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As you move up the construction hierarchy, youd especially require advanced man-management and legal skills to do your job well and courses offered by CITB will help you in that. Even operative level tradesmen can rise above the competition by doing relevant courses.
Though there is a wide range of construction courses that CITB offers, we are going to focus on the most popular ones here:
Popular courses offered by CITB
CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course:
Description: This 1-day course is essential to get, or renew, CSCS Green Labourer's Card. You learn basic skills needed to identify and alleviate health and safety hazards prevalent on sites.
Assessment: You are assessed on your performance in classroom discussions and presentations. There is also an MCQ test to pass at the end.
Benefit: It leads to CSCS Green Labourer Card provided that you pass CITB Test for Operatives.
Validity: This certification expires after 5 years and you have to take it again.
Level 1 Award Health & Safety in a Construction Environment:
Description: This 5-day course is an alternative to obtain, or renew, a CSCS Green Labourers Card. You are trained herein to ensure safer and healthier sites by developing capacity to identify and alleviate onsite health, safety and environmental hazards.
Assessment: You are assessed on your participation and performance in classroom activities and an MCQ test taken at the end of course.
Benefit: Once you pass the CITB Test for Operatives, this course will get you the CSCS Green Labourer Card.
Validity: Unlike CITB Health and Safety Awareness Course, this qualification is valid for life. That means you will never have to take any course after this to get, or renew, your Green Card.
SSSTS Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme
Description: This 2-day course is meant for those who are, or are looking to become a Site Supervisor. There are additional Health and Safety regulations and practices you need to implement as a site supervisor and this course equip you with that.
Assessment: You are assessed on your participation and performance in classroom activities and an MCQ test taken at the end of course.
Benefit: This course prepares you for additional requirements and challenges like giving toolbox talks, supervising overall safety standard, shaping behaviors that come with the role of a supervisor. Most of the companies only hire, retain and promote supervisors who already have this qualification.
Validity: Its valid for 5 years before you need to renew it with the 1-day SSSTS refresher course.
SMSTS Site Management Safety Training Scheme
Description: This 5-day course is meant for Project Manager, Site Supervisor or the likes. As a Manager you are responsible for health and safety of both the workforce and the project. The course equips you with legal, behavioral, managerial and technical skills necessary to achieve that.
Assessment:
You will be evaluated on your presentations, quality of participation in classroom, and the result of a multiple-choice test at the end of the course.
Benefit: This course makes you more likely to be hired, retained and promoted as a Manager by the companies.
Validity: Its valid for 5 years before you need to renew it with the 2-day SMSTS refresher course.
