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CITB SSSTS Refresher Course

Official CITB Site Safety Plus scheme. Nationally recognised certificate on completion, delivered through accredited providers.
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About the CITB SSSTS Refresher Course

The CITB SSSTS Refresher is a 1-day course that renews an existing Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme certificate. It is part of the CITB Site Safety Plus scheme and is taken by supervisors who already hold a valid SSSTS certificate and need to keep it current.

The original SSSTS certificate is valid for 5 years. To stay certified you complete the 1-day refresher before that certificate expires. You can attend the refresher up to the day of expiry, but you must hold a valid, in-date certificate to do so. If your SSSTS certificate has already lapsed, you have to retake the full 2-day SSSTS course instead.

The refresher updates supervisors on changes in legislation, CITB guidance and best practice, and reinforces the core supervisory duties: risk assessment, method statements, toolbox talks and the monitoring of safe systems of work on a live site. Site managers renew through the 2-day SMSTS Refresher instead.

The renewed certificate is valid for a further 5 years.

Who it's for

  • Supervisors, foremen, gangers and team leaders holding a valid SSSTS certificate near expiry
  • First-line supervisors who completed SSSTS within the last 5 years
  • Anyone whose role requires an in-date SSSTS certificate to remain on site
  • Supervisors whose main contractor requires current Site Safety Plus certification
  • Team leaders staying certified before stepping up later to SMSTS
  • Health and safety advisers who hold a current SSSTS certificate
  • Self-employed supervisors maintaining their own certification

Entry requirements

  • You must hold a valid, in-date SSSTS certificate
  • You can attend up to the day your certificate expires, but not after
  • If your certificate has already expired, you must retake the full 2-day SSSTS course
  • Practical supervisory experience gained since your original course
  • Photo identification on the day
  • A current role that involves supervising others on site

What you'll achieve

  • A renewed SSSTS certificate valid for a further 5 years
  • An update on the latest health and safety legislation and CITB guidance
  • A refresh of your supervisory duties under current regulations
  • Renewed confidence in risk assessments, method statements and toolbox talks
  • Awareness of recent changes in best practice for monitoring safe systems of work
  • Continuous certification with no need to retake the full 2-day course
  • Proof to main contractors that your supervisory safety training is current
  • A refreshed understanding of welfare and wellbeing duties

What you'll learn on the CITB SSSTS Refresher Course

1
Changes in health and safety legislation
A review of legal updates affecting supervisors since the original course.
2
The supervisor role refreshed
Reinforcing your duties for monitoring safe systems of work on site.
3
Risk assessment and method statements
Bringing your day-to-day risk control practice up to date.
4
Toolbox talks and communication
Keeping the workforce informed and engaged with safety.
5
Health, welfare and wellbeing
Refreshing the supervisor role in managing health and welfare on site.
6
Monitoring safe systems of work
Keeping safe systems of work effective day to day.
7
Incident and near-miss reporting
Reporting incidents and near misses under current requirements.
8
Recent guidance and best practice
New CITB guidance and practical lessons from site.

CITB SSSTS Refresher Course FAQs

The SSSTS Refresher runs over one day, typically from around 8am to 5pm.
Yes. You must hold a valid, in-date SSSTS certificate. The refresher only renews a current certificate.
You can attend up to and including the expiry date, but you must still hold a valid certificate on the day. Once it has expired you cannot take the refresher.
You have to retake the full 2-day SSSTS course. There is no refresher route once the certificate has lapsed.
The renewed SSSTS certificate is valid for a further 5 years.
Yes. Many providers deliver it as a live online course, with the same content, assessment and CITB certificate as the classroom version.
The SSSTS Refresher renews the supervisor certificate over one day. The SMSTS Refresher renews the site manager certificate over two days.
No. SSSTS and its refresher are safety courses, not CSCS cards. A CSCS card is renewed separately through a qualification such as an NVQ plus the relevant CITB Health, Safety and Environment test.
Prices vary by provider, location and whether you choose a classroom or online place. Compare live dates and prices at the top of this page.
Yes. The SSSTS Refresher includes a CITB assessment that you must pass to renew your certificate.
The day reviews changes in legislation, the supervisor role, risk assessment, method statements and toolbox talks, with discussion and an assessment. It builds on the knowledge from your original course.
Yes. The SSSTS certificate is awarded by CITB, so any CITB-approved provider can deliver your refresher.
Yes, as long as it is a valid, in-date CITB SSSTS certificate. The refresher renews any current CITB SSSTS.

Guides and resources

How much does the SSSTS course cost? Read more SSSTS vs SMSTS: which course do you need? Read more CITB funding for SMSTS and SSSTS in 2026 Read more
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