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Rural Mason

NQR Code:QG-3.5-CO-03962-2025-V2-CSDCI

  • Old Code: QG-3.5-CO-03962-2025-V2-CSDCI

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About this Qualification

Job Description

A Rural Mason performs routine rural construction works with either bricks/blocks or bamboo and performs work such as earth work for foundation, layout marking and construction of foundations, walls, installation of sanitary fittings and fixtures in rural toilets, IPS flooring, reinforcement and shuttering work, manual concreting work, fixing of door and window frames and shutters, treatment of bamboo, construction of simple buildings using bamboo, seismic and wind protection measures, construction using CSEB and random rubble masonry work.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria 1 Criteria 2 Experience Training Qualification
11th Passed No Experience None
10th Passed 1 year None
8th Passed 3 years None
Previous NSQF qualification of Level 3 1.5 Years None

Progression Pathway

  • Brick Mason

Learning Module In Job Role/Qualifcation

National Occupation Standards (NOS)/Module NOS Code Mandatory/ Optional Estimated size (Hours) Nos Credit Level
Mark layout for foundation, walls, soak pit/septic tank and monitor earthwork activities for rural construction CON/N3601 Mandatory 90 3 3.5
Install sanitary fitting and fixtures in rural toilets CON/N3608 Mandatory 90 3 3.5
Work according to personal health, safety and environment protocols at construction site CON/N9001 Mandatory 30 1 4
Employability Skills (30 Hours) DGT/VSQ/N0101 Mandatory 30 1 2
Build brick / block masonry structures for rural construction CON/N3602 Elective 30 1 3.5
Carry out IPS flooring in rural construction CON/N3604 Elective 30 1 3.5
Carry out reinforcement steel works for R.C.C structures in rural construction CON/N3605 Elective 60 2 3.5
Carry out shuttering works in rural construction CON/N3606 Elective 30 1 3.5
Carry out manual concreting in rural construction CON/N3607 Elective 30 1 3.5
Select, harvest and prepare the bamboo for the construction works CON/N3621 Elective 30 1 3.5
Select, stack and perform visual quality checks on bamboo used for construction purpose CON/N3622 Elective 30 1 3.5
Cut, shape, drill and join treated bamboo for making of mat, posts, joints, ties, beams and bracing used for building construction CON/N3623 Elective 60 2 3.5
Construct simple rural buildings with treated bamboo CON/N3624 Elective 30 1 3.5
Follow seismic and wind safety protection measures for bamboo buildings CON/N3625 Elective 30 1 3.5
Construct buildings using Compressed Stabilized Earth Block (CSEB) CON/N3626 Optional 90 3 3.5
Build structures using random rubble masonry for rural construction CON/N3603 Optional 90 3 3.5