CITB Site Management Safety Training Scheme – SMSTS 5 Day Course

Course Details:

The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) is a five-day course designed for site managers, or aspiring site managers working in the construction industry or civil engineering settings. It is designed for those with responsibility for managing, monitoring, implementing, and reporting in a construction environment.

The SMSTS course covers relevant health, safety and environmental legislation affecting safe working in the building, construction, and civil engineering industries.

It highlights the need for risk assessment in the workplace, the implementation of the necessary control measures, and adequate communication to sustain a health and safety culture among the construction site workforce.

Pre-qualification criteria:

There are no formal entry requirements to undertake the CITB SMSTS course, however, delegates should hold, or be about to hold, the role of a site manager. Previous health and safety knowledge is recommended. Those without previous health and safety management experience are recommended to sit the two-day CITB SSSTS course. Delegates must be competent in written and spoken English necessary for operating efficiently at site management level.

Course Aims:

The SMSTS course aims to help site managers to:

Manage and implement health, safety, and environmental aspects on-site, in accordance with current legal provisions and within the context of their management role
Implement new guidance and industry best practices
Develop an understanding of responsibility and accountability for site health, safety, welfare, and the environment
Recognise that a safe site is efficient, economical, productive, and environmentally friendly.

Course Content:

Delegates taking the 5-day Site Management Safety Training Scheme course should be able to achieve the four core exercises listed below by the end of the course:

Module 1 – Legal and management
Module 2 – Health and Welfare
Module 3 – General safety
Module 4 – High-risk activities

Assessment:

Assessment will be by an end-of-course multiple choice examination. The delegate must pass the CITB SMSTS Course exam in order to achieve certification for this course.

Certification:

Delegates who successfully complete the SMSTS course will receive an accredited CITB certificate. CITB SMSTS certification is valid for five years.

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Training Body

All available dates

May 5, 2026

June 29, 2026

September 7, 2026

Location

RGW Offices, Aspen House, Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton, WV3 0PT