Accredited Courses

There are plenty of training courses available for CDM related activities, but how do you know that the course content is good practice and legally correct?

Have the presenters and course contents been independently assessed?

An APS accredited course gives you reassurance that the content and advice is legally correct, proportionate and value for money.

Principal Designer (2 Day)

These 'hands-on' courses are specifically aimed at Designers wanting to take on the Principal Designer role, and explore the practicalities of design risk management.

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CDM2015 Awareness (1 day)

This course gives an overview of the requirements for Clients, Principal Designers, Principal Contractors, Contractors, Designers and Workers, and how the regulations apply to construction projects.

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The Management of Pre-Construction Health and Safety

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the roles and responsibilities of CDM 2015. It highlights the importance of the principles of prevention and the requirement for cooperation and coordination in the management of health and safety.

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Introduction to Principal Designer role (1 day)

This one day course is exactly what it says - an introduction to the PD role. It will let you know what the PD should be doing, but does not go into the same detail as the three day course.

It is aimed at Clients and Designers who might be taking on the PD role but employing a CDM Adviser to discharge the PD functions on their behalf or for Designers who work on small to medium sized commercial projects.

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Principal designer course with mock trial (3 day)

A unique three day training course giving practical guidance and illustration on how to discharge the principal designer role including a mock trial of the principal designer with delegates learning re-inforced by taking the role of jury in the trial.

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Principal Designer and Design Risk Management (3 day)

This APS accredited course aims to provide delegates with an awareness and understanding of the roles of a designer and principal designer under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 along with undertaking successful design risk management during a project on how to identify and manage health and safety risks, and on the design strategies to be followed.

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Principal Contractor (1 day)

This one-day course provides an overview of the requirements for Clients, Principal Designers, Principal Contractors, Contractors, Designers and Workers, and how the regulations apply to construction projects with particular emphasis on undertaking the Principal Contractor role.

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CDM2015 for Clients (1 day)

This one-day, hands-on course has been specifically designed for clients and their in-house advisors. Using case studies, discussions and workshops, delegates will examine the client’s duties, and how to discharge them in a proportionate and pragmatic manner, in the pre-construction and construction phases.

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Building Safety Act 2022 ‘PD & PC new requirements & competence’ (1 Day)

The course will provide a contextual overview as how the new building regulation regime will operate, the competency requirements of the regime, the duties of the new PD and PC roles, and how their new roles under the regime are anticipated to evolve. It will also provide the information as to what, to those aspiring to deliver/assist in the new PD role will need and to evidence their own ‘organisational capability’ both personally/and any organisation they work for.

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