EAL Level 2 NVQ in Port Operations

The EAL Level 2 NVQ in Port Operations is a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ). It has been specifically designed for learners 16-18 and 19+ undertaking specific pathways within the Port operations covering typical job roles such as: 

• Loading, unloading, handling and securing cargo (including general, bulk, project, liquid and freight containers). 
• Warehousing, storage and retrieval of cargos e.g. checking, marking and despatching cargo. 
• Roll-on/roll-off (RoRo) vessel operations, e.g. moving various kinds of wheeled vehicles via ramps.
• On-shore mooring and vessel handling operations. 
• Passenger operations, e.g. directing passengers and handling baggage.
• Workplace transport operations, e.g. directing and moving driving vehicles/cargo. 
• Infrastructure operations e.g. operating lock gate and bridges. 
• Operate heavy machinery, operate specialised port operating equipment (such as ship-to-shore container and general cargo cranes, conveyor belts/suction pipes for grain and pipelines for oil tankers) and lifting and handling equipment (such as mobile cranes, lift trucks, materials handlers, straddle carriers, reach stackers etc.).