Start Your Journey to Becoming an SSIP Assessor Today.
Please ensure you meet the prerequisites and understand the training objectives before securing your place.
- Understand the SSIP scheme’s aims and the Assessor’s role.
- Recognize the scope of SSIP and relevant OHS legislation.
- Appreciate the significance of risk assessment processes.
- Interpret and apply the SSIP Core Criteria in assessments.
- Conduct effective SSIP assessments.
- Communicate findings and handle non-conformities.
- Manage follow-up activities and evaluate corrective actions’ effectiveness.
Course dates
- 30 January 2025 (Course full)
- 27 February 2025 (Course full)
- 27 March 2025
- 15 May 2025
- 12 June 2025
- 31 July 2025
- 11 September 2025
- 16 October 2025
- 27 November 2025
Assessor Pre-Requisites
To becoming an SSIP Assessor, ensure you meet the following qualifications:
- Necessary Qualifications: Hold a NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health & Safety, BSC Level 3 Certificate, NEBOSH Certificate in Construction, NCRQ Level 6 Certificate in Applied Health & Safety, or equivalent.
- Experience: At least 2 years of general Health & Safety work experience.
- Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of current Health and Safety Legislation, including CDM 2015 requirements.
- Continuous Training: It is mandatory for all SSIP assessors to undertake the SSIP Refresher Assessor Training course within three years of the initial 1-day training course and every three years thereafter.
- Continuing Professional Development: Active participation in CPD is required to maintain and enhance professional competence as an SSIP Assessor.
Note: Before attending the training, delegates must submit copies of their relevant qualifications as detailed in Appendix 15 of the SSIP Rules and Bylaws. Without this, only a certificate of attendance will be issued, not a certificate of course completion.
Becoming an SSIP Assessor places you at the forefront of health and safety standards within the UK. It is important that all Registered Members and Certification Body Members ensure their Assessors have no conflict of interests in performing their assessments of organisations.
