The brief
What is this course, and who is it for?
This is a showcase course by Apollo Accreditation, the UK and EU course development and accreditation consultancy, built for new site workers, subcontractors and visitors. It shows how we design for construction, and every activity below works in your browser.
The problem it solves
The general rules, the common hazards and how to report a near miss, done properly and in their own time. Fewer people signing a sheet they haven't read.
The site manager sees who has passed before they reach the gate. The on-site part covers today's work, today's risks and who is in charge.
What learners can do afterwards
- Spot common hazards: work at height, ladders, trailing cables, open excavations and missing protective equipment
- Know what to do when they find a hazard
- Report a near miss, and know why it matters
- Follow the site rules on protective equipment, permits and signing in
The learners
Who takes it, and why do they finish?
- Who takes it
- New site workers, subcontractors and visitors
- Who usually buys it
- Site manager, health and safety manager or principal contractor
- Where they take it
- On a phone or tablet the evening before the first day on site
- Why they finish it
- It is short, practical and done before the gate, so it saves time on the day.
Try it
What does the engagement look like?
These are working copies of activities from the course. Nothing you enter leaves your browser.
Inside the course
What do learners see on screen?
Each activity part way through, as a learner sees it after the first choice.
Course map
How is the course structured?
Module by module, with the type of engagement in each and the time it takes.
| Module | What learners do | Engagement | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| This site and its rules | A short tour, site contacts, signing in and out | Video tour, Level 1 | 8 |
| Spot the hazards | Find the hazards on an illustrated site | Hotspot hunt, Level 2 | 10 |
| Quick decisions | Answer site questions against the clock | Timed challenge, Level 2 | 7 |
| Near misses and reporting | How to report, and why it matters | Reflection and quiz, Level 2 | 10 |
About 35 minutes in total. Levels 1 to 4 are our four eLearning interaction levels. To see which level fits your own module, use the eLearning level finder.
Specification
What is in the specification?
| Who takes it | New site workers, subcontractors and visitors |
|---|---|
| Who usually buys it | Site manager, health and safety manager or principal contractor |
| Format | Self-paced on a tablet or phone, with a short on-site sign-off |
| Length | 4 modules, about 35 minutes |
| Interaction level | Level 2, Standard, with a timed check |
| Engagement | Hotspot hunt, Timed challenge, Reflection |
| Assessment | Hazard hunt, timed check and near-miss reflection, pass mark set by you before site access |
| Certificate | Branded completion certificate when the course runs on our platform, or your platform's own |
| Tracking | SCORM or xAPI package, with completion and scores in your learning platform |
| Accessibility | Captions, keyboard navigation and screen reader support built in |
| Languages | English in this showcase. Other languages translated and checked by a native speaker |
| Updates | Per project or site, when site rules or hazards change |
How we would build it
How would you get a course like this?
The same five steps for every course, with one named person running your project.
- Free course diagnosticSend us the material you have. After a short call we send a written note on what it needs, within a few working days.
- Scope and scriptWe pair our learning designers with someone who has worked in your sector. You review and approve the script before anything is built.
- BuildBuilt in our own authoring tool, with captions and keyboard navigation included. As a guide, four to six weeks per interactive module.
- Test and changeWe test the package on your platform before you sign off. Two rounds of changes are included.
- Launch and trackCompletion and scores in your platform, or ours. Want CPD Certification later? It is already built to that standard.
Evidence
What can you track?
- Who has passed before their first day on site
- Hazards missed most often
- Timed-check scores, with the slowest questions flagged
- Near-miss reflections, shared with the site manager
Your version
Can you build this with our content?
- Your branding, your policies and examples from your own workplace
- SCORM or xAPI for your learning platform, or hosted on ours
- Captions, keyboard navigation and screen reader support as standard
- Translated versions for staff or students who work in other languages
- Built to CPD standard, so it can go forward for CPD Certification when you're ready
Adapt it
Where else does this course work?
The same design, rewritten for the people and risks of another setting:
- Facilities management
- Utilities and infrastructure
- Warehousing
- Events build and rigging
Questions
Common questions about this course
Does this replace the on-site induction?
No. It covers the general rules so the on-site briefing can focus on that site, that day. Your site-specific briefing and sign-off stay in place.
How long would it take to build a course like this?
As a guide, an interactive module takes four to six weeks from when we receive your material, and a straight conversion two to three. This course has 4 modules, so we plan it in stages, and you review each script before we build it.
Will it work on our learning platform?
Yes, in most cases. We hand courses over as SCORM or xAPI packages, which nearly every learning platform accepts, and we test the finished package on your platform before you sign off. If you don't have a platform, it can run on ours.
Portfolio
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