  • Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of the work

In addition to the core units, learners complete specialist units from their chosen routeway, ensuring the qualification reflects their current role — whether supervising site operations, coordinating housebuilding projects, managing highways maintenance, or overseeing lifting operations.

📋 Optional Units May Include:

  • Supervising retrofit planning or installation

  • Monitoring people’s performance

  • Enabling learning opportunities

  • Identifying and supporting work teams

  • Supervising activities to traditional or heritage buildings

  • Managing personal development

🔑 Key Outcome: Competence in both the mandatory units and the specialist skills of your chosen routeway, providing recognition of your capability and supporting progression to senior supervisory and management roles.

Stage Two

Stage Three

Workplace Evidence Collection

Throughout the qualification, you will collect workplace evidence to build a portfolio demonstrating your competence across all required units.

📋 What to Expect:

  • Structured evidence plan agreed with your assessor

  • Workplace documentation, reports, schedules, and records

  • Professional discussions and reflective accounts

  • Witness testimonies from colleagues or supervisors

🔑 Key Outcome: A complete, verified portfolio mapped to the National Occupational Standards.

Stage Three

Stage Four

Progress Reviews & Mentoring

Regular reviews with your assessor ensure you stay on track and continue to meet the standards while applying learning directly in your workplace.

📋 What to Expect:

  • One-to-one progress reviews

  • Constructive feedback and support

  • Adjustments to your plan as needed

🔑 Key Outcome: Consistent progress and ongoing professional growth.

Stage Four

Stage Five

Completion & Professional Recognition

On successful completion, you’ll achieve the SVQ in Construction Technical at SCQF Level 7 Apprenticeship, a qualification widely recognised across the construction industry.

📋 What to Expect:

  • Final portfolio submission and verification

  • Official Qualifications Scotland certification

  • Guidance on progression routes, including higher-level SVQs or NVQs

🔑 Key Outcome: A formal qualification demonstrating your ability to take on technical and supervisory responsibilities to industry standards.

Stage Five
SVQ in Construction Technical at SCQF Level 7 Apprenticeship

Build the Expertise to Supervise Construction Projects Effectively

Delivered entirely in the workplace and supported by one-to-one assessor guidance, this qualification combines core technical and supervisory skills with evidence-based assessment. It equips learners to plan and coordinate resources, oversee work activities, maintain safety systems, and ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget, and to the required quality standards.

The mandatory units include:

  • Developing and maintaining effective working relationships

  • Implementing, maintaining and reviewing systems for health, safety, welfare, wellbeing and environmental protection

  • Assessing and agreeing work methods

  • Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements

  • Coordinating work operations and monitoring progress against agreed programmes

  • Allocating and monitoring the use of plant, equipment or machinery

  • Implementing and managing communication systems

  • Controlling work to meet agreed quality standards

  • Contributing to controlling work quantities and costs

  • Maintaining the dimensional accuracy of the work

In addition to the mandatory units, learners will complete specialist units tailored to their routeway. This may involve supervising construction projects, coordinating housebuilding works, overseeing highways maintenance, or controlling lifting operations, depending on the learner’s role.

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Four Specialist Pathways to Suit Your Role...

Construction Site Supervision (Building & Civil Engineering)

Construction Site Supervision (Building & Civil Engineering)

This routeway develops competence in supervising building and civil engineering projects. Learners gain the skills to coordinate site operations, manage resources, monitor progress, and maintain safety and quality standards. It is well suited to those taking on responsibility for day-to-day supervision across a range of construction projects.

Construction Site Supervision (Highways Maintenance & Repair)

Construction Site Supervision (Highways Maintenance & Repair)

This routeway focuses on supervising highways maintenance and repair projects. Learners build the ability to plan and monitor roadworks, manage teams, and ensure compliance with safety and quality requirements. It is ideal for those overseeing works such as resurfacing, drainage, or carriageway maintenance.

Construction Site Supervision (Residential Development)

Construction Site Supervision (Residential Development)

This routeway is designed for supervisors working on residential projects, including new build housing developments. Learners develop the skills to coordinate trades, manage resources, and maintain quality standards within housebuilding environments. It is particularly suited to those working for housebuilders or on large-scale residential schemes.

Controlling Lifting Operations (Supervising Lifts)

Controlling Lifting Operations (Supervising Lifts)

This routeway develops the competence needed to plan, supervise, and control lifting operations on site. Learners build skills in ensuring safety, coordinating lifting teams, and supervising the use of cranes and lifting equipment. It is aimed at those with responsibility for managing lifting activities safely and effectively.
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We have a great relationship with Kingdom Academy, especially with the delivery of apprenticeships. Kingdom are our main CIH apprenticeship provider, and we enrol new learners continuously. We work very closely to ensure that the learner journey is a great one, and that both us and Kingdom are having their needs met. The support we receive is incredibly helpful and we know that any concerns we have will be taken seriously and acted on in a timely manner. We love working with Kingdom"
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Essential Information

All the important information you need to move forward with confidence.

A work-based qualification that evidences competence in technical and supervisory roles within construction. It covers mandatory units in planning, health and safety, quality, and resource management, alongside specialist routeways in site supervision (building & civil engineering, highways, residential) or controlling lifting operations.

This programme is aimed at site supervisors, assistant site managers, section supervisors, highways maintenance supervisors, residential development supervisors, and lifting operations supervisors who want to gain a nationally recognised qualification while continuing to work on site.

Core topics include workplace health and safety, planning work, monitoring progress, controlling quality and costs, and coordinating teams. Learners also complete units specific to their chosen routeway.

This is a work-based qualification, so all learning takes place through your day-to-day role, guided by a dedicated assessor. You will have regular one-to-one sessions (online or on site) to review progress, receive feedback, and plan your evidence. Learning is supported by professional discussions, guidance on best practice, and tailored resources, with all assessment activity designed to fit around your work commitments.

Most learners complete the qualification in 12 to 18 months. The exact duration depends on your role, the availability of evidence, and the frequency of review meetings with your assessor.

Yes. This qualification is widely recognised across the construction industry and supports career progression into senior roles. It can also contribute towards professional membership routes such as CIOB.

No formal qualifications are required, but you must be in a senior construction role that allows you to demonstrate the competences in the SVQ. Experience in managing projects, people, and resources is essential.

Yes. Modern Apprenticeship funding may be available for eligible employees in Scotland. We will confirm your eligibility and employer contribution at enquiry stage.

To apply for the course or learn more about upcoming start dates, please complete the enrolment enquiry form below, and a member of our team will get in touch with you to discuss your options and next steps.

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