CSCS Operative Card and Health & Safety in Construction

Course Code

N/A

Course Type

Course Duration

4 weeks

Location

Cradley Heath Skills Campus

Start Date

12 January, 2026

Cost

£158
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This course, based at our brand new Cradley Heath Skills Campus, covers key health and safety topics for anyone starting a career in construction. You will learn valuable skills and knowledge, including Health and Safety in Construction and CSCS training to gain your operative card.

You will also get FREE bus travel to college, interview preparation and assistance with CV writing on this course which runs four days per week (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday) for four weeks, 10am to 3pm.

You will train in new purpose-built workshops with all resources and teaching materials provided as part of the programme, including full PPE for you to keep on completion of your course.

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• Basic Award in Construction
• Health and Safety Award in Construction
• CSCS Training
• Principles of risk assessment for maintaining and improving health and safety at work
• Importance of safe manual handling in the workplace
• Importance of working safely at height in the workplace
• Risks to health within a construction environment
• Importance of working around plant and equipment safely

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• Online exam for CSCS Card
• Assessment write ups
• Professional discussion

On successful completion of your CSCS, with the basic skills and understanding of Health and Safety in Construction and theory and principles of construction trades, you could progress to a site operative role.

You could also enrol on a full-time college course, pre apprenticeship, SWAP or apprenticeship in the construction sector.

Course Details

Qualification

Level 1

Exam Board

NOCN, CITB

Study Mode

Part Time

Department

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