There are 16 units of competence: 9 units for operatives (marked ’O’ below) and 8 units for supervisors (marked ‘S’). These units are as follows:
01 Location and avoidance of underground apparatus (O & S)
02 Signing, lighting and guarding (O & S)
03 Excavation in the highway (O)
04 Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials (O)
05 Reinstatement of sub-base and roadbase in no-bituminous materials (O)
06 Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials (O)
07 Reinstatement of hot-lay bituminous materials (O)
08 Reinstatement of concrete slabs (O)
09 Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways (O)
10 Monitoring signing, lighting and guarding (S)
11 Monitoring excavation in the highway (S)
12 Monitoring reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials (S)
13 Monitoring reinstatement of sub-base and roadbase in non-bituminous materials (S)
14 Monitoring reinstatement in bituminous materials (S)
15 Monitoring reinstatement of concrete slabs (S)
16 Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways (S)
A separate certificate is issued for each unit, and also registration onto the streetworks register with an id card is included. In addition, various combinations of Street Works units will lead to a full Street Works award certificate.