Fast, flexible NVQs to upgrade your Red card to Blue — no exams, no classroom.
CADUK Skills Academy specialises in remote, workplace-based NVQs for Plant Operations and Controlling Lifting Activities. As part of the CADUK group of companies, a trusted provider of construction NVQs since 2011, we help experienced workers gain the qualifications they need to progress.
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We offer a focused range of construction NVQs, including Plant Operations and Controlling Lifting Activities, delivered entirely online.
Built on more than a decade of industry experience through the CADUK group, we deliver practical, respected NVQs that help experienced workers get qualified — fast.
No written work or classroom study. You’ll collect real evidence from your day-to-day work, such as videos, photos, and site documents, and upload them to our online ePortfolio.
Your assessor will observe your workplace performance through these videos or, where needed, during a site visit. They’ll then review everything with you, provide clear feedback, and guide you step by step to complete your NVQ smoothly and efficiently.
If you're experienced, our fast-track assessment process helps you complete your NVQ quickly and efficiently.
With your workplace evidence ready, you could complete your NVQ in as little as a week. There’s no written work or classroom study — just clear steps, direct assessor feedback, and rapid results.
Our assessors are time-served construction professionals who understand how real site work operates.
With their background in plant and lifting operations, they make the assessment fair, practical, and focused on genuine workplace competence.
If you’re ready to upgrade your Red CPCS or NPORS Card, click the button below and choose your NVQ category. Our assessors will guide you through the process and confirm your suitability before enrolment.
Genuine feedback from construction professionals who’ve completed their NVQs with our fast, flexible online assessments.
Whether you’re unsure which NVQ is right for you, need help with the application process, or want to understand how online assessment works — our team is ready to guide you.
The NVQ isn't a training course. It's an assessment of the work you already do on site.
At CADUK Skills Academy, we've developed a remote assessment process that allows experienced operators to complete their NVQ online. Candidates can also choose an on-site assessment if preferred.
For on-site assessments, the assessor visits your workplace, observes you carrying out your normal duties, reviews site documents and completes the discussion with you in person.
For remote assessments, you'll collect evidence such as videos, photographs, site documents and witness testimony, then send everything directly to your assessor. You'll then complete the discussion with your assessor over Zoom.
There are no classroom sessions, no written assignments and no exams.
Our remote assessment process allows experienced operators to complete their NVQ without the need for regular site visits.
You'll collect evidence from your normal work activities and send it directly to your assessor. This will include videos, photographs, site documents and witness testimony from a supervisor or manager.
Your assessor must be able to verify your identity and confirm that the evidence genuinely shows you carrying out the work. Videos must be clear, recorded in a real working environment and detailed enough for the assessor to see exactly what you're doing.
Once your assessor has reviewed the evidence, you'll complete a recorded discussion over Zoom about your day-to-day work and the tasks shown in your evidence.
Your assessor will explain exactly what is required and guide you through the process from start to finish.
Yes. If preferred, or where it's the best way to confirm competence, one of our assessors can visit your workplace and carry out the assessment on site.
During the visit, the assessor will observe you carrying out your normal duties, review site documents and complete the discussion with you in person.
Many candidates choose this option because it allows the assessor to gather much of the required evidence during a single visit.
Additional charges may apply depending on location, travel distance and site access requirements.
Your assessor will discuss the available options and help you decide which assessment method is most suitable.
You'll have up to 12 months to complete your NVQ, but most experienced operators finish much sooner.
Many candidates complete within 1-2 weeks, and some finish even sooner if their evidence is ready.
Yes. Our Plant and Lifting Operations NVQs are eligible for the CITB Short Qualification Grant.
Eligible CITB-registered employers can currently claim up to £600 on completion of the NVQ.
No. We only assess the NVQ required to upgrade a Red CPCS or NPORS Card to a Blue Card.
To get a Red Card, you'll first need to complete the relevant CPCS or NPORS training course and pass the theory and practical tests through an approved training provider.
From card upgrades to health & safety tests — our articles answer the real questions operators ask when working toward their NVQs and building their careers.
Part of the CADUK group of companies – supporting construction workers with NVQs since 2011.
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