CITB Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS)

Who Should Attend?

This one-day course is designed for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities. It 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.

Site Safety Plus (SSP) Courses

The Site Safety Plus suite of courses provides 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.

SEATS Course Overview

This SEATS course is designed for those who have, or are about to acquire, supervisory responsibilities. It 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.

SEATS Aims and Objectives

To help construction site 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, so this should be considered before enrolling delegates on this course.

Delegates must be competent in English at site supervisor level.

Learner Numbers

The minimum number of delegates per course is 4.  The maximum number of delegates per course is 20.  These are stipulated by the awarding body and are not subject to appeal.

Assessment

Assessment will by an end of course examination and the trainer review. The delegate must pass the exam and pass both elements of the trainer review.

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 3 questions in multi-response format. 

The exam paper forms part of the overall assessment as to whether or not the 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 the Construction site safety - Environment (GE700Es) for the last ten minutes of the examination.

Resit 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, then they may re-sit the examination.  This can either be on the same day or by resitting the exam by attending another course on the final day within a 90 day period (the delegate is not obliged to re-do the course).

The training provider must make arrangements with the delegate and ensure that the same examination paper is not used twice.

Subsequent arrangements will be at the delegate’s own expense.

Should a delegate fail the re-sit, they will be offered to take the full SEATS course again.

When a delegate scores less than 67% (20 correct answers out of 30) in the final examination, the delegate must attend the full SEATS course again before they are allowed to 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.