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  • 25
    Nov

    CITB (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme

    Manchester
    5 days, 08:30 AM – 04:00 PM
    This CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff e.g. site manager.
    • £475.00 excl. VAT
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  • 25
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    ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport

    Liverpool
    2 days, 08:30 AM – 04:00 PM
    Gain your ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport and enhance your safety awareness on construction sites with our comprehensive training program. Led by experienced trainers, this course equips you with essential safety knowledge and skills endorsed by the Construction Clients National Safety Group.
    • £165.00 excl. VAT
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  • 25
    Nov

    CITB (SMSTS) Site Management Safety Training Scheme – Live-Online | Remote

    Online
    5 days, 09:00 AM GMT – 05:30 PM GMT
    This CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) course is for you if you’re considering, or already have, responsibilities for planning, organising, monitoring, controlling and administering groups of staff e.g. site manager.
    • £439.00 excl. VAT
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  • 25
    Nov

    ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport

    Stoke
    2 days, 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
    Gain your ECITB CCNSG Safety Passport and enhance your safety awareness on construction sites with our comprehensive training program. Led by experienced trainers, this course equips you with essential safety knowledge and skills endorsed by the Construction Clients National Safety Group.
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  • 26
    Nov

    EUSR – SHEA Power

    Online
    1 day, 08:45 AM GMT – 04:00 PM GMT
    The Safety, Health and Environmental Awareness, or SHEA (Power) scheme is designed for all persons who require access to operational sites within the Electricity industry, both permanent and temporary, including all levels of operatives, supervisors and management.
    • £146.00 excl. VAT
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  • 26
    Nov

    National Water Hygiene (Blue Card)

    Online
    4 hours, 15 minutes, 08:45 AM GMT – 01:00 PM GMT
    If you work in the UK water network, a clean water site or are in any way involved in handling water for human consumption, you are required to hold a National Water Hygiene EUSR registration. By successfully completing this half day virtual training course, you will understand the vital role you play in protecting the public and ensuring a safe drinking water supply, whether you’re in direct contact with the water or not.
    • £100.00 excl. VAT
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  • 27
    Nov

    EUSR – SHEA Water

    Online
    1 day, 08:45 AM GMT – 04:00 PM GMT
    This card is affiliated with CSCS and will allow holders access to construction sites for the purposes of utility work without a separate CSCS card. Therefore, SHEA Water Passport training is perfect for water industry workers from operatives through to management.
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  • 27
    Nov

    National Water Hygiene (Blue Card)

    Online
    4 hours, 15 minutes, 08:45 AM GMT – 01:00 PM GMT
    If you work in the UK water network, a clean water site or are in any way involved in handling water for human consumption, you are required to hold a National Water Hygiene EUSR registration. By successfully completing this half day virtual training course, you will understand the vital role you play in protecting the public and ensuring a safe drinking water supply, whether you’re in direct contact with the water or not.
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  • 27
    Nov

    CITB (SSSTS) Site Supervision Safety Training Scheme

    Stoke
    2 days, 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM
    Get certified with our CITB SSSTS training, focusing on the Site Supervision Safety Scheme. Equip yourself with essential skills in health and safety legislation, risk assessment, and effective supervision techniques. Led by experienced trainers, this course offers practical insights and case studies to reinforce learning.
    • £265.00 excl. VAT
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  • 28
    Nov

    EUSR – SHEA Gas

    Online
    1 day, 08:45 AM GMT – 04:00 PM GMT
    SHEA Gas is our one day Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness scheme for those working on operational sites. A CSCS Alliance scheme. It is developed in collaboration with employers and key stakeholders from across the industries in our sector, so the content is relevant – all helping to improve the safety of the workforce and reduce costs associated with injury, illness or accidents.
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CITB Understanding Commercial Awareness

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About Course

This CITB Leadership & Management course in Understanding Commercial Awareness was developed by the construction specialists Acadame.

Delivered at our centre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, virtually online or on-site; the purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate an understanding of how stakeholder and client relationships and the monitoring and control of costs and waste contribute to making an organisation commercially successful as required by a practising or potential site supervisor:

  • the importance of stakeholder relationships in making an organisation successful
  • the role of the supervisor in meeting client requirements
  • the role of the supervisor in managing and controlling costs
  • the role of the supervisor in minimising waste in an organisation
  • how keeping records contributes to making an organisation successful

 

Leadership and management are key skills for all construction sites and an area where the industry has identified a need for greater support and training.

How Completing This Course Will Help You:
  • Market Analysis: Conduct market analysis to understand industry trends, competitor activity, and market opportunities relevant to construction projects.
  • Financial Management: Develop financial management skills to budget, forecast, and track project costs, ensuring profitability and financial sustainability.
  • Contract Management: Understand principles of contract management, including contract negotiation, administration, and compliance, to mitigate contractual risks.
  • Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain positive relationships with clients, understanding their needs, preferences, and expectations to deliver value-added solutions.
  • Business Development: Identify and pursue business development opportunities, including new markets, partnerships, and service offerings, to grow the construction business.
  • Legal and Regulatory Compliance: Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and standards governing commercial activities in the construction industry, mitigating legal risks.
Course Content

Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:

  • explain the responsibility of the supervisor in controlling costs
  • explain two or more opportunities the supervisor has to impact on cost
  • describe the principal features of two or more mechanisms in the organisation used by the supervisor to maintain control of labour and materials costs
  • explain how the budget to build can be used as a control mechanism for managing cost

Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:

  • describe potential waste in the organisation within a detailed and appropriate context
  • describe two or more techniques and/or methods used by the supervisor for measuring and monitoring waste in the organisation
  • identify the main benefits of managing waste in the organisation
  • Assessment of this learning outcome must be via a scenario based practical exercise which covers the delegates ability to:
  • compile a simple action plan to minimise waste on site

Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:

  • explain the purpose of record-keeping for the organisation
  • identify key information to be recorded by the supervisor to meet organisational and legal guidelines
  • explain the supervisor’s role in maintaining accurate records of the allocation of labour, plant and materials
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Methods of Assessment

The method of assessment is a one-step journey:

The method of formal assessment considered appropriate for training delivered against this standard is by a combination of a question paper and a practical exercise.

The question paper consists of 15 questions based on one question per assessment criteria point within learning outcomes 1-5 (excluding 4.4) with a bank of 2 sets of question papers.

Delegates must achieve 75% correct answers to pass.

Assessment of 4.4 is assessed by a scenario based practical exercise where the delegate must demonstrate competence of the assessment criteria.

Who Can Benefit From CITB Understanding Commercial Awareness Course?

Supervisors and managers can be site based or office based, as long as they are managing a team or could do so in the future. Although, the training has been designed to support managers and supervisors’ development, any employee who could benefit from the training can take part.

Employers who have put in place Leadership and Management training for their staff have seen:

  • An increase in productivity
  • Reduction in the number of man hours on site
  • Leadership and management training contributing towards a safe working environment for all staff
  • The benefits of improved retention by offering training that supports employees long term career ambitions and continuous professional development
What Other Leadership And Management Courses Are Available?

ILM’s level 3 Leadership and Management Practice for the Construction and Built Environment Sector qualification and CITB’s Leadership and Management courses are designed to give frontline supervisors and managers the skills and increased confidence they need to carry out their roles.

By combining Acadame’s expertise in the construction industry with ILM’s market-leading leadership & management qualifications, this ensures the short courses teach best-in-class leadership & management skills and behaviours that are tailored to industry needs.

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