David Lett achieves highest NVQ

David Letts (left) receives his certificate from Laing O’Rourke managing director of Infrastructure Gary Wells

David Lett, a construction worker from Rochdale is celebrating after achieving one of the highest site-based qualifications in the sector.

David, who works as a site manager with global construction and engineering company, Laing O’Rourke, has been awarded Level 6 NVQ in Construction Site Management (Building and Civil Engineering Pathway) after completing a six-month course.

During the course David demonstrated his abilities in managing a team, controlling resources and planning, in addition to an awareness of environment and sustainability issues.

Of his qualification, David said: “It’s a real point of pride for me to achieve Level 6, as it’s a way of officially acknowledging all my years of experience and skills built up over that time. I would definitely recommend others in construction to go for one of these qualifications, as they make the work all the more rewarding and are recognised by the industry.”

The award places David amongst a small but growing number of construction personnel in the UK who are taking personal development to a new professional level through post graduate degree equivalent qualifications.

The training was delivered by national vocational education provider edudo, which specialises in helping people to launch and then develop their careers.

Managing Director of edudo Ronan Smith said: “Our association with David's learning and development within Laing O'Rourke first started with delivery of his Level 3 award some years ago. So his latest achievement is the well-deserved product of his many years in hands-on site management as well as the culture of commitment to learning and development that exists at Laing O'Rourke.

“Reaching this exceptional level of qualification offers great commercial advantage to both David and his employer, because they can rightly tell clients that they are the best in the sector.”

Tom Shaw, head of learning and development, of Laing O’Rourke, said: “At Laing O’Rourke we place a great emphasis on the importance of investing in our people, whether that’s through our various talent programmes, training and qualifications like David’s and other development opportunities.”