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Groundworks Introduction Remote Course

Course Information

This course can be adapted to suit the client’s requirements.
Training can be delivered on site using the client’s training room or at a convenient, suitable location. The scope of the standards covers different types of groundwork operations, hazards and risks, and basic emergency response procedures.

Who should attend ?

This course is suitable for operatives, supervisors, and management and will provide the candidate with knowledge about groundworks on construction sites, including an insight into temporary works management systems.
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Groundworks Introduction Remote Course Aims

The aim of this course is to provide the necessary training to be able to identify safe working practices and provide the attendees with knowledge about groundwork on construction sites, which covers ground investigation, site clearance, stabilisation works, site services, and landscaping.
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Learning Outcomes

On completion of this training, delegates will be able to:
  • Describe types of groundwork activities
  • Types of work activity before and after groundworks
  • Describe roles and responsibilities of groundworkers
  • Describe types of groundworks: plant, machinery, and hand tools
  • List uses for: plant, machinery, and hand tools
  • Describe hazards, risks, and controls associated with demolition work
  • Describe basic groundworks safe work practices
  • Describe basic emergency response procedures and equipment
  • Describe basic legislation, codes of practice, and/or standards that apply to groundworks, including safety and environment.

CITB Grants

CITB Grant Course Code: GET2376
Grant Tier 1: £60 per person (Lifetime, non-grant renewal)

Workforce Skills Support has CITB-approved status, delivering CITB-assured courses as listed in the Construction Training Directory. We are recognised by CITB as well as the British Construction Industry as a training provider who can deliver good-quality training that meets industry-approved standards. We are part of the CITB’s automated grant payments system, making it easier for employers to book courses with us for their workers and be reimbursed for it.

Please note: There is a cap on how many times an employer can claim a short-duration course achievement grant. Check the CITB website for information on the number of claims allowed based on your last levy return.

If a candidate has been granted a grant for a particular course in their lifetime, they will not be eligible for grant again for the same course unless it has specific refresher standards published on the short-duration course register.

If refresher course standards do exist for a particular course, then only one refresher course is eligible in a lifetime for each candidate.

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