Leadership and Management Practice in Construction

CITB have introduced a new initiative called the Employer Network simplifying the way levy paying employers can access funding for training support. Training can be undertaken in anything that supports construction employees and can be online or in person. The scheme has reduced time consuming applications and can result in significant savings for the employer, with 70% of course fees being paid directly by CITB. Get in touch below for more information about these discounts and how your team can benefit from them!

Course:

The purpose of this course is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of using leadership and management skills to ensure safety and quality requirements and appropriate standards of behaviour are met when achieving project and work plans as required by a practising or potential team leader or site supervisor. 

At the end of the course the delegate will be able to:

Describe the roles and responsibilities of a site supervisor or team leader

  • Describe the responsibilities of the site supervisor or team leader in ensuring safety on site

  • Describe the responsibilities of the site supervisor or team leader in ensuring quality requirements are met

  • Describe the responsibilities of the site supervisor or team leader in ensuring productivity targets are achieved

  • Describe the responsibilities of the site supervisor or team leader in ensurng behavioural standards on site are appropriate and contribute to the achievement of project and work plans

  • Explain the role of the site supervisor or team leader in organisational procedures relating to poor performance or behaviour

Explain the differences between leadership and management and the relationship between the two.

  • Describe the practices of both a manager and a leader to explain why a site supervisor or team leader needs to

    be both a manager and a leader.

  • Explain the site supervisor’s or team leader’s role as a manager iin achieving team objectives and outcomes.

  • Describe the principal features of two leadership styles to explain how to apply a range of leadership styles.

  • Explain how you set direction and communicate this to others.

  • Describe how you motivate and empower your team.

  • Identify and prioritise two or more areas for personal development to improve own ability to lead within a detailed and appropriate context.

Describe the role of quality management in site management

  • Describe the practices of quality management to explain, with examples, what is meant by the “cost of quality”

  • Describe one quality standard for internal customers and one quality standard for external customers to explain how to why they are applicable to internal and external customers.

  • Describe the principal features of the record-keeping process for maintaining quality.

Explain the importance of health and safety in management

  • List current legislation and industry regulations relating to health and safety at work that are relevant to the

    responsibilities of a site supervisor or team leader.

  • Describe your organisation’s policy in relation to one specific item of legislation or regulation

  • Describe the principal features of a risk assessment and how to conduct one.

  • Explain the difference between a risk assessment and a method statement

  • Describe how to ensure the team is aware of the health and safety requirements

  • Explain why it is important to monitor health and safety and keep accurate records.

  • Explain the supervisor’s or team leader’s role in monitoring health and safety and maintaining accurate records

2 Day Course
£284 + VAT
CITB Approved

“The whole programme was facilitated in a highly professional manner. Laura has a true ability to speak to her audience and find the right balance of being on point to a serious subject and keeping everyone engaged with humour."

“The training met and went beyond my expectations of what I thought I would get. Will advise others within Atec of what you offer as a company”

“I found the course very useful and now feel I have the tools to further develop my management techniques”

“Very easy to understand and very informative well presented presentation”

“Great course, full of relevant information, Excellent delivery of a very important topic”

“Hand on heart, one of the better instructional manners so far! The training covered a lot of topics that I can take away and use in my day to day work life”

“Very easy to understand and very informative well presented presentation”

“Thank you for presenting in a good manner with a sense of humour too, Lisa was very enthusiastic and presented extremely well.”