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Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme

CITB's one-day Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme for supervisors and managers. Classroom dates at our Rotherham venue near Sheffield, and live online with a tutor.

Duration
1 day
Delivery
Classroom or live online
Certificate
CITB Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS) certificate, issued by CITB when you pass.
Valid for
5 years; retake the course to renew
Assessment
A trainer review and a 30-minute exam of 25 questions set by CITB, mostly multiple choice. The SEATS environment book can be used for the last 10 minutes.

About the course

SEATS is CITB's one-day environmental course for people who supervise or manage construction work. It explains the environmental law that applies on site and the practical steps that keep a job compliant and a good neighbour.

The day covers environmental management systems; waste, including classifying, segregating and disposing of it and the paperwork for waste transfers; preventing pollution of watercourses and controlling water use; energy and resources; contamination on brownfield sites; protecting wildlife and habitats; statutory nuisance such as noise and dust; archaeology and heritage; and responsibly sourced timber. Contaminated land matters across South Yorkshire, where a lot of development is on former industrial and mining land.

SEATS runs in our classroom at Bradmarsh Business Park, Rotherham, and live online with a tutor. Pass the trainer review and end-of-course exam and CITB issues a certificate valid for five years. There's no refresher, so you retake the course to renew.

Who it's for

Site supervisors, foremen and managers in building, construction and civil engineering.
Anyone asked by a client or contractor to show environmental training.
There are no formal entry requirements, but the course is written for supervisors, so you need English good enough for that level.

What you'll learn

  • Environmental law on construction sites
  • Environmental management systems
  • Waste: classifying, segregating and transferring it
  • Hazardous waste
  • Pollution prevention and water management
  • Energy and resources
  • Contaminated land on brownfield sites
  • Wildlife, habitats and ecology
  • Statutory nuisance: noise, dust and neighbours
  • Archaeology, heritage and responsibly sourced timber

Assessment and certificate

Assessment
A trainer review and a 30-minute exam of 25 questions set by CITB, mostly multiple choice. The SEATS environment book can be used for the last 10 minutes.
Certificate
CITB Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS) certificate, issued by CITB when you pass.
Valid for
5 years; retake the course to renew
Awarding body
CITB

SEATS dates

Tutor-led in the classroom or live online. Prices are per delegate and exclude VAT.

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Training near you

Site Environmental Awareness Training Scheme (SEATS) runs in the classroom at our training venue in Rotherham: 4 upcoming dates at Rotherham (Bradmarsh Business Park), about 20 minutes from Sheffield city centre outside rush hour. If travelling doesn't suit, the live online dates are taught by a tutor in real time.

Getting to the venue from

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Guides

Questions about the SEATS

Something else? Call 07939 593032.

Who needs SEATS?

Supervisors and managers who are responsible for environmental matters on site, such as waste, pollution prevention and nuisance to neighbours. It's also useful where a client or contractor asks supervisors to show environmental training.

Is there a SEATS refresher?

No. The certificate is valid for five years; to stay certificated, take the one-day course again before it expires.

How is SEATS assessed?

By a trainer review and a 30-minute exam of 25 questions set by CITB: 22 multiple choice and 3 with more than one answer. You can use the SEATS environment book for the last 10 minutes.

Can I take SEATS online?

Yes. It runs live online with a tutor on fixed dates, as well as in our Rotherham classroom. You need a laptop or desktop computer with a webcam and microphone, a reliable connection and a quiet space for the whole course; a phone isn't suitable.

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Training a whole team?

We run courses at your site or a venue near you, on dates that suit your programme. Tell us what you need and we'll put together a quote.

In-house training 07939 593032