Independent revision for the New Roads and Street Works Act qualifications taken by operatives and supervisors working in the highway in England.
Disclaimer: NRSWA Street Works Revision is an independent study app, not a government app. It does not represent the Department for Transport or any government entity, it is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Street Works Qualifications Register (SWQR), HAUC(UK) or any awarding body, and it does not award a qualification.
1,110 practice questions and 140 look-up drills across 14 certificates.
OPERATIVE
LA – Location & Avoidance of Underground Apparatus
O1 – Signing, Lighting & Guarding
O2 – Excavation in the Highway
O3 – Reinstatement & Compaction of Backfill Materials
O4 – Reinstatement of Sub-base & Base in Non-bituminous Materials
O5 – Reinstatement in Cold-lay Bituminous Materials
O6 – Reinstatement in Hot-lay Bituminous Materials
O8 – Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces & Concrete Footways
SUPERVISOR
S1 – Monitoring Signing, Lighting & Guarding
S2 – Monitoring Excavation in the Highway
S3 – Monitoring Reinstatement & Compaction of Backfill Materials
S4 – Monitoring Reinstatement of Sub-base & Base in Non-bituminous Materials
S5 – Monitoring Reinstatement in Bituminous Materials
S7 – Monitoring Reinstatement of Modular Surfaces & Concrete Footways
EVERY ANSWER EXPLAINED
Each question carries a written explanation and the clause it comes from, so you can check the reasoning against the source instead of memorising an answer.
PRACTICE TEST
A 20-question, 45-minute test for every certificate, marked at the 80% pass standard.
CERTIFICATE WALLET
Record when each of your cards was certified and see which are still valid, with reminders 12 and 6 months before your next expiry and 90, 60, 30 and 7 days before each one.
QUICK REFERENCE
12 reference topics for checking on site, each with its source.
FIND IT IN THE SROH
Look-up drills that train you to find the right provision quickly – the skill the open-book part of the assessment actually tests.
REVISE BY TOPIC
Work through a certificate topic by topic, or take the whole bank. Flash cards for quick recall.
PROGRESS TRACKING
See what you have answered, what you got right, and what still needs work.
Content covers England only. An initial assessment also includes a practical observation at an assessment centre, so use this app alongside training, not instead of it.
A sample of questions is free. A subscription unlocks the full question bank.
SOURCES
Questions are written against the published documents below. For the current text, see:
– New Roads and Street Works Act 1991: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1991/22/contents
– Safety at Street Works and Road Works (Code of Practice): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/safety-at-street-works-and-road-works
– Specification for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways (SROH): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/specification-for-the-reinstatement-of-openings-in-highways
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