NVQ-aligned qualifications let you specialise in your construction field and progress from site-ready competence all the way to leadership — with verified, industry-recognised proof of your skills. In Lekki, Lagos and Accra, Ghana.
Our NVQ-aligned programmes let you specialise in specific construction fields and progress through Levels 2 to 7. Each level builds industry recognition, deepens practical competency, and opens clear pathways towards supervisory and leadership roles.
As construction standards rise across Africa, more employers and regulators require formal proof of competence — and experience-based approvals are being phased out.
Construction quality and safety expectations are climbing across the continent — and the bar for who works on site is rising with them.
More employers and regulators now ask for formal, verifiable proof of competence before hiring or granting responsibility.
Experience-based approvals are being phased out in favour of certified training and independently verified skills.
NVQs run from Level 2 to Level 7 — pick your starting point and progress as far as your ambition takes you.
The starting point — strengthen your technical ability and gain the competence that supports site-access certification and everyday roles on site.
Get qualified →Advanced trade competence and the move into supervising others — the natural next step once you’ve mastered your trade.
Enrol →Site management, senior technical and specialist qualifications for those leading projects and teams at the highest levels.
Enrol →Not sure which level fits you? Talk to an advisor on WhatsApp.
We assess your experience and recommend the right NVQ level.
An assessor observes your work and sets out your evidence plan.
Gather evidence of your competence as you keep working.
Get your recognised qualification and move your career forward.
Whether you want your existing skills formally recognised or you’re ready to move up, there’s an NVQ to match where you are and where you’re going.
A National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) is a competence-based qualification — it proves you can actually do the job to an industry standard, not just pass a written exam. It’s the formal way to verify skills as experience-only approval is phased out. Our programmes are NVQ-aligned and industry-recognised.
Largely on the job. You build a portfolio of evidence — work observations, photos, witness testimony and questions — that shows your competence. An assessor guides you, so you keep working while you qualify.
Level 2 for entry and intermediate roles, Level 3 for advanced and supervisory roles, and Levels 4–7 for management, senior technical and specialist positions. Our advisors help you start at the right level.
Both career starters who want to formalise their skills and experienced workers ready to advance into supervisory, management or specialist roles across construction.
It gives you an industry-recognised qualification, verified skills and updated health & safety knowledge — supporting site-access eligibility and opening the door to higher-paid, higher-responsibility roles.
It varies by level, trade and how much evidence you can gather at work. Talk to an advisor and we’ll map out your route, timeline and any funding.
Talk to an advisor about the right NVQ for your trade and level — and start turning your experience into a recognised qualification.