Essential Site Skills Ltd (ESS) offer a broad range of health & safety and construction training courses.
ESS - Keeping you informed, keeping you safe
Essential Site Skills Ltd (ESS) offer a broad range of health & safety and construction training courses, whether you are looking to enhance your skills or develop your career we will help you to achieve this. From a short one day course to funded NVQ qualifications, we offer the solution. If you are a small or large organisation seeking to train a team of staff, we can deliver our courses on-site to reduce time away from the workplace or at one of our venues throughout the UK. Bespoke Training Solution
We can develop a training solution / matrix tailored to the individual needs of your business. Benefits of bespoke training:
โข Personal Account Manager for all your training requirements
โข Focus your attention on other aspects of your business
โข Training planned around your business schedule
โข You are seen to invest in staff development and safety
Be the person your workplace relies on in an emergency.
This half-day Fire Marshal/Warden course gives you the essential skills to spot fire risks, manage evacuations and carry out your legal duties under the Fire Safety Order.
๐งฏ ๐ฌ๐ผ๐โ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โข Fire risks & hazard awareness
โข Evacuation procedures
โข Fire extinguisher types & safe use
โข Warden roles, checks & responsibilities
Perfect for anyone designated as a Fire Marshal or supporting workplace fire safety.
Anyone entering clean water sites or working on the water network must hold a valid National Water Hygiene card โ and this online session is ideal for contractors, engineers, FM teams and anyone handling water for human consumption.
๐ก๏ธ ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐โ๐น๐น ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ:
โข Safe water hygiene practices & contamination risks
โข Personal hygiene standards and clean-site requirements
โข Chlorination, disinfection & correct product use
โข Vehicle, PPE and tool hygiene protocols
โข Your legal responsibilities in protecting public health
Delivered online by highly experienced EUSR tutors โ perfect for remote workers needing the Blue Card without travelling.
For years, many workers have been handed PPE that doesnโt fit properly โ from ill-fitting gloves to oversized hi-vis and uncomfortable harnesses. Poor fit isnโt just inconvenientโฆ itโs a safety risk.
๐๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐:
A brand-new BSI standard has been released to help close long-standing safety gaps and make PPE truly inclusive for women, different body types, cultural requirements and workers with disabilities.
Our latest blog breaks down what BS 30417:2025 means for employers, why inclusive PPE is critical for safety, and the practical steps you can take to ensure every worker is properly protected.
Weโve added new 2026 dates for our CITB Temporary Works courses, along with a selection of free online Temporary Works Forum (TWf) forum courses to support your wider workforce.
๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐:
โข TWCTC โ Temporary Works Co-ordinator
โข TWSTC โ Temporary Works Supervisor
โข TWCTC-R โ Temporary Works Refresher
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐:
โข Temporary Works General Awareness
โข Temporary Works for Designated Individuals
โข Temporary Works โ Effective Management of Scaffolding
Whether you need accredited qualifications or free introductory learning, ESS has everything you need to prepare your team for 2026.
Make sure youโre fully prepared with our new blog: โ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ โ ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ง๐ถ๐ฝ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐โ.
๐ https://bit.ly/3JAuOay
Inside youโll discover:
โ What to focus on during the 5-day course (from legislation to risk control)
โ Smart study strategies โ from note-taking to revision style
โ How to stay calm and perform on exam day
Donโt just aim to pass โ aim to excel and make sure your qualification works for your career.
๐ Check it out now and go into your course with confidence.
Our ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ โ explore upcoming dates and secure your spaces early:
๐ https://bit.ly/3rJwANk
As 2025 draws to a close, itโs the perfect time to get a head start on next yearโs training. Book early to secure preferred dates, lock in current prices, and make sure your team hits the ground running in January.
Whether youโre refreshing essential qualifications or planning workforce development for new projects, ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐น๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ:
โ๏ธ Guaranteed availability on popular courses
โ๏ธ Easier budgeting and scheduling
โ๏ธ Avoid last-minute compliance pressures
โ๏ธ Priority booking for on-site or group sessions
From ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐ช๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐ง๐ฆ to ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, ๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ, and ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ด๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ, weโve got your training needs covered โ online or in person.
Want to boost your understanding of site environmental responsibilities?
Join our ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ (๐ฆ๐๐๐ง๐ฆ) course on ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐๐ต ๐ก๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ โ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ for your convenience.
โ 1-day accredited course
โ Recognised across the UK construction industry
โ Perfect for supervisors, managers & site operatives
โ Learn to manage waste, pollution, water, noise and nuisance effectively
โ Certification valid for 5 years
Take the next step towards a safer, greener, and more compliant site.
Every year, millions of working days are lost to injury and illness in construction โ costing the UK economy over ยฃ๐ฎ๐ญ.๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.
๐ง ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐ถ๐๐๐๐ฒ?
Cutting back on safety training might save in the short term, but it can cost far more in accidents, downtime and compliance failures.
Our latest blog explores how the right investment in accredited safety courses boosts productivity, prevents incidents, and delivers real financial returns.
As Stress Awareness Week continues (3โ7 November), the HSE reminds employers that ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ-๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ธ under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and the Management Regulations 1999.
๐ In 2023/24, ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ workers reported stress, depression or anxiety โ nearly half of all work-related ill health cases.
๐ก Employers must:
โข Assess and manage stress risks in the workplace
โข Identify and act on stressors before problems escalate
โข Support open conversations using ๐๐ฆ๐โ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ง๐ผ๐ผ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐
Start the conversation this week โ prevention is better than cure.
๐ Access free resources and guidance from HSE: https://bit.ly/44JcphJ
Research shows that many workersโ masks donโt provide the protection expected โ often because they simply donโt fit.
Thatโs why HSE guidance makes it clear: ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐.
If you provide RPE, you must ensure it fits properly and protects your workforce.
Our ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ course gives you the knowledge and confidence to carry out ๐ค๐๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ง๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด in-house, helping your organisation stay safe and compliant.
โ Meet HSE legal requirements
โ Reduce risk of exposure
โ Save costs by testing staff internally
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Essential Site Skills Ltd (ESS) are an Award Winning, UK leading provider of Construction, Workplace and Health & Safety Training and NVQ qualifications, with a reputation for our wealth of knowledge and quality of service within the industry.
We carefully consider your entire experience with us; from navigating through our website, booking training courses online, to the way our courses are delivered. To achieve the ESS quality brand throughout the business, we ensure all teams collaborate and communicate with each other, and believe that to truly innovate, collaboration needs to go beyond great teamwork. We embed this through consistent coaching, teaching and internal workshops. Our brand is the way you perceive us and what makes us stand out from other training providers, so we aim to keep it consistent yet distinct. We hope you can see that consistency throughout your ESS experience and feel like you know what to expect each and every time you work with us.
We are proud to be making an impact in the industry in which we operate, our team has genuine interest and ambition in making Essential Site Skills a stand out provider within the UK for delivering a quality service that ensures health & safety and the correct training is key priority. We go above and beyond to keep our promise of excellent response times giving accurate and in-depth advice and information when needed.
Our team all have a wealth of experience and knowledge in this industry, they are extremely customer focused and dedicated to our customer service levels reaching new heights and expectations within the industry. Furthermore, we are dedicated to continually upskilling our workforce, which enables us to satisfy the requirements of our nationwide client base to an exceptional standard.
There are millions of pounds in funding and grants available for training and NVQs in the construction sector, but employers, especially SMEs are not taking advantage of it. Funding for training could be a lifeline for many businesses, particularly SMEs who are faced with having to balance the cost of training against an uncertain and competitive market. We have various funding opportunities available to SMEs around the UK. This is a great opportunity to undertake any training or NVQ qualifications to upskill your team, supporting their future and protecting your business.
If you are a small or large organisation seeking to train a team of staff, we can deliver our courses on-site to reduce time away from the workplace or at one of our venues throughout the UK.
Essential Site Skills clients are loyal, returning time and time again for our extensive training services. This is hardly surprising considering the high calibre of our trainers and NVQ assessors. We understand the value of a great trainer and their expertise in bringing a subject to life, they are not only qualified but have valued experience in practice within their relevant fields.
As an organisation, we strive to make a positive difference to the safety, welfare and overall competency of individuals in a high-risk industry, as we believe everyone has the right to go to work and return home safely.
