TEMPORARY WORKS COORDINATOR REFRESHER

Introduction

PCR Global’s Temporary Works Co-ordinator Training Course (TWCTC) is a 1 day course was introduced in April 2023 as a shorter alternative for those wishing to refresh their original 2 day TWC qualification. Before the introduction of this course, the only way to maintain your TWC qualification was to resit the full course.

The refresher condenses the content of the full 2 day course for those with an existing understanding of what it takes to control temporary works on site. It is designed to assist those on site who have responsibility for managing all forms of temporary works. The course has been designed to give confidence to senior management, and to ensure that those who engage contractors have an assessed standard of knowledge.

The course is supported by a number of organisations, including the Temporary Works Forum, CECA, Build UK, HSE and FMB. This enables transferability of the training within the industry.

A quick introduction to Temporary Works: 10 questions in 10 minutes…

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 5975:2019, which introduces the temporary works coordinator (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. Therefore, understanding the essentials of good risk and safety management, as outlined in BS 5975:2019, is relevant for projects of all sizes.

Our temporary works coordinator (TWC) course has been revised to reflect new CITB guidance, and will give the delegate a thorough knowledge of the temporary works co-ordinator (TWC) role. However, this does not make a delegate competent by itself. Competence requires other attributes, such as experience.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to:

understand the duties of a TWC and roles of others
have a detailed knowledge and understanding of BS 5975:2019
understand how to manage risk
implement the 4Cs effectively in the workplace.

Course Content

What are temporary works?
The history of temporary works and consequences of failure

Legal and management procedures of temporary works
- Health and Safety Law
- The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act (HASWA)
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM)

Who is involved in Temporary Works?
- Stakeholders’ and duty holders’ responsibilities and accountabilities

Planning temporary works
- Management and control of design
- Key processes
- Procurement
- Risk classification

Managing construction, erection and dismantling of temporary works
- Key activities required during the active life of the temporary works

Assessment

To obtain certification students must pass a 30 minute open-book exam consisting of 25 multiple-choice questions, selected by CITB. The pass mark is 72% (18 out of 25).

Test your current knowledge:

Certification

Certification for this course is valid for 5 years. To remain certified in this area, you will need to resit this refresher course before the expiry date on your certificate, otherwise the full course will need to be retaken.

Please be aware that certificates may take up to 8 weeks to be processed and delivered from CITB. If you have recently completed a course you can evidence your qualification by viewing your up-to-date training record on the Online CITB Card Checker (click to visit).