To help site supervisors to:

• supervise health and safety on site in accordance with current legal provisions and within the context of their role
• develop an understanding of responsibility and accountability for site health, safety and welfare of workers on site
• recognise that a safe site is efficient, economical, productive and environmentally friendly 

Delegates should hold, or be about to hold, the role of a supervisor. Delegates must be competent in English at site supervisor level.

This is a 2 day course. Delegates are required to complete the full course (15 hours) to be eligible for certification.

Delegates unable to attend both days due to extenuating circumstances (e.g. certificated sickness) will need to enrol onto a new course and, to maintain continuity of learning outcomes, must attend both days again. Delegates who do not complete the two full days, pass the trainer review and pass the end of course examination will not be issued with a certificate.

Assessment

Assessment will be by an end of course examination and the trainer review. The delegate must pass the exam and pass all three elements of the trainer review. The examination demonstrates to external bodies that the certificate is only awarded to successful delegates following both an assessment and examination. The trainer review demonstrates engagement, collaborative working and listening skills – key elements of becoming a supervisor.

Examination

The paper consists of 25 questions: 22 multiple choice questions and three short written questions and answers. There are 4 safety critical questions at the beginning of each paper that must be answered correctly. The exam paper must be taken at the end of the course.

Exam Details

The examination paper is compulsory and consists of 25 questions, selected by CITB, covering all aspects of 

the course.

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

The paper consists of 22 multiple choice questions and 3 short written questions. There are 4 safety critical questions in each exam paper. The delegate must answer all 4 of these questions correctly to pass the exam. The multiple-choice questions are worth 1 point each, whereas written questions can score between 1-3 marks.

The exam paper forms part of the overall assessment of whether a delegate has successfully achieved a satisfactory level of understanding to be awarded the SSSTS e-certificate.

The examination lasts for 30 minutes and must be completed within this time. Delegates are permitted to use the Construction Site Supervision (GE706) publication for the last ten minutes of the examination period.

When a delegate scores less than 67% (20 correct answers out of 30) in the final examination, the delegate 

must attend the full SSSTS course again before they are allowed to re-sit the examination.

Trainer Review

Delegates will need to pass all 3 elements of the trainer review to gain a pass. The three elements of the trainer review are as follows:

• Exercise – overall, thinking about the delegate’s performance in the group exercise, did they work well as part of the team?
• Has the delegate actively engaged with the course and the group?
• Has the learner completed the toolbox talk?

All three elements will be either a pass or fail and all three elements will need to achieve a pass for the delegate to pass this element of the course. The trainer review must be completed before the end of course assessment. If a learner is assessed as failing the trainer review, then they are not permitted to sit the end of course assessment.

Re-sits

Where a delegate has passed the trainer’s review and gained between 70%–77% (21, 22 or 23 out of 30) in the examination and passed the safety critical questions or has achieved the 80% pass mark but failed the safety critical questions, the delegate may re-sit the examination. This can either be on the same day (no charge) or by

re-sitting the exam by attending another course on the final day within a 90-day period (chargeable fee payable in advance). The delegate is not obliged to re-do the day’s course.

Should a delegate fail the re-sit, they will be offered to take the SSSTS course again.

On successful completion of the course, all paperwork will be submitted to CITB Site Safety Plus who will issue electronic certificates Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to retake the course before the expiry date.

A natural progression from this course would be to attend the SMSTS: Site Management Safety Training Scheme course or to attend the SEATS: Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme course, which is aimed at supervisor level. 

The minimum number of delegates per course is 4. The maximum number of delegates per course is 20.

We are a CITB ATO. Companies that are CITB registered can claim for each candidate on this course. If you supply the company CITB levy number, this will be added to the paperwork and submitted following the course.