CITB Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS)
Accreditation
CITB
Course Duration
1 Day
Valid for
5 years
Course Information
This one-day Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS) course is designed for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities.
SEATS Course Overview
This one-day course is intended for those who are operating at supervisor level. The course covers all relevant legislation and other aspects that affect the environment in the building, construction and civil engineering industries. It will provide supervisors with a broad understanding of the environment and the issues construction sites’ face.
Online SEATS Course
Besides our traditional face-to-face courses, we offer Interactive Video Online Learning with live tutors, catering to individuals working remotely who aspire to attain their SEATS qualification, thereby enhancing their learning journey.
Attendance - Full attendance of the course is mandatory to achieve a pass. Should your internet connection fail during the course for a prolonged period of time, or repeatedly, you may not be able to re-join as requested by the trainer, unless it can be re-established within 5 minutes. This is so general learning is not disturbed for other participants.
Course Publications - the day before your course is due to commence, you will receive an email from our training team containing a link and voucher code to download your copy of the supporting publication for the course - Construction site safety - Environment (GE700Es). (Please double check your spam or junk folder).
As part of this process you will be required to download a reader app:
- For PCS: Once you follow the link provided on the email, you will be taken to the download screen. This download is approximately 30 MB in size and depending on your internet connection speed could take up to 1 hour to download (typically it takes around 5 mins).
- For Tablets: Download the supporting CITB Health Safety and Environment Publications reader app in your app store (this is free of charge).
Please note: your subscription will last for a defined period of 12 months. During this period the publication will automatically update with any amendments. After 12 months, the publication can still be viewed but there will not be any new updates.
Joining the Video Learning - Our courses are conducted via Zoom, and you will receive your personalised meeting link as part of your course enrolment instructions. We always recommend downloading the App in preparation of the course, you can find instructions here - https://zoom.us/download. Further support using Zoom can be found here – familiarise yourself with this prior to your course - https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/p/zoom-meetings-guide
SEATS Course Aims
To help construction supervisors to:
- supervise and protect the environment through legal provisions
- protect the eco-system – the relationships and interactions between animals, plants (flora and fauna) and organisms and their environment
- follow environmental management systems and processes to mitigate environmental damage
- play their part in reducing statutory nuisance and disturbance to neighbours
- manage the impact that archaeology and heritage can have on construction
- control water consumption and reduce the impact construction has on natural water supplies
- implement control measures to prevent the pollution of watercourses
- identify ethically sourced timber though the chain-of-custody entering site
- identify, control and manage contamination on brownfield sites • classify, segregate and properly dispose of waste.
Entry requirements
There are no formal entry requirements for this course; however, it has been developed for construction supervisors and this should therefore be considered before enrolling delegates onto this course. Delegates must be competent in English at site supervisor level.
Photographic ID will be requested by the tutor at the start of the course i.e. Driving Licence/Passport.
Please be aware that it is a requirement of our Awarding Body - Site Safety Plus (CITB) that ALL delegates attending this course must read and understand English. If you do not think you will have the sufficient English skills in order to the pass the examination please contact us for advice on reasonable adjustments allowed by the Awarding Body.
Learner Numbers
The minimum number of delegates per course is 4. The maximum number of delegates per course is 20. For online courses the maximum number is 12. These are stipulated by the awarding body and are not subject to appeal.
Site Safety Plus (SSP) Courses
The CITB SEATS course is part of the Site Safety Plus suite of courses. CITB Site Safety Plus provide a range of courses for people seeking to develop their skills in the building, civil engineering and allied industries. Designed from operative to senior manager level, they provide the skills you need to progress through the construction industry, from the one day Health and Safety Awareness course to the five-day Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS). We also offer refresher courses so that workers are always kept up to date with the latest techniques and industry practice to be safe whilst on the job.
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Assessment & Certification
Assessment
Assessment
Assessment will be by an end of course examination and the trainer review. The delegate must pass the exam and pass both elements of the trainer review. It is also expected that delegates interact during the course.
Delegates who do not pass the trainer review and pass the end of course examination will not be issued with a certificate.
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 an environmental supervisor.
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 three short multiple-response questions. The multiple-choice questions are worth one point each. The multiple-response questions can score between one and three marks.
The examination paper forms part of the overall assessment of whether a delegate has successfully achieved a satisfactory level of understanding to be awarded the Site environmental awareness training scheme (SEATS) certificate. The examination lasts for 30 minutes and must be completed within this time.
Delegates are permitted to use Construction site safety – Environment (GE700Es) for the last 10 minutes of the examination.
Trainer Review
Delegates will need to pass both elements of the trainer review to gain a pass. The elements of the trainer review are as follows.
- Exercises – overall, thinking about the delegate’s performance in the group exercises, did they work well as part of the team? Areas to consider are:
- working collaboratively
- making group decisions
- listening to others’ points of view
- sharing their point of view
- working towards a common goal
- actively inputting into the discussion.
- Has the delegate actively engaged with the course and the group? Such as:
- active listening
- answered questions
- given suggestions
- shared experiences, etc.
All elements will be either a pass (yes) or fail (no) and all elements will need to achieve a pass for the delegate to pass this element of the course.
Re-sits Procedure
Where a delegate has passed the trainer’s review and gained between 70%–77% (21, 22 or 23 out of 30) in the examination they may re-sit the examination. This can either be on the same day or at another course within a 90-day period (the delegate is not obliged to redo the whole day’s course). The training provider must make the arrangements with the delegate and ensure that the same examination paper is not used twice.
A charge may be made to the delegate; however, this fee is entirely at the discretion of the training provider. The training provider may also have additional costs to be recovered from the delegate and this should be agreed in advance.
Subsequent arrangements will be at the delegate’s own expense.
If the delegate fails the re-sit, they will be required to attend the full SEATS course again or will be offered an alternative course that is considered to be a better match for the delegate’s level of knowledge and understanding.
When a delegate scores less than 67% (20 correct answers out of 30) in the final examination, they must attend the full SEATS course again before they may re-sit the examination.
Certification
You will receive a CITB SEATS digital PDF Certificate valid for 5 years.
CITB Online Card Checker
https://www.citb.co.uk/cards-testing/online-card-checker/
CITB Site Safety Plus certificates awarded will be visible on the online card checker once the course paperwork has been processed.
More Details
Course Publications
- Construction Site Safety – Es. Environment (GE700Es) - Mandatory
Learning Outcomes
Delegates taking the SEATS course should be able to achieve all the learning outcomes listed below by the end of the course.
Module 1 – Sustainable construction and the environment
Module 2 – Environmental management systems
Module 3 – Archaeology and heritage
Module 4 – Ecology and biodiversity
Module 5 – Statutory nuisance
Module 6 – Water management and pollution control
Module 7 – Resource management
Module 8 – Soil management and contamination control
Module 9 – Waste and material management