CITB Temporary Works Supervisor – TWSTC

CITB - Temporary Works Supervisor Training Course

Those responsible for supervising all forms of temporary works during the installation, use, maintenance and dismantling procedures.

1 Day

As a training provider, it is our responsibility to determine whether a learner is appropriate to attend the course. Learners will need to complete an Accreditation of prior experiential learning form (APEL) before attending the course

The 1-day CITB temporary works supervisor course is for anyone who currently or intends to supervise temporary works. This course is not a general awareness course, its main focus is teaching the roles and responsibilities of the temporary works supervisor in compliance with BS 5975 – the code of practice for temporary works.
The temporary works Supervisor training course will outline the key role of temporary works supervision and the management systems used to supervise temporary works while also ensuring that everything is operating in a safe and efficient manner. The learners will be taught the importance of Communication, coordination, cooperation and competency (The 4C’s), in addition to this the course ensures that the learners are familiar with BS5975, which gives guidelines on controls for how temporary works should be managed and supervised effectively and the key role of temporary works supervision.
This course will cover 5 modules of temporary works risk management to assist you through the Planning, Design and implementation stages, this will include identifying temporary works, preparing design briefs and establishing design check categories, Risk classification, permits, temporary works registers, design check certification, experience checks and all this encompasses the role of Temporary Works Supervisor (TWS).
• Module 1 – What are temporary works?
• Module 2 – The history of temporary works
• Module 3 – Who is involved with temporary works
• Module 4 – Planning temporary works
• Module 5 – Managing the construction, erection and dismantling of temporary works


Please note: this course alone does not prove competency as a Temporary Works Supervisor. This comes from a mixture of education, training and experience and should be judged by an appropriate individual.