CITB
Lighthouse Group have teamed up with the CITB!
The Lighthouse Group provides industry-leading people development throughout the UK.
We specialise in leadership development and management training, and we have become a CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO), to bring our expertise to the construction industry.
Making it work for you
All our short courses can be tailored to your needs in your organisation. We can combine courses or add specific topics or learning that are not included in the set programmes. Plus, we can also offer a formal qualification from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). Speak to us to see what we can do for you.
Our Short Courses:
Click on the date you would like to book and reserve your place via our Eventbrite page.
Discounts available to Training Groups, Pilot Groups and large group bookings.
Achieving performance through people
(2 Days)
Cost per person: £300
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of using leadership and inter-personal skills to establish effective teams and achieve high levels of performance through people as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
14 guided learning hours
Scope:
- how personal leadership style affects the performance of others
- establishing and maintaining an effective team
- motivating the team to improve productivity
- the importance of communication to team and site performance
- the importance of feedback to individual and team performance
- applying recognised coaching techniques to develop and improve the performance of team members
- persuading and influencing others to achieve objectives
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
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Developing Yourself as a Team Leader (1 Day)
Cost per person: £150
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of the role and responsibilities of a team leader and be able to improve personal performance
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Duration
6 guided learning hours
Scope:
- roles and responsibilities of the team leader
- seeking feedback on workplace performance to identify strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
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Handling Difficult Situations (2 days)
Cost per person: £300
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of handling difficult situations regarding performance, discipline, conflict, stress and diversity as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
14 guided learning hours
Scope:
- using assessment, active listening and feedback to manage the performance of team members on site
- managing poor performance and discipline of team members on site
- managing conflict on site
- identifying and managing work-related stress
- managing a diverse workforce
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Delivery of Site Operations and Logistics
(2 Day)
Cost per person: £300
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of planning and putting team members to work on site to improve quality and team performance as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
14 guided learning hours
Scope:
- planning work on site
- putting team members to work
- improving the performance of a team in delivering to plan
- the importance of quality management within the workplace
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Understanding Commercial Awareness
(2 days)
Cost per person: £300
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop an understanding of how stakeholder and client relationships and the monitoring and control of costs and waste contribute to making an organisation commercially successful as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
14 guided learning hours
Scope:
- the importance of stakeholder relationships in making an organisation successful
- the role of the supervisor in meeting client requirements
- the role of the supervisor in managing and controlling costs
- the role of the supervisor in minimising waste in an organisation
- how keeping records contributes to making an organisation successful
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
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Understanding Organising and Delegating in Construction (half-day)
Cost per person: £95
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of organising and delegating in the workplace as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
4 guided learning hours
Scope:
- organising people to achieve objectives
- delegating to achieve workplace objectives
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Solving Problems and Making Decisions
(2 days)
Cost per person: £300
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop the knowledge to be able to solve problems and make decisions as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
9 guided learning hours
Scope:
- how to describe a problem, its nature, scope and impact
- gathering and interpreting information to solve a problem
- evaluation of options to make a decision
- planning, monitoring and reviewing the implementation and communication of decisions
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
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Planning and Monitoring Work in Construction
(1 day)
Cost per person: £150
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop an understanding of effective planning and monitoring of work as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
8 guided learning hours
Scope:
- working within the organisational guidelines to achieve team goals
- how to plan and allocate work
- how to monitor a team’s performance against the plan
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Understanding the Recruitment and Selection of New Staff in Construction (1 day)
Cost per person: £150
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of recruitment and selection as required by practising or potential site supervisors, managers or leaders.
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Duration
7 guided learning hours
Scope:
- identifying shortfalls in employees, their knowledge, skills, and competence
- the recruitment and selection process
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Leadership and Management Practice in Construction (2 day)
Cost per person: £300
The purpose of this standard 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.
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Duration
14 guided learning hours
Scope:
- roles and responsibilities of a site supervisor or team leader
- the differences between leadership and management and the relationship between the two
- quality management in site management
- the importance of health and safety in site management
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Understanding Induction and Onboarding of New Staff in Construction (half-day)
Cost per person: £95
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of recruitment and induction as required by practising or potential site supervisors, managers or leaders.
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Duration
4 guided learning hours
Scope:
- the phases of an induction and onboarding process
- the effectiveness of an induction and onboarding process
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Understanding Training and Coaching in Construction (1 day)
Cost per person: £150
The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of training and coaching as required by a practising or potential site supervisor.
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Duration
7 guided learning hours
Scope:
- understand how to provide training appropriate to the workplace
- understand how to coach an individual in an organisation
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Work-based Mentor Introduction
(half day)
Cost per person: £95
The purpose of this standard is to is to give a basic short introduction into mentoring in the workplace.
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Duration
3 guided learning hours
Scope:
- Be able to assess their own ability to use a variety of interpersonal communication skills.
- Be able to give constructive feedback to apprentices.
- Be able to detail the skills required to coach and mentor.
- Be able to support the wellbeing of the apprentices and provide pastoral support and signposting, where relevant.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: operative and craft, supervision, management and leadership
Delegates pre-requisites
Delegates must be occupationally competent in their sector to be considered a work-based mentor and have understanding of the structure of an Apprenticeship.
Delivery
Delivery all online unless otherwise specified.
Next Dates:
Courses coming soon:
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Environmental awareness in construction
(1 day)
Cost per person: £150
The purpose of this standard is to give the candidate an introduction to environmental issues in construction. This can be applied to any job role across the sectors to embed the main environmental challenges that need to be incorporated and managed in a construction project.
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Duration
3 guided learning hours
Scope:
- environmental issues and risks
- impacts and opportunities
- resource efficiency, waste and materials management
- pollution, prevention and control
- legislation, regulation and enforcement
- environmental management systems.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.
Delivery
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
Next Dates:
TBC
Environmental management in construction
(2 days)
Cost per person: £300
On completion of this standard the delegate will gain a comprehensive introduction to environmental issues on construction sites.
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Duration
Minimum 2 days of 6 learning hours per day
Scope:
- sustainable construction and the environment
- environmental management systems
- energy management
- archaeology and heritage
- ecology and biodiversity
- statutory nuisance
- water protection and management
- resource efficiency
- soil management and contamination control
- waste management.
Occupational relevance
Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational group(s):
- management and leadership
Delegates pre-requisites
There are no candidate pre-requisites as part of this standard. However, a basic knowledge of environmental issues, terminology and procedures would be beneficial. A course developed from the standard Environmental supervision in construction may be beneficial.
Delivery
Delivery may be in an on or off the job environment.
Next Dates:
TBC
Weston Group and Lighthouse have had a very successful partnership for a number of years. Lighthouse have successfully delivered our ILM accredited Management Development Programme throughout this time, and we are now delighted they are an approved training organisation for the CITB. We very much look forward to working with them to deliver a number of their CITB accredited programmes.
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