There are no entry requirements for the Temporary Works Co-Ordinator Training Course (TWCTC).

However, all delegates are required to read, write, speak and understand English. For example, you should be able to read and understand a daily newspaper or magazine and hold a conversation in English.   

Delegates are required to bring an acceptable form of photo ID on the first day of the course. Failure to bring ID may result in you not being able to attend the training.

Delegates are also 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 2015
• Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Personal Protective Equipment at Work (Amendment) Regulations 2022
• The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
• The Work at Height Regulations 2005

A key issue for temporary works is health and safety, so delegates 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.

Delegates 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. Delegates 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.

Delegates who have achieved the SMSTS (or Refresher) or SSSTS (or Refresher), will have gained the knowledge to meet these expectations. 
This is not a mandatory pre-requisite, but delegates with these achievements will benefit from having this knowledge before attending this course.

To further support delegates, CITB has created the 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 ongoing management and monitoring of temporary works.
Delegates may find it helpful to complete the Temporary works awareness eLearning, which is free to access on the CITB website.

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&2:2024, 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&2:2024, is relevant for projects of all sizes.

The course gives emphasis to the importance of communication, co-ordination, co-operation and competency (the four Cs), and 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 in respect of this role

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&2:2024 in relation to the role
• typical documents used in temporary works
• other legislation and guidance that interact with temporary works
• the importance of the four Cs: communication, co-ordination, co-operation and competence
• the need for risk management

The TWCTC is a two-day course designed to be completed over two consecutive days. Delegates must attend the full course, lasting a minimum of 14 hours and 45 minutes (which includes course delivery and examination but not an examination re-sit), to be eligible for certification. This does not include breaks.

Delegates must attend the days in order and, where they are not on consecutive days, must complete the course within two weeks. 

Delegates who are unable to attend part of the course due to extenuating circumstances may re-enrol on a new course to complete any missed day(s). The remaining day(s) must be completed within 30 days from the last day of attendance.

For certification purposes, and to avoid any ambiguity, all full days of the course must be attended. For example, if a delegate becomes ill on day one and does not complete the full day, they must start the course again in full.

Module 1 – What are temporary works?

1. Types of temporary works

The different types of temporary works and temporary works solutions.

Module 2 – The history of temporary works

2. The history of temporary works and its legislative framework
The history that set the requirements for a series of changes to create a robust, safety- conscious process for the design, management, installation and removal of temporary works.
3. The causes and consequences of failure
Explain the hazards, risks, causes and consequences of failure in temporary works.
4. The avoidance of failure
The techniques used to avoid failure, focusing on the four Cs.

Module 3 – Who is involved with temporary works

5. Stakeholders’ and duty holders’ responsibilities and accountabilities
The key roles and responsibilities of the primary stakeholders responsible for managing the safe implementation, management and dismantling of temporary works, including the appointment of key roles.

Module 4 – Planning temporary works
6. Management and control of design
Explain the management and control of the design, materials, components and key solutions.
7. Key processes
The key processes that form a safe system of work.
8. Procurement
The key elements involved in appointing competent organisations, designers and contractors to manage the execution of the works on site.
9. Risk classification
The importance of implementation risk classification and its impact on design and risk management.

Module 5 – Managing the construction, erection and dismantling of temporary works
10. Key activities required during the active life of the temporary works
The key considerations for the co-ordination, supervision and checking of works on site during the construction, erection and dismantling of temporary works.

The course is assessed by trainer review and an examination paper.

Trainer Review

The trainer review provides a pass or fail based on the delegate’s performance and engagement in the course exercises, delegate personal review and engagement in the course overall.

Examination Paper

The paper consists of 22 questions, selected by CITB, covering all aspects of the course.
This examination paper must be taken at the end of the course. Each paper has:

• 18 multiple-choice and/or multiple-response questions (each worth one mark; no half marks available)
• 4 free-text questions (each worth one to three marks. Part marks are available, but no half marks should be awarded).

The examination pass mark is 78% (21 out of 27). The examination lasts for 45 minutes and must be completed within this time under examination conditions.
The examination is open book: delegates are permitted to use their course workbook – which may include any notes made by the delegate during the course – for the duration of the exam. 

Upon successfully completing the course you will be awarded a CITB Site Safety Plus Temporary Works Co-Ordinator certificate.

This qualification must be renewed every five years by attending the Temporary Works Co-Ordinator Refresher course.

The course runs from 8:30am through to 5:30pm for each of the 2 days training. 

Included with your course

• Course registration, exam and certificate
• Course materials

Online Delivery

A link to the online training platform will be sent before the course, simply click the link and follow the instructions.

• See Virtual / Remote training information for more details
• Contact us if you'd like to test the platform before the morning of the course
• You can be located anywhere in the world with an internet connection and your computer

Our Training Centre

For training courses run at our training centre we include.

• Free onsite parking - directions for Norwich
• Lunch and refreshments all day
• Notepad, pen and Polos