CITB Accredited – Temporary Works General Awareness (TWGATC) – 1 Day
- Course provides insight into Temporary Works, focusing on safety risk management.
- Designed for those involved in temporary works but not as Co-ordinator or Supervisor.
- Beneficial for various professionals in construction industry and overseas contractors.
- Aims to broaden knowledge on temporary works and industry best practices.
- Objectives include understanding, planning, common issues, management, and responsibilities.
Overview
This one-day training course on Temporary Works provides a broad insight into the topic, focusing on safety risk management. It is designed for individuals involved in temporary works but not taking on the roles of Temporary Works Co-ordinator or Supervisor. The course aims to enhance knowledge on temporary works, planning, common issues, management processes, and roles/responsibilities. It benefits a wide range of professionals in construction, health and safety, engineering, and related industries, including newcomers and overseas contractors seeking UK best practices.
Who should attend
Contract Managers, Site Foremen, Estimators, Planners, Procurement, Commercial Managers
Course Content
‘The CITB Accredited – Temporary Works General Awareness one day training course provides delegates with a broad insight to the topic of Temporary Works, including an understanding of the essentials of good safety risk management.
This course is designed to provide training for those involved in the temporary works process but who are not undertaking the role of Temporary Works Co-ordinator or Supervisor as defined in BS5975:2024. The course assumes limited or no detailed previous knowledge of temporary works.
The course is likely to benefit:
- Delegates who are not likely to undertake the role of TWC or TWS in the near future (or at all) but may be involved in the temporary works process during construction planning
- Directors, contract managers, site foremen, estimators, planners, procurement, commercial Managers
- Health and safety professionals wishing to gain a better understanding of temporary works
- Graduate and new entrants to the construction industry
- Delegates not directly from civil engineering or building sectors who may use temporary works e.g. mechanical and electrical contractors, local authority building maintenance, nuclear decommissioning, utility companies
- Delegates who have come into the construction industry from other industries
- Overseas contractors who may wish to learn from UK best practice
- Permanent works designers involved in temporary works, other consulting or structural engineers
- Principal designers and client’s representatives
- People from the training industry – University and college lecturers
- Salespersons from equipment or plant suppliers
Course aims and objectives:
The course aim is to ensure delegates gain a broad knowledge and understanding of what constitutes temporary works and how to support good industry practice with regard to temporary works
The course objectives are to:
- Understand what constitutes temporary works and how they are used in construction
- Raise awareness and improve delegate’s understanding on the need to plan for temporary works in construction
- Support delegates understanding of common temporary works issues
- Give delegates a greater understanding of the management process for temporary works
- Raise awareness of the other roles and responsibilities involved in the temporary works process’
Please note you are required to be a UK resident to attend all CITB courses.
You can view all of our Temporary Works Courses here.
