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CPCS courses will vary depending on location and how many days your course is. Most courses are 3-5 days long. Your assessment, card and certificate (if applicable) and the hire of the plant you will have your practical training in, is all included in your course price.

CPCS is one of the most widely recognised qualifications in the UK and they are dedicated to raising the standards and skills of those in the construction industry. Therefore, most principal contractors and major house builders will require all construction workers to hold a valid CSCS card, which includes CPCS. This means that if you invest in a CPCS course and pass it successfully, you will have gained the most widely recognised qualifications in the UK.

When you attend a CITB Site Safety Plus course you need provide a form of photographic ID such as:

• Passport: A valid passport of any nationality of the delegate – must not be more than 6 months out of date
• Photo Card Driving Licence: A valid UK only driving licence with a photograph of the delegate – must not be more than 6 months out of date
• Non UK Driving Licence: Showing a photograph of the delegate – must not be more than 6 months out of date
• Work ID Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate – must not be more than 6 months out of date (if applicable) and refer to the delegates present employer
• EU Country ID Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate – must be no more than 6 months out of date
• CITB Scheme Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate – must be no more than 6 months out of date. Acceptable CITB Scheme cards include CSCS, CPCS, CISRS
• Student ID Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate, as well as year of study (e.g. 2018/2019 or expiration date and name of the institution of study) – must be no more than 6 months out of date
• Citizen Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate and be no more than 6 months out of date
• Proof of Age Card: Cards issued nationally in the UK by VALIDATE UK, bearing the PASS hologram bearing a photograph of the delegate
• Young Scots Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate – must be no more than 6 months out of date
• British Armed Forces Card/Veterans Card: Showing a photograph of the delegate and for an employee or former employee of the Armed Forces only (not a dependent or spouse) – must be no more than 6 months out of date

If a delegate does not hold any of the above ID documents they will need to complete a waiver form.

You have to be 16 or over to attend an NRSWA course. However if you are 16 or 17, you will need written consent from a parent or guardian to attend the course.

As the CITB Temporary Works Coordinator course is a 2-day course, we do not allow delegates to complete the course on a smart phone. The smaller screen size will make following the tutor difficult over 2 days, as well as getting involved in the interactive activities and completing the assessment.

If you do not have access to any device other than a smart phone, then a classroom-based course might be a better option for you. Contact one of our team using the online chat, by phone (0800 0213 263) or email us to discuss what your options are.

As the CITB SSSTS course is a 2-day course, we do not allow delegates to complete the course on a smart phone. The smaller screen size will make following the tutor difficult over 2 days, as well as getting involved in the interactive activities and completing the assessment.

If you do not have access to any device other than a smart phone, then a classroom-based course might be a better option for you. Contact one of our team using the online chat, by phone (0800 0213 263) or email us to discuss what your options are.

As the CITB SMSTS course is a 5-day course, we do not under any circumstances allow delegates to complete the course on a smart phone. The smaller screen size will make following the tutor difficult over 5 days, as well as difficulties completing the interactive parts of the course and assessments.

If you do not have access to a device other than a mobile phone to complete the course, contact one of our team using the online chat, by phone (0800 0213 263) or email us to discuss what your options are.

As the IOSH Managing Safely course is a 3-day course, we do not allow delegates to complete the course on a smart phone. The smaller screen size will make following the tutor difficult over 3 days, as well as getting involved in the interactive activities and completing the assessment.

If you do not have access to any device other than a smart phone, then a classroom-based course or our e-learning course might be a better option for you. Contact one of our team using the online chat, by phone (0800 0213 263) or email us to discuss what your options are.

We do not recommend attending any of our virtual courses on a mobile phone. The screen size can make it difficult to follow the course for the entire day. In some special circumstances, we will allow delegates to use a mobile phone, however, when it comes time to do the assessment the delegate will need a second device to complete the assessment.

The reason delegates will need a device other than a mobile phone is because your assessment uses Microsoft Forms. When using a smart phone and navigating to Microsoft Forms, your Zoom app will pause your camera so you won’t be visible to your tutor. You must be visible at all times during your assessment to be invigilated.

If you do not have access to a device other than a smart phone, then a classroom course could be a better option. Contact one of our team using the online chat, by phone (0800 0213 263) or email us to discuss what your options are.

You can retake a different multi-format assessment paper and/or a new risk assessment project, this is usually within 20 working days of the original assessment.

To be eligible for a Managing safely certificate, you must attend all seven modules pass the multi-format assessment paper getting at least 36 out of 60 as well as completing the risk assessment project getting at least 23 out of 38 resulting in a combined score of 60 or more.

You have 1 hour to complete the multi-format assessment paper, it is a closed book exam.

There are two mock exams, normally the 1st one is carried out at the end of the second day and 2nd one is carried out on the third before undertaking the full assessment. If you want to see how you get on with a mock assessment, you can by reading our blog here.

We use Zoom Polling to provide single-choice or multiple-choice polling questions, Kahoot! Which is a game-based learning platform used to check your understanding of the course information; we also use Zoom breakout rooms allowing delegates to solve problems or complete exercises in smaller groups.

There are seven modules in the IOSH Managing safely course syllabus. If you would like to see these in more detail, visit the ‘content’ tab on the IOSH Managing Safely page.

The course is for line managers across various industry/sector types and provides an understanding of health and safety culture, risk assessments as well as roles and responsibilities.

Institution of Occupational Safety and Health.

The answer is simple no travelling you will have:-

• Exactly the same Trainers
• Same Course Content and learning hours
• Gain the same qualification

You don’t need to be worried about the technology we will support you with guidance and if you have difficulty with joining the course or at any time during the course. Virtual Classroom Support During Your Online Course

Online virtual courses give you the same training as you would receive in a classroom course. The difference is that your trainer is on your screen instead of in front of you in a classroom. The training is live and in real-time with the trainer taking you through the course in the same way as a classroom course. The content and qualification awarded are also the same but the presentation is modified to make the online experience interesting and engaging. Virtual online courses more information click here

If your score is 69% (24 correct answers out of 30) or less in the final examination, you must attend the full SMSTS course again before you can re-sit the examination.

If you have passed the trainer’s review and gained between 71%–77% (25 to 27 out of 30) in the examination or achieved the 80% pass rate but failed the safety critical questions, you may re-sit a different examination.

It’s the same as the classroom-based course the examination pass mark is 80% (28 out of 35).

The exam lasts 30 minutes, the first 20 minutes is a closed book exam (which means you can not use any supporting materials, such as the workbook, to help you answer the questions) and in the last 10 minutes of the exam you can look in the ‘Construction Site Safety – The comprehensive guide’ (GE700) publication and the ‘Construction Site Management Delegate Workbook (XA6) (PDF).

You will be given site drawings, multiple scenarios and drawing description/overview that you must complete generally as group exercises. The 4 exercises you must complete consist of:
Exercise 1 – Implementing health and safety legislation.
Exercise 2 – Manager and supervisor responsibilities.
Exercise 3 – Site briefing.
Exercise 4 – Site layout.

The trainer will review your participation using three elements
1. Did you work well as part of the team during the exercise?
2. Have you actively engaged with the course and the group?
3. Have you completed the four exercises?

If your score is 67% (20 correct answers out of 30) or less in the final examination, you must attend the full SSSTS course again before you can re-sit the examination.

If you have passed the trainer’s review and gained between 70%–77% (21 to 23 out of 30) in the examination or achieved the 80% pass rate but failed the safety-critical questions, you may re-sit a different examination.

The SSSTS examination pass mark is 80% (24 out of 30).

The exam lasts 30 minutes, the first 20 minutes is a closed book exam (where you can not use any supporting materials to help you answer the questions) and in the last 10 minutes of the exam you are allowed to look in the Construction site supervision (GE706) workbook (PDF).

You must prepare and present a five-minute toolbox talk to the rest of the group.

You must prepare a risk assessment or method statement (or both) and/or provide complete ‘set up’ detail on a relevant drawing for the project.