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Level 5 Diploma In Controlling Lifting Operations – Planning Lifts

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Funding

Funding opportunities via the MOD’s Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) Scheme are available for both service personnel and service leavers. Those with six years of service experience can receive up to £1,000 per claim instalment, while individuals with eight years of service experience may be eligible for up to £2,000 per claim instalment.

Next Steps

Before you start work on your qualification you will meet with your assessor to discuss what you need to do to complete your qualification. This can include:

  • checking you are taking the right qualification level
  • checking you have chosen suitable units
  • identifying any training or learning you will need to help you gain your qualification
  • agreeing an assessment plan
  • signing a learning contract

As part of this meeting, you will discuss the skills and knowledge you may already have, and decide how this can be used towards your qualification. This process is sometimes called a skill scan.

Once you have chosen your units you will make and agree an assessment plan with your assessor. This will show:

  • the units the plan covers
  • when you will be assessed
  • where the assessment will take place
  • what you will be doing
  • what evidence you will produce
  • who will assess you

 

The plan should also indicate the methods of assessment to be used to collect your evidence. Evidence can include:

  • direct observation in the workplace by a qualified assessor
  • witness testimony of work carried out by you in the workplace written by an expert witness
  • questioning – this could be verbal, written or computer based
  • other evidence which can include photographs or personal accounts
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NVQ Controlling Planning Lifts Level 5

About this NVQ

The Level 5 NVQ Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations (Construction) – Planning Lifts is a competence-based qualification for construction professionals responsible for planning lifting operations involving suspended loads (often in roles such as Lift Planner / Appointed Person). It’s designed to recognise real workplace competence — showing you can plan lifts safely, select suitable methods and resources, and ensure lifting activities are properly controlled. 

This qualification is achieved in a real workplace environment, meaning candidates are typically employed in a role that allows them to produce evidence of planning and controlling lifts. There are generally no formal entry requirements, but you must have the right level of responsibility and access to suitable lifting operations to build a valid portfolio. 

As a work-based NVQ, assessment is completed through on-the-job evidence (rather than classroom exams), so you can progress while continuing your day-to-day role and responsibilities

How Completing This Course Will Help You:
  • Progress into Senior Lifting Roles: Demonstrate competence as a Lift Planner / Appointed Person responsible for planning lifting operations and controlling risk on site.
  • Work-Based Assessment: No traditional exams—achievement is evidenced through real work outputs and professional practice in the workplace.
  • Improve Lifting Safety & Control: Strengthen how lifts are planned, resourced, and managed—helping reduce incidents and improve compliance with safe systems of work.
  • Ofqual-Regulated Recognition: A nationally recognised Level 5 NVQ on the RQF (for example, the NOCN version is listed with qualification number 610/0808/4).
  • Build Credibility on Site: Evidence advanced planning capability—supporting trust with clients, principal contractors, and wider project teams.
  • Flexible Progression: Complete at your own pace while remaining fully operational in your current role.
Units

To Complete This Level 5 NVQ Diploma In Controlling Lifting Operations – Planning Lifts, The Candidate Will Need To Complete all mandatory units.

  • Developing and maintaining good working relationships in the workplace 

  • Planning lifting activities in the workplace

  • Planning and establishing safety, health, welfare and environmental systems for lifting operations in the workplace

  • Planning work activities and resources to meet project requirements in the workplace

  • Evaluating and confirming work methods in the workplace

  • Planning the preparation of the site for the project in the workplace

  • Identifying, allocating and planning the deployment and use of plant, equipment or machinery in the workplace

Methods of Assessment

The method of assessment is a one-step journey:

Completing an NVQ doesn’t require you to take traditional exams. Instead, assessment is based around your competency in fulfilling your job role duties to meet occupational standards. Assessors will evaluate you based on the contents of your portfolio. It’s essential to maintain this portfolio with evidence showcasing the tasks, duties, and accomplishments you’ve accomplished in work.

 
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