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A commentary on routes to competence in the construction sector [electronic resource]

By: Contributor(s): Language: English Series: Research Report ; RR877Publication details: Harrogate HSE 2011Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: The key questions of this research are whether current routes to competence - qualifications (both work-based and college-based), short courses, safety passport courses, competent person development, as well as on-the-job mentoring and general experience - are adequate for the sector, and whether our understanding of what makes a construction worker 'competent', in the deepest health and safety sense, remains sufficiently robust for current-day needs.

The key questions of this research are whether current routes to competence - qualifications (both work-based and college-based), short courses, safety passport courses, competent person development, as well as on-the-job mentoring and general experience - are adequate for the sector, and whether our understanding of what makes a construction worker 'competent', in the deepest health and safety sense, remains sufficiently robust for current-day needs.