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Clerks of Works are the most highly qualified non-commissioned
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 tradesmen in the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
. The qualification can be held in three specialisations: Electrical, Mechanical and Construction.

Volunteers for the course are already experienced tradesmen. The courses last approximately two years. Upon successful completion of the course, an HND
HND

HND is a three-character combination which may refer to one of:* Higher National Diploma* Tokyo International Airport – * Henderson Executive Airport – ...
 in the relevant discipline is awarded. Clerks of Works are immediately promoted to Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant is a Military rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company....
 on completion of the training course.






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Clerks of Works are the most highly qualified non-commissioned
Non-commissioned officer

A non-commissioned officer , also known as an NCO or Noncom, is an enlisted rank member of an armed force who has been given authority by a officer ....
 tradesmen in the Royal Engineers
Royal Engineers

The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the Structure of the British Army of the British Army....
. The qualification can be held in three specialisations: Electrical, Mechanical and Construction.

Volunteers for the course are already experienced tradesmen. The courses last approximately two years. Upon successful completion of the course, an HND
HND

HND is a three-character combination which may refer to one of:* Higher National Diploma* Tokyo International Airport – * Henderson Executive Airport – ...
 in the relevant discipline is awarded. Clerks of Works are immediately promoted to Staff Sergeant
Staff Sergeant

Staff Sergeant is a Military rank of non-commissioned officer used in several countries.The origin of the name is that they were part of the staff of a British army regiment and paid at that level rather than as a member of a battalion or company....
 on completion of the training course. Six years after the course, Clerks of Works are automatically promoted to Warrant Officer
Warrant Officer

A Warrant Officer is a member of a military organisation holding one of a specific group of military rank.The rank was first used in the English Royal Navy and is today used in many other countries, essentially the Commonwealth and USA....
 Class 2. Warrant Officers Class 2 hold the appointment of Clerk of Works Quartermaster Sergeant and Warrant Officers Class 1 hold the appointment of Clerk of Works Sergeant Major.

Military Clerks of Works do not normally carry out the same sort of roles as a traditional civilian Clerk of Works. A military Clerk of Works can design, carry out contract management, measure work using quantity surveying techniques, and act as a site safety supervisor, as well as acting in the traditional Clerk of Works role ensuring maintenance of standards on site.

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    The Clerk of the Works or Clerk of Works is a person employed by the architect or client on a construction site. The role is primarily to represent the interests of the client in regard to ensuring the quality of both materials and workmanship are in accordance with the design information such as specification and engineering drawings,...