Need To Obtain Or Renew A Craft Or Operative SKILLcard?

Complete your Health, Safety and Environment Course and Test 100% online with BESA Academy. Designed for people working across HVAC and building services, the course helps you meet the health and safety requirements for Craft and Operative SKILLcards without the hassle of booking or travelling to a test centre.

100% Online · Approx. 2.5 Hours · Course And Test Included · No Test Centre Visit Required

Complete the course and test using a laptop or PC at home or work, helping you save time, avoid unnecessary travel and fit your training around existing work commitments.

Member Price £76 + VAT | Standard Price £95 + VAT
Exclusive discounts are available for BESA Members and SKILLcard holders.

Who Should Take This Course?

This course is designed for craft operatives and site workers who need to obtain or renew a Craft or Operative SKILLcard. It is suitable for heating engineers, ventilation engineers, air conditioning engineers, refrigeration engineers and others working on site across HVAC and the wider building services sector who require appropriate health and safety awareness.

What You Will Learn

The approximately 2.5-hour course includes six modules covering:

• The principles of risk assessment and maintaining and improving health and safety at work
• The importance of safe manual handling in the workplace
• The importance of working safely at height in the workplace
• Risks to health within a construction environment
• Working safely around plant and equipment
• The Building Safety Act and your role in enhancing building safety

Why This Course Matters

Health and safety awareness is essential for anyone working on construction and building services sites. This course provides the health and safety knowledge required for Craft and Operative SKILLcards, covering critical topics including risk assessment, manual handling, working at height, construction health risks, plant and equipment safety and the Building Safety Act.

Successfully completing the course and test can support your Craft or Operative SKILLcard application or renewal while helping you demonstrate the health and safety knowledge required to work safely on site. Because the course and test are 100% online, you can complete them from home or work without travelling to a test centre.

The Benefits Of This Course

Completing this course will help you:

• Meet the health and safety requirements for Craft and Operative SKILLcards
• Gain essential health and safety awareness for working on site
• Understand risk assessment, manual handling and working at height
• Recognise health risks in construction environments
• Work safely around plant and equipment
• Understand your role in enhancing building safety under the Building Safety Act
• Save time and avoid unnecessary travel by completing the course and test online

Course Format

Duration: Approximately 2.5 hours
Format: 100% online and self-paced
Assessment: Online proctored test
Member Price: £76 + VAT
Standard Price: £95 + VAT

Important Information About The Online Test

The Health, Safety and Environment Test for Craft and Operatives is completed online using proctoring. Please read the requirements before purchasing and watch the short proctoring video to help you get set up successfully.

Before registering for the test, make sure you have valid identification available. This can be a driving licence or passport.

To complete the test successfully:

• Use a PC or laptop with a working camera positioned towards you
• Turn off mobile phones, tablets and other devices
• Make sure you are in a quiet room where you will not be interrupted
• Do not look at anything outside the view of the camera during the test
• Remain focused on the screen throughout the assessment

Once you have completed the verification process, it can take between four and eight hours for your details to be confirmed before you can sit the test.