CITB SMSTS

SMSTS Training

SMSTS training will help site managers, agents and supervisors to manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions, and within the context of their management or supervisory role.

Our SMSTS course is run over 5 days nationwide at a training venue near you.
You will be continually assessed throughout the course, plus take a multiple-choice test.

Summary

This course is ideal for site managers, agents and persons who are, or are about to be responsible for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff.

SMSTS Training

Delivered over 5 days and covering all relevant legislation and other aspects which affect safe working in the building and construction industries, this course highlights the need for risk assessment and control measures to sustain a health and safety culture amongst the workforce.

Who is the course for?

Site managers, agents and those responsible for planning, monitoring and controlling staff in the building and construction industries.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements, however, delegates should hold, or be about to hold, the role of a site manager. Previous health and safety knowledge is recommended. Those without previous health and safety management experience are recommended to sit the two-day SSSTS course.
Delegates must be competent in written and spoken English necessary for operating efficiently at site management level.

Assessment

Assessment will be by multiple choice question paper at the end of the course. Delegates are also expected to be interactive during the course. You will also be assessed throughout the course in group activities for example.

ECS Managers Black Card

Successfully completing your CITB SMSTS Course can go towards your application for your ECS Managers Black Card. To find out more read our blog on the ECS Managers card.

CITB Construction Levy

If you are a construction business or employer based in Great Britain you can register with the CITB and have access to CITB funding.
You can then claim grants, £50 per day, for staff you declare on your Levy Return who receive training.

How do I claim?

It's simple to claim your grant, just provide the below information to Project Skills Solutions before or on the course so we can include on the delegate's registration form.

• Employer's name.
• Employer's address.
• Employer's 7-digit CITB registration number.

Aims

The SMSTS course aims to help site managers and supervisor to:

• Manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions, and within the context of their management or supervisory role
• Develop an understanding of responsibilities and accountability for site health, safety and welfare, and
• Recognise a safe site is efficient, economical and productive.

Objectives

At the end of the course delegates will be able to:

• implement all health, safety, welfare and environmental legislation which affects them during their daily work
• implement new guidance and industry best practice
• state their duties and responsibilities with regards to health, safety, welfare and the environment.

SMSTS Course Content

• Course overview
• Implementing health and safety legislation
• Managers' and supervisors' responsibilities
• Site briefing
• Site layout
• The Health and Safety at Work Act
• Construction Design and Management (CDM) Regulations 2007
• Risk assessments/method statements
• Recent changes in accepted working practices
• Behavioural safety
• Management of occupational health
• Electricity
• Excavations
• Working at height
• Scaffolding
• Demolition
• Confined spaces

The SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) course is designed for Site Managers, site agents and persons who are, or are about to be, responsible for:

• Planning
• Organising
• Monitoring
• Controlling
• Administering groups of staff

SMSTS Training Course

SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme)
training will help site managers, site agents and supervisors to manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions, and within the context of their management or supervisory role.

Entry Requirements

To attend this course you must have a good understanding of spoken and written English. Please contact us if you have any concerns in this area.

Assessment and Exams

This is a highly interactive course delivered by means of case studies, classroom discussions, group work and individual/ group presentations. In addition you will be required to undertake some self study outside of the course. You will be continually assessed throughout the course, plus take a multiple-choice test at the end of the course.

Qualification/ Certification

Once delegates have successfully completed the course they will be awarded with a CITB Site Safety Plus Certificate. This qualification must be renewed every 5 years by attending the SMSTS Refresher training course.

The United Kingdom Contractors Group (UKCG) recognises this course as meeting the required standard for all managers working on UKCG sites.

The SMSTS course is run over 5 days and is accredited by the CITB. Courses run at training centres UK Wide, our most popular venues are Essex, Birmingham, Wakefield and Milton Keynes

The SMSTS training is accredited through the CITB, the training course is run over 5 days. We either run this course as a block 5 days or as day release.

NEW- SMSTS Training Courses in Basildon, Essex

Project Skills Solutions are pleased to announce that we are now running SMSTS training courses at our Basildon, Essex training centre. We are situation just off of the A127 so we are easily linked to Southend, Chelmsford, Grays, Brentwood and London.

CITB Temporary Works Coordinator

The Level 1 Health and Safety Awareness course is part of the Site Safety Plus scheme that provides the framework for the building, civil engineering and allied industries training and career development.

The Site Safety Plus Scheme

Courses offered within Site Safety Plus include:

• Health and Safety Awareness (HSA)
• Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC)
• Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
• Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) Refresher
• Site Safety for Shopfitters and Interior Contractors
• Site Safety for Shopfitters and Interior Contractors Refresher
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) Refresher
• Directors Role for Health and Safety
• Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS)
• Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme Plus (SEATS+)
• Temporary Works Co-ordinator Training Course (TWCTC)
• Temporary Works Supervisor Training Course (TWSTC)
• Temporary Works General Awareness Training Course (TWGATC)

CITB Construction Levy

Claim £50 per day for your training course with Project Skills Solutions. To claim just provide the following information.

• Employer's name.
• Employer's address.
• Employer's 7-digit CITB registration number.

Claim Your Grant on Site Safety Plus Courses

• SMSTS
• SSSTS
• Temporary Works Coordinator
• 1 Day Health and Safety Awareness

Please download the course over view brochure below, easy to print and email if you need to share course information with a manager or colleague. If you would like a brochure sent to you please fill out the form and a brochure will be with you within a couple of working days.

Groups or Individuals Nationwide

• Essex, Basildon
• Kent, Dartford
• Lincoln
• Leighton Buzzard
• Wakefield
• Birmingham
• Milton Keynes
• Manchester
• Swindon
• Leeds
• Newcastle
• Somerset
• Bury St Edmunds

You will be taking the same SMSTS course tailored for virtual training, with group activities, live trainer and plenty of interaction all from the convenience of your own home. No travel, no contact. Take advantage of lockdown and further your career with an SMSTS qualification.

SMSTS training will help site managers, agents and supervisors to manage health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions, and within the context of their management or supervisory role.

SMSTS Online Virtual Training Courses

Delivered over 5 days virtually through Zoom and covering all relevant legislation and other aspects which affect safe working in the building and construction industries, this course highlights the need for risk assessment and control measures to sustain a health and safety culture amongst the workforce.

Who is the Virtual SMSTS online course for?

Site managers, agents and those responsible for planning, monitoring and controlling staff in the building and construction industries.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements, however, delegates should hold, or be about to hold, the role of a site manager. Previous health and safety knowledge is recommended. Those without previous health and safety management experience are recommended to sit the two-day SSSTS course.

Delegates must be competent in written and spoken English necessary for operating efficiently at site management level. If you have any worries or concerns in these areas please call or chat with us online.

To attend our virtual SMSTS course you’ll need access to a computer, laptop or tablet and an internet connection.

Assessment

The end of the course assessment consists of 20 multiple choice questions and 5 short written questions. There are 5 safety critical questions in each exam paper. The delegate must get all 5 of these questions correct to pass the exam.
The multiple-choice questions are worth one point each, whilst written questions can score between 1-3 marks. Delegates are also expected to be interactive during the course and will be assessed by the trainer throughout. To pass the course you must pass the examination and the trainer’s review.

Although you’ll do this remotely on your computer/laptop/tablet it is still under exam conditions and you are not allowed help from others during the assessment.

ECS Managers Black Card

Successfully completing your Virtual CITB SMSTS Online Course can go towards your application for your ECS Managers Black Card. To find out more read our blog on the ECS Managers card.

CITB Construction Levy

If you are a construction business or employer based in Great Britain you can register with the CITB and have access to CITB funding.
You can then claim grants, £50 per day, for staff you declare on your Levy Return who receive training.

How do I claim?

It’s simple to claim your grant, just provide the below information to Project Skills Solutions before or on the course so we can include on the delegate’s registration form.

• Employer’s name.
• Employer’s address.
• Employer’s 7-digit CITB registration number.

As the Covid epidemic brought the country to lockdown, health and safety training providers and leading awarding bodies like CITB looked for ways to ensure competence and safety on construction sites while maintaining social distancing.

Virtual Training

Virtual training is the answer. Attend your course from the comfort of your own home, live trainer lead course, activities designed specifically for the virtual platform and the exact same certificate you’d earn in a classroom.

So with virtual SMSTS Online training, you can earn the certificate you need for your job without leaving your home.

What do I need?

All you need to attend a virtual course is access to a computer, laptop or tablet for the duration of the course and a microphone and webcam, most laptops have a webcam and microphone built-in. If you’re unsure if your laptop, internet, microphone or anything else is suitable we can arrange a short test meeting before you book or attend your course to check.

You’ll join the course using a link in your joining instructions, the course is run on Zoom. Zoom is free to use, you can download it here but if you’d rather not download it you can open the meeting in your browser.

Visit our blog to find out more.

Virtual SMSTS Course materials

You’ll receive a link to download your workbook as a pdf, easy to take with you to site for reference and environmentally friendly. You can download your CITB workbook on up to three devices, so you can have it on-screen during your course, on a tablet your phone, or all three.

And if you don’t like virtual training…

If during the first morning session of your course you decide virtual training isn’t for you, your internet isn’t working or for any reason, we will swap you on to a classroom-based course free of charge. Note Due to COVID-19 restrictions the classroom-based training will not be available straight away as attending classroom training will be dependant on government advice and guidance.

Please download the course over view brochure below, easy to print and email if you need to share course information with a manager or colleague. If you would like a brochure sent to you please fill out the form and a brochure will be with you within a couple of working days.

Save £1000 on your SMSTS course

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• Flexible content targeted towards your organisation
• No travel costs for staff

Please download the course over view brochure below, easy to print and email if you need to share course information with a manager or colleague. If you would like a brochure sent to you please fill out the form and a brochure will be with you within a couple of working days.