SMSTS Certificate

Gain Your SMSTS Certificate Through Online or Classroom Training

If you need to achieve your SMSTS certificate, we offer flexible training options designed to suit different working patterns. You can choose between weekday courses, weekend courses, or classroom-based training at 30+ locations across the UK.

Our weekend SMSTS training is specifically designed for construction professionals who cannot afford to take time away from site during the week. Delivered over weekends, it allows you to gain your SMSTS certificate without missing any working days. For those who are able to train during the week, our weekday SMSTS courses provide a structured, full-time learning experience during standard working hours.

All online SMSTS certificate training is delivered through a live virtual classroom, with real-time tutor support, group discussion, and interactive learning. This ensures you receive the same level of engagement, guidance, and recognised certification as classroom training. Face to face classroom SMSTS training is delivered at over 30+ UK locations.

Whether you are stepping into a site management role or formalising years of hands-on experience, gaining an SMSTS certificate remains one of the most recognised and respected ways to demonstrate competence in construction site health and safety management.

Why Complete Your SMSTS Certificate Through Our Online Training?

Our SMSTS certificate training is structured to balance flexibility with high training standards, ensuring the qualification is meaningful, practical, and widely recognised.

• Earn your SMSTS certificate remotely from any location in the UK

• Attend live weekday sessions led by tutors with real construction management experience

• Learn through scenario-based discussions drawn from active construction sites

• Achieve a CITB recognised SMSTS certificate valid for five years

• Benefit from a supportive online environment designed to help professionals succeed

This approach allows you to gain your certification without stepping away from ongoing projects.

What Is Covered When Working Towards Your SMSTS Certificate?

The SMSTS certificate is awarded after completing a comprehensive five-day training programme focused on site safety leadership and compliance.

During the training, you will explore current UK health and safety law and how it applies to your role as a site manager. You’ll develop the ability to produce, review, and enforce risk assessments and method statements to ensure safe systems of work are followed consistently.

The programme also focuses on communication and leadership on site. This includes delivering effective inductions, running toolbox talks, and managing safety briefings that engage the workforce. You will learn how to identify high-risk activities such as working at height, plant operations, manual handling, and hazardous substances, and how to control these risks effectively.

Additional modules cover accident investigation, emergency planning, environmental responsibilities, and the importance of building a safety-first culture across all site operations.

Who Needs an SMSTS Certificate?

An SMSTS certificate is intended for construction professionals who hold responsibility for site safety, coordination, and compliance, including:

• Site managers overseeing construction projects

• Project managers and site agents with safety duties

• Supervisors progressing into management roles

• Professionals working on CDM-regulated sites

Across the UK construction industry, holding a valid SMSTS certificate is often expected by clients, contractors, and principal designers.

SMSTS Certificate Assessment and Validity

To achieve your SMSTS certificate, you will complete a formal assessment at the end of the training. This includes multiple-choice questions and practical case-study exercises designed to test how you apply health and safety principles in real working environments.

Once achieved, the SMSTS certificate remains valid for five years. To continue holding the qualification beyond this period, refresher training must be completed before the expiry date.

Why an SMSTS Certificate Is Important for Site Managers

An SMSTS certificate is one of the most widely recognised health and safety credentials for construction site management in the UK. Many principal contractors require it as standard for managers working on CDM projects.

Holding an SMSTS certificate demonstrates that you understand your legal responsibilities, can manage site risk effectively, and are capable of maintaining safe working conditions. It also helps reduce the risk of incidents, enforcement action, and project disruption, while providing reassurance to clients and employers.

Book Your SMSTS Certificate Training Online

If you are ready to work towards your SMSTS certificate, our weekday online training provides a practical and accessible route to qualification.

Secure your place today and complete your SMSTS certificate training fully online, with live tutor support and recognised certification that supports your progression as a construction site manager.