CITB Temporary Works Co-ordinator Training Course Refresher (TWCTC-R)

The TWCTC refresher one-day course, is aimed at learners who have completed the TWCTC or the TWCTC refresher in the last five years. Failure to attend the temporary works refresher prior to the expiry of an existing certificate will require delegates to re-sit the full course.

Essential Site Skills is an established UK provider of the CITB Temporary Works Coordinator Refresher course (TWCTC-R), supporting experienced Temporary Works Coordinators to maintain their competence and remain compliant with industry expectations and BS 5975. Our refresher courses are delivered by industry-experienced professionals, reinforcing key responsibilities and best practice for managing temporary works safely on site.

CITB Temporary Works Coordinator Training Refresher Course

The two-day Temporary Works Co-ordinator Training Course (TWCTC) and one-day refresher course (TWCTC-R) are designed to help those who have responsibility for managing all forms of temporary works on site. The course seeks to improve the knowledge of this role and the temporary works environment. The development of these courses was supported by several organisations, including the Temporary Works forum and the Health and Safety Executive. Temporary works are safety- and business-critical and require careful co-ordination. An accepted way of achieving this is through the adoption of the management process outlined in BS 5975-1:2024, which introduces the temporary works co-ordinator (TWC) as a key figure. This course explains the role and its overall management context. Temporary works on both smaller and larger sites can be high risk activities. Therefore, understanding the essentials of good risk and safety management, as outlined in BS 5975-1:2024, is relevant for projects of all sizes. The course gives emphasis throughout to the importance of communication, co-ordination, co-operation and competency (the 4Cs), risk management, safety and business relations, allowing the TWC to:

• understand the need for and duties of a TWC
• understand the role of others
• have a detailed knowledge and understanding of BS 5975-1:2024 in respect of this role.

Important Temporary Works Course Information

• The main aim of these courses is to focus on the process of co-ordination of temporary works, commonly expressed through the role of the TWC.
• These courses are not temporary works technical awareness courses, although there are elements of technical awareness that are signposted throughout and that must be included in the course exercises.
• Attendance does not confer competency as a TWC; this comes from a mixture of education, training and experience and should be judged by an appropriate senior individual, usually referred to as the designated individual (DI).
• Training is considered an essential element of TWC competence.

Online Temporary Works Refresher Course

We offer the CITB TWCTC-R qualification course through both in-person sessions and interactive Video Online Learning, catering to individuals working remotely. This training is conducted in a virtual classroom environment, led by our skilled and experienced CITB Site Safety Plus Temporary Works Tutors. 

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 - This course, including its group work and exercises, is constructed around BS 5975-1:2024. Learners are expected to have a comprehensive understanding of BS 5975-1:2024, and it is recommended that they bring a copy of BS 5975; however, their own organisation’s procedures and guidance on temporary works may be more suitable for reference during the course. In addition, ESS will provide a course workbook that meets the specification required by CITB.

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 

Temporary Works Coordinator - Purpose and Scope

The aim of these courses is to focus on the risk management of temporary works with particular attention on the role of the TWC.

They seek to consolidate and build on the risk management knowledge that learners undertaking this role will have established through other experiences on site (likely in other supervisory and management roles) and focus on how to avoid failure in temporary works by adopting appropriate procedural controls, as outlined in BS 5875-1:2024.

The refresher course is an opportunity for learners who have attended the substantive TWCTC to revise and update their knowledge and understanding.

The TWCTC course will cover the following topics:

• the need for and duties of a TWC
• the other key roles involved in temporary works
• the use of BS 5975-1:2024 in relation to the role
• typical documents used in temporary works
• other legislation and guidance that interact with temporary works
• the importance of the 4Cs: communication, co-ordination, co-operation and competence
• the need for risk management.

The refresher course expects the same underpinning knowledge and understanding to be demonstrated by learners.

Entry Requirements

There are no formal entry requirements for the TWCTC refresher, but learners are expected to have a working knowledge of the following legislation:

• Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
• Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
• Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) 2015
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Personal Protective Equipment Regulations 1992
• The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• The Work at Height Regulations 2005.

A key issue for temporary works is health and safety, so learners need to be prepared to discuss how health and safety legislation is relevant to temporary works, as well as which Approved Codes of Practice (ACOPs) and guidance notes may assist or contribute to safe practices in temporary works.

Learners need to be prepared to discuss and explore all the core health and safety factors that are integrated into temporary works processes at all stages of a project, from initiation to closure. They will need to have working knowledge of all associated legislation, specifically the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 in terms of its intention and compliance. Learners must also have a thorough understanding of health and safety principles and understand the importance of risk management, design considerations, inspection and testing and recording and monitoring requirements.

Learners who have achieved a certificate approved against the Health and Safety in Construction Site Supervision standard (such as SSSTS or SSSTS-R) or the Health and Safety in Construction Site Management standard (such as SMSTS or SMSTS-R), will have gained the knowledge to meet these expectations. This is not a mandatory pre-requisite, but learners with these achievements will benefit from having this knowledge before attending the course.

To further support learners, CITB has created a Temporary works awareness eLearning which provides a foundation of the points that will be expanded on in this course. It explores how health and safety legislation plays a pivotal role in temporary works, and how documents which are common to more generic construction activities are a useful aid for planning and the ongoing management and monitoring of temporary works.

Learners may also find it helpful to complete the Temporary works awareness eLearning provided by CITB, which is free to access here.

For the TWCTC refresher, only learners who have completed the TWCTC or the TWCTC refresher in the last five years are eligible to attend.

The TWCTC refresher is a one-day course. Learners must attend the whole day and pass the end-of-course assessment (7.5 hours) to be eligible for certification.

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.

Delegates Attending from Outside Great Britain (Remote Courses Only)

Essential Site Skills deliver CITB Site Safety Plus courses in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. For delegates joining remotely from outside Great Britain, CITB requires a short written declaration confirming that they are attending the course in order to work within the Great British construction industry. This must be completed before the course begins.

Learner Numbers

For the TWCTC refresher: the minimum number of learners per course is two. The maximum number of learners per course is 20. For online courses the maximum number is 12.

These minimum and maximum learner numbers are not subject to negotiation.