Training Courses

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Duration: 3 days

First Aid at Work is a 3-day training course which provides the comprehensive set of practical skills needed by first aiders in most workplaces to become a confident first aider at work. This course is designed for people who want to receive our most thorough first aid training. Giving both the ability and knowledge to deal with first aid emergencies. It meets the standards required to help comply with Health and Safety (First aid) regulations.

Successful participants will receive a First Aid at Work certificate, valid for 3 years, after which the learner will need to complete the 2-day refresher course in order to remain qualified.

Course includes:

• The role of the first aider
• Managing an emergency
• Communication and casualty care
• Asthma
• Bleeding (minor and sever)
• Bone, muscle and joint injuries
• Burns and scalds
• Chest pains (including heart attack)
• Choking (adult)
• Eye injuries
• Fainting
• Defibrillator prompts and how to respond
• Head injuries
• Health and Safety (first aid) regulations
• Low blood sugar
• Poisoning
• Resuscitation (adult CPR)
• Seizures (adult)
• Severe allergic reaction
• Shock
• Spinal injuries
• Stroke
• Unresponsive casualty
• Defibrillator pad placement

Duration: 2 days

This 2-day course has been developed for those who are working with children and infants. It will be of particular interest to teachers, childminders, crèche assistants, playgroup personnel and anyone else who has a responsibility for their welfare whilst in your care.

• Complies with the requirements of OFSTED and Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Resuscitation Council (UK) compliant
• Three-year qualification (FAA Level 3 Award)

This qualification is designed for learners with a responsibility for the care of children and babies on a professional level. The purpose of the qualification is for the learner to attain the knowledge and practical competence required to deal with a range of paediatric first aid situations. The qualification is assessed both through practical demonstration and written assessment. A learner must successfully pass both the written and practical assessments to achieve the qualification.

Course includes:

• Role of the Paediatric First Aider
• Primary survey
• Resuscitation (CPR including the safe use of an AED)
• Wounds, bleeding and shock
• Allergic reactions including anaphylaxis
• Head, neck and back injuries
• Seizure
• Choking
• Minor injuries
• Recovery position
• Fractures
• Foreign bodies
• Diabetic emergencies
• Asthma
• Meningitis
• Febrile convulsions
• Extreme cold and heat
• Electrical incidents

Duration: 3 – 4 hours

Fire Safety training is compulsory for all organisations as failure to comply with government fire safety regulations (Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005) may lead to prosecution, legal claims, loss of property and even loss of life in the event of an incident.

This course covers the role of a Fire Warden and aims to provide people with a basic awareness of good fire prevention management, the different types of fire extinguisher and how to use them, and also give people the confidence to take the lead in an emergency to facilitate the safe and prompt evacuation of the building.

All candidates will be awarded a certificate, which is valid for 3 years, upon successful completion of the course.

Course content:

• Basic health and safety
• Fire safety legislation
• Fire triangle
• Fire behaviour
• Fire hazards
• Action on discovering a fire
• Fire drills and evacuation
• Fire safety precautions
• Role of a Fire Warden
• Human behaviour
• Different types of fire extinguisher
• Practical use of fire extinguisher

This is a short course to give candidates Basic Fire Safety knowledge, it is available either as an eLearning course or a classroom session.

This course is suitable for all employees, whatever their role within the workplace, as the more people who are aware of fire safety, the better!

Please note that this course does not qualify you to be the appointed person, for this you would need to undertake the Fire Warden course.

Course covers the following:

• Basic health and safety
• Fires safety legislation
• Fire triangle
• Fire hazards
• Basic fire safety precautions
• Fire drills and evacuation
• Different types of fire extinguishers

Please ask if you require practical fire extinguisher training with this course too (only available with the classroom option).

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This course is for those who have no intention of removing asbestos but work on buildings built or refurbished before the year 2000 where asbestos could be present. It aims to make you aware of the dangers of Asbestos but does not train you to work with any Asbestos containing materials.

For candidates who have previously completed this full course, we do offer a condensed refresher course.

Course includes:

• The properties of asbestos and its effects on health, including the increased risk of lung cancer for asbestos workers who smoke
• An awareness of asbestos containing materials (ACMs)
• Development of the knowledge of the hazards and risks posedby ACMs
• Understand the risks from ACMs within your everyday working environment
• Understand how to avoid asbestos disturbance
• Provide information on legislative measures in place to safeguard yourself and those around you

This course is available as a classroom course or an eLearning course. The classroom course is delivered by our in-house trainer and is validated and accredited by the UK Asbestos Training Association (UKATA).

The UKATA eLearning course that we are offering for sale, is sold under license from Ferncroft Environmental who is the UKATA approved Professional Member 1ABC and this company Stallard Kane are not a UKATA Professional Member for this classification of training, Asbestos awareness eLearning.

UKATA best practice is to alternate between eLearning and classroom training, rather than relying solely on eLearning courses.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Duration: 8 hours

Anyone who carries out any work that may disturb asbestos must receive non-licensed asbestos training.

Course includes:

• What work you are allowed to do
• How to determine if work is licensable
• How to determine if the work is notifiable to the HSE
• What the law requires you to do
• Respiratory Protective Equipment and Personal Protective Equipment
• What methods and equipment to use
• Plan of Works
• Decontamination, personal and area
• Emergency procedures
• Waste disposal
• Task-related training

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) is a globally recognised chartered body that promotes the highest standards for workplace health and safety.

The IOSH Leading Safely course is a 1-day classroom course which is designed for anyone in a leadership or senior management role. It is tailored towards the candidates and their businesses, providing them with the knowledge and skills required to safeguard their employees and their business through proper health and safety practices. By improving your health and safety knowledge you are better placed to protect your employees by reducing accidents and absences, therefore increasing your businesses profits and productivity.

Course includes:

• Your role and responsibilities as a health and safety leader
• Guidance on effective planning and implementation of health and safety policies and workplace practice
• Your responsibilities and the potential penalties for non-compliance with health and safety law
• Your personal commitment to managing targeted plans for improving your businesses health and safety performance

The following open course dates are available:
28th–30th June 2022 (online via Zoom)
1st–3rd August 2022 (online via Zoom)
1st–3rd November 2022 (online via Zoom)
13th–15th December 2022 (online via Zoom)

If you’d like to book one of these Open Courses, or arrange your own training, please contact our training team to discuss your requirements.

Duration: 3-day classroom course or Zoom course

The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) is a globally recognised chartered body that promotes the highest standards for workplace health and safety.

The IOSH Managing Safely course is designed for any individual, across numerous sectors, that has responsibility for managing the health and safety risks, resources and workplace practices for their organisation.

This is available as a 3-day classroom course or as an eLearning course. It covers the core responsibilities of anyone who manages workplace Health and Safety. To successfully complete the course the candidate must pass a 45-minute exam to access their learning, as well as a practical assessment that will demonstrate the application of the knowledge which has been gained throughout the course.

Once the candidate has passed the exam then they will be issued with an IOSH Certification.

Course includes:

• Introducing Managing Safely
• Assessing and controlling risks
• Understanding and recognising hazards and preventing them
• Understanding health and safety responsibilities
• Investigating incidents
• Measuring performance

Duration: 1 day

The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) is a globally recognised chartered body that promotes the highest standards for workplace health and safety.

IOSH Working Safely is a 1-day course which provides basic health and safety training for workers at all levels and in all organisations. It is an entry-level course which meets the UK government guidelines for required awareness of workplace health and safety.

Course content:

• Introducing working safely
• Defining hazard and risk
• Identifying common hazards
• Improving safety performance

Please note that this course is no longer approved by CSCS to be eligible for the Green Labourers card. For this, you would need to complete the IOSH Safety, Health & Environment for Construction Workers course.

Duration: 1 day

The Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) is a globally recognised chartered body that promotes the highest standards for workplace health and safety.

This 1-day course is designed for anyone who works on or around a construction site. It is also approved by CSCS which means that upon successful completion, candidates will have the knowledge and skills required to be eligible for the Green Labourer card. This allows them to work on construction sites in entry-level positions.

Course content:

• Health and safety issues to be managed in the construction industry to protect employees, contractors, neighbours and others
• The basics of local law
• The importance of risk assessments and method statements and the development process
• Site requirements for the welfare of construction workers on site
• Hazards and controls associated with construction sites and activities including working at height and confined spaces
• Site environmental management including management of waste and ecology

Duration: 1 day

This is a 1-day course which is delivered by our in-house trainer and aims to provide candidates with a general overview of the importance of good health and safety practice within the workplace.

Course content:

• Understand the importance of health and safety
• Understand the consequence of poor health and safety
• Explain the duty of the employee and employer in the Health & Safety At Work Act 1974
• Describe Reporting of Injuries, Diseases & Dangerous Occurrences Regulations(RIDDOR)
• Choose the correct PPE for the task
• Understand the regulation and risks of working with vibration
• Understand the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) and related symbols
• Understand the role of the HSE
• Explain what is an accident
• Identify hazards and risks
• Carry out risk assessments
• Understand the do’s and don’t’s of working at height
• Understand the do’s and don’t’s of manual handling
• Understand fire safety
• Understand what causes behaviour

Duration: 1 day

This is a 1-day course made up of practical exercises as well as theory, delivered by our in-house trainer, which can be bespoke to your business and your own risk assessments.

A risk assessment is a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people. This course aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills carry out your own risk assessments and to enable you to identify whether you have enough precautions in place or whether you should do more.

Course content:

• To develop an understanding of risk assessment theory and practice
• To identify hazards in the workplace
• Develop your appreciation of the different types of risk assessments
• To provide you with the tools to confidently undertake workplace risk assessments and dynamic risk assessments

This short course aims to provide candidates with an awareness of the various substances which are hazardous to health and how to safety work with them. For example chemicals, dust, vapour, fumes, mist, gas and biological agents such as germs.

It can be delivered as a classroom course, either face to face or delivered remotely via Zoom.

Course content:

• What substances can be harmful?
• Methods of exposure
• Welfare facilities
• Understanding symbols
• How to work with these substances and control measures

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Duration: 2 Blocks 5 days each

The National Educational Board in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH) is an independent examination board delivering vocational qualifications in health, safety and environmental practice and management.

This course is designed for managers, supervisors, principal designers and coordinators who work within the construction industry, including those who manage contractor activities or work in environments classes as temporary workplaces. It teaches you to identify, evaluate and control construction workplace hazards according to UK law and ensures you gain the skills needed to fulfil your health and safety responsibilities.

The first unit consists of five core elements from the National General Certificate and takes place over 5 days.

Unit 1: NG1 – Management of Health & Safety 

• Element 1 – Foundations in Health & Safety
• Element 2 – Health & Safety Management Systems 1 – Plan
• Element 3 – Health & Safety Management Systems 2 – Do
• Element 4 – Health & Safety Management Systems 3 – Check
• Element 5 – Health & Safety Management Systems 4 – Act

The second unit consists of 12 core elements and takes place over 5 days.

Unit 2: NCC1 – Managing and Controlling Hazards in Construction Activities

• Element 1 – Construction Law and Management
• Element 2 – Construction Site – Hazards & Risk Control
• Element 3 – Vehicle & Plant Movement – Hazards & Risk Control
• Element 4 – Musculoskeletal Hazards & Risk Control
• Element 5 – Work Equipment – Hazards & Risk Control
• Element 6 – Electrical Safety
• Element 7 – Fire Safety
• Element 8 – Chemical & Biological Health Hazards and Risk Control
• Element 9 – Physical & Psychological Health – Hazards & Risk Control
• Element 10 – Working at Height – Hazards and Risk Control
• Element 11 – Excavation Work & Confined Spaces – Hazards & Risk Control

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Duration: 10 day

The National Educational Board in Occupational Health and Safety (NEBOSH) is an independent examination board delivering vocational qualifications in health, safety and environmental practice and management. Their courses are widely recognised, held in high regard and are commonly requested for candidates working within health and safety roles.

The NEBOSH National General Certificate course is one of the UK’s most popular health and safety qualifications. Offering a valuable overview of the core aspects of occupational health and safety, the course provides an excellent platform for individuals who are looking to build upon their knowledge and skills and take their career forward.

Designed for managers, supervisors and employees who have health and safety responsibilities, the certificate will equip you with all you need to know about how to manage workplace risks effectively.

This course can be delivered as a 10-day classroom course (including exams), or an eLearning or Distance Learning course.

Course content:

Unit NG1: Management of Health and Safety

• Element 1 – Why we should manage workplace health and safety.
• Element 2 – How health and safety management systems work and what they look like.
• Element 3 – Managing risk – understanding people and processes.
• Element 4 – Health and safety monitoring and measuring.

Unit NG2: Risk Assessment

• Element 5 – Physical and psychological health.
• Element 6 – Musculoskeletal health.
• Element 7 – Chemical and biological agents.
• Element 8 – General workplace issues.
• Element 9 – Work equipment.
• Element 10 – Fire.
• Element 11 – Electricity.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Duration: 1/2 day

This half day course is a highly interactive practical and classroom-based course, concluding with practical assessment and a theory test demonstrating the candidate’s full understanding of the training.

Course content:

• The Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
• Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996
• PPE Regulations 1992
• PUWER 1998
• Safety in the use of Abrasive Wheels HS(G)17
• Types and Functions of Abrasive Wheels
• The selection, testing, mounting and storage of Abrasive Wheels
• The care, maintenance, transport and handling of Abrasive Wheels

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Duration: 1/2 day

Both CPCS and NPORS Card Schemes can be delivered based on a client’s requirements.

All categories of plant are covered by both schemes. If accredited training Is not required then we offer Non-accredited Competency Training on all the same categories of plant offer by the two accredited card schemes.

This course will help candidates comply with Management Regs 1999, Workplace Regs 1992 and HSE Guidance and Approved Codes of Practice in relation to vehicle control and interaction with pedestrians.

Course includes:

• Reversing 90° left
• Reversing 90° right
• Reversing around obstacles
• Reversing up to loading bays
• Importance of mirror use
• Importance of assisted reversing
• Legal consequences
• What vehicle manoeuvres will be necessary?
• Can you avoid the need to reverse vehicles?
• If vehicles must reverse, can you remove people from the area?
• Is there enough space for reversing?
• Do vehicles use the most suitable route when reversing?

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This course helps ensure candidates are safe and competent to use Mobile Elevated Work Platforms. Operators can choose for their course to include the following:

1a – Static Vertical – Vertical personnel platforms (Static)
1b – Static Boom – self-propelled booms, trailers and vehicle-mounted platforms
3a – Mobile Vertical -Scissor Lifts, vertical personnel platforms (mobile)
3b – Mobile Boom – Self-propelled booms
PAV – Push Around Vertical

Candidates who successfully complete the IPAF training are issued with a PAL Card (Powered Access Licence) which is valid for 5 years.

Course includes:

• Safe Operational Procures
• Accident Prevention
• Emergency Descent
• Testing and Inspection
• Employers and Employees legal responsibilitie

IPAF training is provided third party through an IPAF registered training centre.

This 1-day awareness course aims to raise the general awareness of the conditions that allow for the growth of Legionella bacteria. It highlights the responsibilities of the employer in preventing risk and managing the systems to control the growth of Legionella bacteria.

This course is usually attended by H&S Managers, Building Owners, Facilities Managers and some contractors.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a half-day course which is designed for employees at all levels who are required to undertake manual handling activities, to help reduce the risk of manual handling injuries.

Course includes:

• Definition of manual handling and an overview of the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• Recognising manual handling hazards and injuries
• Understanding injuries arising from poor manual handling techniques
• Risk assessing manual handling activities, looking at the task, environment and load together with individual capabilities
• Practical advice on good individual and team lifting techniques
• Techniques for safe pushing and pulling activities
• A practical session providing delegates with the opportunity to practice good lifting techniques.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a half-day course which is designed for employees at all levels who are required to undertake working at height activities. This course will be tailored to suit individual needs taking into account the type of access equipment being used and work undertaken.

Course includes:

• An overview of the Working at Height Regulations 2005
• Hazards associated with working at height
• The importance of risk assessment
• Choosing the right access equipment
• Working on fragile surfaces
• Working environment
• Safe use of ladders

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

Learn to safely erect, use and inspect lightweight access towers, understand the hazards and risks of building a lightweight tower and safely work at height.

Course includes:

• The Health & Safety at Work Act
• The Working at Height Regulations 2005
• Construction Regulations (Health & Safety Welfare Regulations)
• Safe working at height
• Recognition of components and their applications
• Provision of bracing, ties, toe-boards and handrails
• Selection, erection and use of ladders
• Identification of suitable ground conditions
• The sequence of erection and dismantling
• Use of outriggers, sole plates and ties
• Techniques for repositioning erected towers

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a competency-based course for operatives and supervisors. It covers the key element in the new Roads and Streetworks Act. All candidates must have previous experience in construction. On completion of the course, candidates will be able to monitor street works, excavations and reinstatements to the standards prescribed by City & Guilds and be awarded an SQA Certificate and Streetworks Registration Card.

Course includes:

Operative Units

• Unit 001 – Avoidance of underground apparatus incorporating plans, diagrams, apparatus, use of equipment
• Unit 002 – Signing, lighting and guarding, code of practice, coordination procedures
• Unit 003 – Excavation in the highway, Road types, materials, specifications and techniques
• Unit 004 – Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
• Unit 005 – Reinstatement of sub-base and road base in non-bituminous materials / Road types, specification, material types
• Unit 006 – Reinstatement of cold-lay bituminous materials / Types of materials, specification, laying practices
• Unit 007 – Reinstate Bituminous hot lay, check the material temperature / Check depth of cavity, place materials to required finish levels, select correct compaction plant

Supervisor Units

• Unit 001 – Avoidance of underground apparatus incorporating plans, diagrams, apparatus, use of equipment
• Unit 010 – Monitoring of signing, lighting and guarding, code of practice, coordination, procedures
• Unit 011 – Monitoring of excavation in the highway / Road types, materials, specifications, procedures
• Unit 012 – Monitoring of reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials
• Unit 013 – Monitoring reinstatement of sub-base and road base in non-bituminous materials / Road types, specification, material types
• Unit 014 – Monitoring reinstatement of bituminous materials / Types of materials, specifications, laying techniques
• Unit 016 – Monitoring reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This course is aimed at operatives and supervisors who are required to renew their Streetworks card. We like to deliver this course over two days as this allows us to give training prior to the exams.

Course includes:

Day One

• Unit 001 – Location and Avoidance of underground services
• Unit 002/010 – Signing, Lighting and Guarding
• Unit 003/011 – Excavation in the Highway
• Unit 004/012 – Reinstatement and compaction of backfill materials

Day Two

• Unit 005/013 – Reinstatement of non-bituminous sub base and road base materials
• Unit 006 – Reinstatement of cold lay bituminous materials
• Unit 007/014 – Reinstatement of bituminous hot lay materials
• Unit 009/016 – Reinstatement of modular surfaces and concrete footways

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

The CITB SSSTS course is a 2-day course for first-line managers and those who have or are about to acquire supervisory responsibilities.

It introduces health, safety, welfare and environmental issues for those requiring an understanding of their legal responsibilities relevant to their work activities. It will provide a sound knowledge base to enable them to give valuable assistance in safely managing a construction site.

Course includes:

• Why they are carrying out their identified duties
• What is expected of them
• To ensure that they contribute to the safety of the workplace
• To ensure that at the end of the course delegates will be able to:
• Understand the problems of the industry
• Have an understanding of how health and safety law is structured
• Identify how their supervisory role fits in with the manager in controlling the site safely
• Carry out risk assessments and understand the need for method statements
• Carry out site inductions, tool box talks and method statement briefings
• Understand what is meant by proactive and reactive monitoring and appreciate their need

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

If you have a CITB SSSTS qualification, it must be renewed every five years by attending an SSSTS Refresher course. This is a 1-day course which you need to complete before your certificate expires or you will need to take the full SSSTS course again.

Course includes:

• How health and safety law is structured
• How the supervisory role fits with the manager’s role in controlling the site safely
• Understanding the need for method statements
• Construction Site Health, Safety and Welfare
• Communication routes within site activity
• Behavioural safety
• Supervision of occupational health

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

The CITB SMSTS course is a 5-day classroom course, delivered as either a 5-day block or as a day release (one day a week for 5 weeks). This is aimed at any persons who already do or are going to manage a construction site.

The course covers The Health & Safety at Work Act and the regulations relevant to the Construction Industry (and other workplaces). It is appropriate for everyone involved in line management including foremen, supervisors, site managers, project managers, as well as proprietors of smaller companies. It ensures that line managers have the training in Health and Safety required by HSE.

Course includes:

• All the legislation that would affect safe working in the construction industry, including health and safety law and the duties, responsibilities and sanctions surrounding it.
• The procedure of an accident occurring on-site and the process following the accident.
• The importance of risk assessments in the workplace.
• Executing control measures and effective communication to maintain a good health and safety culture.
• The health and safety implications of working with scaffolding, electricity, excavations, demolition and confined spaces.
• Any recent changes in accepted working practices and behavioural safety.
• Management of health of workers.
• Development of permit systems and safe systems of work
• Awareness of human error and controlling the risks.
• Awareness of an organisation’s responsibilities and duties.
• Recognising the responsibility of the workforce.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a 2-day course which trains the delegate to an assessed standard of knowledge for managing temporary works sites and also ensuring they have the confidence to engage with contractors and senior management.

Course includes:

• The importance of the ‘4Cs’: communications, co-operation, coordination and competency in managing temporary works as a Temporary Works coordinator
• Understanding the need for, and the duties of, a temporary works coordinator
• Understanding the roles of others
• Understanding BS5975, the code of Best Practice for Temporary Structures on Building Sites
• Statutory aspects of temporary works
• Risk assessments and method statements
• Management of the temporary works process.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

If you have a CITB SMSTS qualification, it must be renewed every five years by attending an SMSTS Refresher course. This is a 2-day course and you need to complete this before your certificate expires or you will need to take the full SMSTS course again.

This course will refresh the delegates knowledge of health and safety and their responsibilities. It will also update them on any changes with legislation and how that impacts their role as a Site Manager.

Course will cover:

• The Health and Safety Executive’s current focus of attention.
• Conducting risk assessments and method statements.
• (RIDDOR) Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations.
• Heath, safety and welfare on a construction site.
• Behavioural safety on site.
• Occupational health.
• How the current legislation is affecting the construction industry and any changes to legislation.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a 1-day course which is aimed at candidates who are entering or already working in the construction or civil engineering industries. It provides them with understanding and awareness on health, safety and wellbeing.

On successfully passing the exam candidates will receive a Construction Skills Health & Safety Awareness Certificate. Candidates can use this certificate, once they have also passed a CITB Health Safety & Environment Operative Test (CSCS test), to apply for their CSCS Green Labourer card.

Course includes:

• The Health and Safety at Work Act
• Specific site issues that challenge supervisors on a daily basis
• Effective toolbox talks
• Health and Welfare on a construction site
• Risk assessments
• Supervision of occupational health
• Behavioural safety
• Construction environmental awareness and waste control

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a 2-day course which trains the delegate to an assessed standard of knowledge for managing temporary works sites and also ensuring they have the confidence to engage with contractors and senior management.

Course includes:

• The importance of the ‘4Cs’: communications, co-operation, coordination and competency in managing temporary works as a Temporary Works coordinator
• Understanding the need for, and the duties of, a temporary works coordinator
• Understanding the roles of others
• Understanding BS5975, the code of Best Practice for Temporary Structures on Building Sites
• Statutory aspects of temporary works
• Risk assessments and method statements
• Management of the temporary works process.

No open course dates currently scheduled, but this course is still available – please contact our training team to discuss your requirements

This is a 1-day course which provides the delegate with the knowledge required for supervising temporary works sites.

Course includes:

• Risk management of temporary works – safety and business-related
• The importance of the ‘4Cs’ communications, co-operation, co-ordination and competency in managing temporary works as a Temporary Works Supervisor
• Legal duties
• The roles and responsibilities of the Temporary Works Supervisor
• The role of other temporary work process
• An understanding of the relevant aspects if BS 5975:2008+A1:2011.

Duration: 2 days

This 2-day course qualifies candidates to be their workplace’s Mental Health First Aider. It gives delegates the skills to have a non-judgmental conversation, recognise the signs and symptoms of common mental health issues and effectively guide a person towards the right mental health support.

Delegates will gain an in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing, as well as practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental illness, and the
confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress.

All delegates receive a mental health first aid manual and workbook to support their learning.

Please be aware that this course focuses on employees in the workplace and covers subjects that some people may find distressing, including suicide and self-harm. If an attendee feels
overwhelmed they can leave the course at any time.

The topics covered are:

• Action planning for using MHFA
• Alcohol, drugs and anxiety disorders
• Alcohol, drugs and mental health
• Alcohol, drugs and psychosis
• Bipolar disorder
• Cognitive distortions and cognitive behavioural therapy
• Crisis first aid for acute psychosis
• Crisis first aid after a traumatic event
• Depression in the workplace
• Eating disorders
• First aid for anxiety disorders
• First aid for depression
• First aid to assist a suicidal crisis
• Impact of mental health issues
• Non-judgemental listening skills
• Personality disorders
• Recovery and building resources
• Risk factors for depression
• Risk factors for psychosis
• Schizophrenia
• Self-care
• Self-harm
• Stigma and discrimination
• Suicide figures
• Symptoms of depression
• The Mental Health First Aid action plan
• Treatment and resources for anxiety disorders
• Treatment and resources for depression
• Treatment and resources for psychosis
• Warning signs of developing psychosis
• What is an anxiety disorder?
• What is depression?
• What is mental health?
• What is psychosis?
• Why Mental Health First Aid?

Mental health can have a big impact on a business if not handled well. This course aims to increase awareness and understanding of mental health issues.

Course includes:

• What is mental health?
• Noticing the signs of mental ill-health – early intervention
• Managing Stress in the workplace
• Positive mental health – what strategies can help and support mental health
• Supporting colleagues – in work and those off work due to mental ill-health
• Self-care

How are your employees being affected by Covid, whether they’re still working on-site, from home or on furlough?

Now is the right time to incorporate mental health and wellbeing discussions into your Health and Safety and HR conversations, and this courses enables you to introduce a Wellness Action Plan to support your people wherever they’re working.

Duration: 1 day

This is a 1-day course involving theory and group activities, which teaches candidates to understand the purpose and benefits of an effective disciplinary, grievance and capability procedure, and to identify acceptable standards of behaviour and performance. Candidates will practice key skills of questioning, listening and recording both verbally and in writing, whilst being taught to use the discipline and capability procedure as an effective tool to achieve improvement, deal with failures or resolve workplace issues.

Course content:

• What is discipline?
• What is a Grievance?
• What is Capability?
• Types of offences
• Stages
• Investigation
• Deliberation
• Notification
• Interview
• Appeal
• Penalties
• Open forum
• Summary

• How to get an overview (new Board and Executive/‘C’ Suite members)
  Often new Board members have reached the level because they are very good in a single area (Finance, HR, Operations etc). This course will take new Executives through an overview of the whole organisation responsibilities that come with being promoted to a more senior level.
• Diagnosing and understanding your organisation so you can plan the future

Some organisations are highly experienced at being able to understand the cross-cutting needs of their organisation. This course gives an introduction to the kinds of diagnostic and reporting they use.

• Creating and structuring organisational strategy and plans (focus on 1–3 year plans)
  If you’ve carried out an organisational diagnostic, you will know your starting point. This course covers how to take that starting point and turn it into strategy and plans for the immediately foreseeable future.
• Implementing plans and knowing how well you are doing

‘The lost caverns of Head Office‘ is one description for corporate performance returns, whether they be financial, personnel, operational, project etc. This course takes you through an overview of tried and tested ways of monitoring how well your plans are going, without creating a mass of returns that take time from those creating them and aren’t read by those receiving them.

We provide a range of courses which can enhance your leadership skills, whether you have just been promoted to a team leader role or you just want to build on your existing skillset. These courses can cover the following topics and can be bespoke to the nature of your business.

• Creating plans, implementing and monitoring them
• Using data for evidence-based decision making, for creating and using a balanced
• scorecard, and for aligning demand and capacity
• Structured problem-solving
• Managing programs and projects to a successful conclusion
• Dealing with people
• Mapping customer needs and working out how to meet them
• Stakeholders – who are they and how to work with them
• Supporting effective team working
• Running meetings to deliver your objectives
• Creating standard work protocols to deliver consistent quality, and using these as the basis

We are able to come into your business and coach new or existing managers to increase their skill set in this role.

We can also implement a mentoring scheme within your business and train you in the skills required for you to run this yourself.

We understand that things may not always run smoothly within a business, this training is available for staff at any level and is bespoke to your individual circumstances, just contact us for more details.