CISRS Advanced Scaffolding Inspection Training Scheme (SITS)

Initial Practical Inspection Session

• Relevant Legislation
• Relevant Industry technical and Safety guidance
• Identification of Scaffold components
• Correct Erection procedure
• Reading and Interpretation of Scaffold Drawings
• Fault finding
• Practical Inspection and Report Writing Assessment
• Theory test

To be eligible, applicants need to have extensive scaffolding industry experience and have held a CISRS Basic Scaffold Inspection Record Card for a minimum of 2 years.

CISRS Scaffolders who have held their card for a minimum of 2 years and Advanced card holders will also be eligible to attend this course without initially having to attend the Basic Scaffold Inspection course.

Industry experience alone does not make a delegate eligible to attend an Advanced SITS course. They must meet at least one of the following criteria before being accepted onto the course:

• Hold a CISRS Basic SITS card for a minimum of 2 years
• Hold a CISRS Scaffolder card for a minimum of 2 years
• Hold a CISRS Advanced card
• Have attended a retrospective Advanced Inspection Course, with a CISRS provider, within a 10-year period prior to their enquiry.

CISRS Scaffolding Inspection Training Scheme

(SITS) certificate

The college will apply on your behalf for a CISRS Scaffolding Inspection Card.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching is a mix of classroom-based theory, practical exercises and.

The final assessment involves written and practical tests.

Grants are available for eligible employers.

For further information please visit the CITB website.