- Duties and accountability
- Communication on site
Erection & supervision Supervisor 1
Scaffolding Supervisor (Team Leader) – Level 1
Lead a scaffolding crew: health and safety duties, performance standards, supervisory skills and advanced erection.
- Certified so far
- 80
- Authorised centre
- 1
- Modules
- 5
- For
- Experienced scaffolders moving into charge-hand roles
The route · Erection & supervision
- 1 Awareness Safe Scaffolding Erection & Dismantling Awareness
- 2 Level 1 Scaffolder Course – Level 1
- 3 Level 2 Scaffolder Course – Level 2
- 4 Supervisor 1 Scaffolding Supervisor (Team Leader) – Level 1 This course
- 5 Supervisor 2 Scaffolding Supervisor (Team Leader) – Level 2
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.

Lead a scaffolding crew: health and safety duties, performance standards, supervisory skills and advanced erection.
Who it is for
- Experienced scaffolders moving into charge-hand roles
- Team leaders on scaffolding contracts
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
Scaffolder Level 2 or equivalent proven experience.
Course outline
5 modules, taught in theory and on a practical scaffold.
- Legal duties
- Risk assessments and method statements
- Permits and handover
- Planning and allocating work
- Toolbox talks
- Dealing with unsafe behaviour
- Checking against drawings
- Performance standards
- Supervising complex builds