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Erection & supervision Level 1
Scaffolder Course – Level 1
Your first scaffolder qualification: assess materials, then erect, alter and dismantle basic tube-and-coupler scaffolds safely.
- Certified so far
- 1,276
- Authorised centre
- 1
- Modules
- 6
- For
- New scaffolders and labourers
The route · Erection & supervision
What you will be able to do
Tick anything you can already do safely on site. We will tell you whether this course is the right step.
Nothing ticked yet: this course will teach all of it.
Your first scaffolder qualification: assess materials, then erect, alter and dismantle basic tube-and-coupler scaffolds safely.
Who it is for
- New scaffolders
- Labourers moving into scaffolding
- Workers who erect simple access scaffolds
Assessment and certification
You are assessed on theory and on practical tasks by an ISI-approved assessor. Successful candidates receive an ISI certificate and photo ID card, which anyone can verify on this website with the certificate number. Course length, dates and fees are confirmed by the authorised centre that delivers the course.
Before you enrol
Awareness training or some time on a scaffolding crew is recommended. You must be fit to work at height.
Course outline
6 modules, taught in theory and on a practical scaffold.
- Ground conditions
- Base plates and sole boards
- Setting out standards
- Standards, ledgers and transoms
- Bracing
- Platforms, guardrails and toe boards
- Why scaffolds need ties
- Common tie types
- Safe dismantling sequence
- Lowering and stacking materials
- Supervised build
- Supervised strike