CITB Training Course
CITB refreshment course giving an update on legal responsibilities for health, safety, welfare and environment in the workplace, delivered via Virtual Classrooms.
This course will provide delegates with improved and refreshed knowledge of recent developments in construction, legislation and health, safety, welfare and environmental issues. It will also allow delegates to identify measures which will assist the practical implementation of responsibilities established by new legislation and working practices.
This remote learning and examination option for the market-leading Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme Refresher (SSSTS) course has been created to allow delegates to gain and develop the required knowledge outside of the classroom.
Please Note: The minimum age of attendance for this course is 16 years old, however delegates who are under the age of 18 must bring a completed parental consent form to the first day of the training course.
Microsoft Teams MUST be installed beforehand to ensure you can participate successfully.
The training and examination for this course will be delivered remotely via Microsoft Teams, but will follow the same curriculum as the classroom SSSTS Refresher course and the same standard of training will be delivered, meeting all Scheme Rules.
- Current enforcement priorities
- Health and Safety law
- Health and Safety at Work Act
- Health and Safety enforcement
- (Regulatory Reform) Fire Order
- Fire prevention
- Occupational health
- Noise
- Vibration
- Drugs and alcohol
- Stress
- Risk assessments and Safe Systems of Work
- Hazardous substances COSHH
- COSHH assessments
- Occupational dermatitis
- COSHH regulations / CDM controls
- Work at Height regulations
- Manual handling
- Muscular skeletal
- Communications
Theory Test
Individual written test with explanation of pass requirements.
CITB courses are delivered by HSS Training at CITB accredited centers.
Only those delegates who hold an existing Site Supervision certificate and can provide evidence before attending the course are eligible to attend the refresher course.
If no evidence of previous SSSTS certification can be found, you will have to attend the full Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS) course. Your certificate must be within 6 months of expiry and not expired. If expired, you must attend the full SSSTS course.
Assessment
The trainer will conduct an online exam with all delegates via video communication on Microsoft Teams. The exam time is 30 minutes, the delegate must be visible via the video at all times and you are permitted to refer to the supporting publication, Construction site supervision (GE706), during the last 10 minutes of the examination period.
Delegates will have 30 minutes to answer all 25 questions. The first four questions are safety critical - you must answer all four correctly to pass the exam.
Certification
Delegates successfully completing the course will be awarded a CITB Construction Skills Certificate valid for five years.
They will then need to undertake a refresher course prior to the expiry date on the certificate to obtain another five-year certificate.
Delegates are required to complete the full 1 day (7.5 hours) to be eligible for certification.
For all SSP courses the default delivery method for certificates will now be digital, meaning hard copy certificates will not be sent.
CITB Short Course Duration Grant
How do I claim?
Simply book your employee(s) onto their required course and make payment as normal. Following the course, provide us with the following details via email requesting the grant: Surname, DOB, Individual ID / Registration Number, NI Number, Unique Learner Number.
Who can claim?
Any employer who has registered with CITB and meets their general grants scheme eligibility requirements can claim. Short Duration grants are available to all directly employed Pay As You Earn (PAYE) staff and sub-contractors.
How much is the grant?
| Course Name |
Grant Tier |
Value |
| Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme Refresher (SSSTS) |
Tier 2 - 50% |
£35 |
Eligibility Requirements
Employers are able to claim grants if they have sent a Levy Return to CITB by 30th November each year (where applicable).
Please refer to CITB's website for more information on how Levy Returns are calculated for a company.
Information for Employers
Our Training Partners are an Approved Training Organisation (ATO) with CITB, allowing our customers to claim grants for completing training on our registered courses. The CITB levy and grants scheme has been introduced to ensure the UK construction industry has the skilled workforce that it needs; providing grants for employers to train their workers. This helps to maintain health & safety standards on construction sites, keeping the right skills available for the industry to grow. In turn this will allow projects to be completed on time and within budget, in a safe and sustainable manner.
