Safe Pass is a mandatory one-day health and safety awareness programme.

The aim of the programme is to raise the standard of safety awareness in the construction industry and to ensure that, over time, all site personnel undergo basic health and safety awareness training to enable them to work onsite without being a risk to themselves or others who might be affected by their acts or omissions. Candidates who successfully complete the programme will receive a Safe Pass Registration Card.

Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) programmes provide for the training, assessment, certification and registration of non-craft operatives, providing the knowledge and skills needed for occupations within the construction sector.

The scheme was developed following detailed consultation with social partners (Construction Industry Federation and ICTU), the Health and Safety Authority and specialist working groups to identify the training needs and occupational standards required for a range of occupations in the construction sector.

The Quarries Skills Certification Scheme (QSCS) programmes provide for the training, assessment, certification and registration of non-craft operatives providing the knowledge for non-craft operatives in the quarrying sector.

The Quarries Skills Certification Scheme was developed following detailed consultation with the social partners (Construction Industry Federation and ICTU), the Health and Safety Authority and specialist working groups. The consultation focused on identifying the training needs and occupational standards required for a range of occupations in Quarrying.