NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations – Planning Lifts
Original price was: £1,200.00.£1,000.00Current price is: £1,000.00.
Gain a nationally recognised qualification designed for experienced Appointed Persons responsible for planning lifting operations. Demonstrate your competence through workplace assessment while developing advanced skills in lift planning, risk management, crane operations, health and safety, and resource planning, supporting applications for the CPCS A61 Appointed Person Card.
Controlling Lifting Operations · Level 5 NVQ Diploma
You already plan the lifts.
Now hold the Level 5 that proves it.
The NVQ Level 5 Diploma in Controlling Lifting Operations — Planning Lifts (previously Level 6) is the workplace-assessed qualification for Appointed Persons, lift planners and crane coordinators. Built from the lift plans, risk assessments and method statements you already produce — and it supports your CPCS A61 Appointed Person Card application.
Appointed Person
Illustration only — cards are issued by CPCS
Why this course
Built for professionals who can’t step away from live projects
No lessons, no written exams
Assessment happens entirely in the workplace. No classroom sessions, no traditional written examinations — your live lifting projects are the evidence.
Qualify in full-time work
You stay in post throughout. Your portfolio is built from real lifting operations — lift plans, risk assessments, method statements and site documentation you produce anyway.
Done in 6–12 months
Typical completion is 6–12 months, paced by how quickly evidence comes off your projects. Busy sites often mean faster portfolios.
A dedicated assessor, day one
You’re assigned a dedicated assessor who plans your evidence, guides every submission and provides continuous support until sign-off.
ProQual-accredited NVQ
A nationally recognised Level 5 NVQ Diploma measured against national occupational standards — read the ProQual qualification specification.
Never expires
The NVQ Diploma is a lifetime qualification. Once awarded it’s yours for good — no renewals, no retakes, on every project you ever plan.
Who it’s for
Already planning lifting operations? You’re ready.
There are no formal academic entry requirements. You should be 18 or over, working in construction or engineering, responsible for planning lifting operations, with access to live lifting projects and experience producing lift plans and risk assessments.
Lift Planners
Crane Coordinators
Crane Supervisors
Site Managers
Construction Managers
Project Managers
Contracts Managers
Civil Engineering Supervisors
Heavy Lifting Specialists
What’s assessed
Your assessor signs off the competence you use every day
The full journey
From enrolment to the CPCS A61 Appointed Person Card
Enrol
Register on the Level 5 NVQ Diploma and we confirm your registration — no classroom dates to book, ever.
Meet your assessor
Your dedicated assessor builds an evidence plan around the lifting operations you already have programmed.
Build your portfolio
Lift plans, risk assessments, method statements, observations, professional discussions and site records — gathered while you work.
NVQ awarded
Your portfolio is signed off and your Level 5 NVQ Diploma is issued. It never expires.
CPCS A61 Card
Use the NVQ to support your CPCS A61 Appointed Person application — pass the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test and meet the current CPCS requirements.
Investment
One price. Two ways to pay.
Registration, assessment and certification all included. Need it sooner? A fast route is available for +£200 — choose it in the options above.
Save £200
Current intake pricing — £200 below the standard fee. One payment, everything included.
Start now, pay the balance only when you qualify. 0% interest, no credit check — selected at checkout.
Common questions
Before you enrol
Do I have to attend a college or classroom?
No. Assessment is completed entirely in the workplace, with a flexible online portfolio. There are no classroom sessions and no traditional written examinations — your assessor gathers evidence from real lifting operations through observations, professional discussions and your own planning documentation.
Do I need any qualifications to start?
There are no formal academic entry requirements. You should be aged 18 or over, already working in construction or engineering, responsible for planning lifting operations, with access to live lifting projects and experience producing lift plans and risk assessments.
How long does it take?
Typical completion is 6–12 months. The pace is set by how quickly evidence is gathered from your projects, so candidates on busy sites with regular lifting operations often finish sooner.
Does this get me the CPCS A61 Appointed Person Card?
The qualification supports applications for the CPCS A61 Appointed Person Card, subject to meeting the current CPCS application requirements. It also demonstrates recognised occupational competence for senior planning and management roles — Appointed Person, Lift Planner, Crane Coordinator, Lifting Operations Manager and beyond.
How does the 50/50 payment work?
You pay £500 when you enrol and the remaining £500 only when you complete the qualification. There’s no interest and no credit check — just choose the 50/50 option at checkout.
Next step
Your lift plans already did the hard part.
Add the qualification. Enrol above, or talk to us first — tell us your role and the lifting operations you plan, and we’ll confirm you’re eligible before you pay a penny.
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