Recognised Route for Appointed Persons and Lift Planners
SVQ in Controlling Lifting Operations: Planning Lifts at SCQF Level 9
Evidence your skills, enhance your professional standing, and achieve recognition as a qualified lift planner at SCQF Level 9.
Demonstrate Your Competence, Strengthen Your Credibility, & Achieve A Nationally Recognised Qualification In Planning Complex Lifting Operations.
Gain recognition for your expertise in lifting operations and prove your competence with a qualification designed for appointed persons.
The SVQ in Controlling Lifting Operations: Planning Lifts at SCQF Level 9 is designed for professionals responsible for planning, supervising, and ensuring the safe execution of lifting operations. Delivered entirely in the workplace, it enables learners to demonstrate competence in real-world settings, supported by one-to-one assessor guidance.
This qualification is a recognised route to the CPCS Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) Card and supports applications for the Black CSCS Card , making it an essential step for those seeking to evidence their skills and progress into senior responsibility within lifting operations.
Key benefits of the programme include:
- Completion typically within 9 to 12 months, depending on role and evidence
- Delivered entirely in the workplace with one-to-one assessor support
- Nationally recognised qualification aligned to the National Occupational Standards for lifting operations
- Recognised route to the CPCS Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) Card and supports applications for the Black CSCS Card
- Strengthens career progression opportunities into senior lifting and construction management roles
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Who Is This Programme For?
This qualification is designed for professionals with responsibility for planning and overseeing lifting operations on construction sites and in civil engineering environments. It is particularly suited to those acting as appointed persons or lift planners, who need to demonstrate their competence in ensuring lifting activities are carried out safely, legally, and efficiently.
Typical job roles include appointed person (lifting operations), lift planner, site manager, crane supervisor, or senior operative with responsibility for coordinating lifting activities.
For those aiming to achieve the CPCS Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) Card, progress to the Black CSCS Card, or strengthen their professional recognition in lifting and site management, this SVQ provides a trusted and established route
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SVQ in Controlling Lifting Operations: Planning Lifts at SCQF Level 9
Strengthen Your Expertise & Step Into The Specialist Role Of Lift Planning
Delivered entirely in the workplace and supported by one-to-one assessor guidance, this qualification combines specialist competences in planning lifting operations with the leadership skills required of appointed persons. It equips learners with the knowledge and ability to plan lifting activities safely, allocate resources effectively, and ensure compliance with health, safety, welfare, and environmental standards.
The mandatory units include:
Develop and maintain good working relationships
Plan lifting activities
Plan and establish safety, health, welfare and environmental systems for lifting operations
Plan work activities and resources to meet project requirements
Evaluate and confirm work methods
Plan the preparation of the site for the project
Identify, allocate and plan the deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery
Together, these units confirm competence in the safe planning and management of lifting operations, providing formal recognition of your ability to act as an appointed person or lift planner. Successful completion supports applications for the CPCS Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) Card and the Black CSCS Card.
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A specialist work-based qualification designed for appointed persons and lift planners. It evidences competence in planning and overseeing lifting operations, ensuring they are carried out safely, legally, and efficiently.
This qualification is designed for professionals responsible for planning and controlling lifting operations in construction and civil engineering. It is particularly suited to those acting as appointed persons or lift planners, who must demonstrate competence in ensuring lifting activities are properly planned, resourced, and managed in line with legal and safety requirements.
Typical job roles include appointed person (lifting operations), lift planner, site manager, crane supervisor, or senior operative with responsibility for organising lifting activities.
For individuals aiming to achieve the CPCS Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) Card, progress to the Black CSCS Card, or strengthen their professional recognition in lifting and construction management, this SVQ provides a trusted and nationally recognised route.
Learners complete seven mandatory units covering the full scope of lift planning:
Developing and maintaining good working relationships
Planning lifting activities
Establishing health, safety, welfare and environmental systems for lifting operations
Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements
Evaluating and confirming work methods
Planning site preparation
Identifying, allocating and planning the use of plant, equipment, or machinery
The programme is delivered entirely in the workplace, supported by a dedicated assessor. There are no classroom requirements or written exams.
Typically 9–12 months, depending on your role, the pathway chosen, and the availability of workplace evidence.
Yes. It is aligned to the National Occupational Standards and is recognised as a route to the CPCS Appointed Person (Lifting Operations) Card and supports applications for the Black CSCS Card.
No formal qualifications are required. You must be working in a role with responsibility for planning and controlling lifting operations to provide the necessary evidence.
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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