Contract management in scaffolding is the process of understanding and managing your legal and commercial obligations on every job. It covers what you have agreed to build, the conditions attached to your price, your rights when the job changes, and what you can do when payment is disputed. Most scaffolding managers have no formal training in this area. The gap between what is agreed on the tools and what is written in the subcontract is where most commercial problems start.
The course is for scaffolding business owners, directors, and working managers who deal with subcontracts, applications for payment, RAMS, CDM, or programmes. No legal background is required. The content is written for people who know the trade and need to understand the commercial and contractual side of managing jobs.
No qualifications are required. You need to be working in or running a scaffolding business. The content assumes you understand scaffolding. It does not assume any prior knowledge of contract law, CDM, or payment legislation.
Yes. Completing all eight modules awards a CPD certificate of completion. Each module is self-directed learning and counts towards your CPD record. Certificates include a unique reference number that can be verified publicly at scaffskills.com/verify.
Modules 1 and 2 are free. No payment. No sign-up required. Full course access covers all eight modules, lifetime access, and a CPD certificate, for a one-off payment of £325. No subscription.
Each module takes approximately one hour of focused study. The full course covers around eight hours of learning in total. There are no time limits. You work through each module at your own pace and return whenever it suits you, on any device.
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) place legal duties on all parties involved in a construction project, including scaffolding contractors. On notifiable projects you are a contractor under CDM. If you are the only contractor on site, you may be acting as Principal Contractor, which brings additional duties around pre-construction information, site safety, and the health and safety file. Module 6 covers CDM 2015 duties in full.
The Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (HGCRA 1996) gives you statutory payment rights on construction contracts. These include the right to submit a payment application, receive a payment notice, and be given a pay-less notice before any deduction is made. Pay-when-paid clauses are largely unenforceable under HGCRA. If payment is withheld without a valid pay-less notice, you can suspend work and pursue adjudication. These rights apply regardless of what your subcontract says. Module 8 covers payment rights in full.
The most important things to check are: whether your quote has been incorporated by reference into the contract, whether the scope matches what you priced, what the programme obligations are and whether you can meet them, what the payment terms are, what the retention conditions are and when release is triggered, and whether there are back-to-back provisions that carry obligations from the main contract you have not seen. Module 3 covers all of these in detail.
TG20:21 is the NASC comprehensive guide to good practice for tube and fitting scaffolding. It covers design, loading, erection, and dismantling of tube and fitting scaffolds and provides standard solutions that comply with current legislation. SG4:22 is the NASC guidance on preventing falls in scaffolding operations, covering safe erection and dismantling procedures, edge protection, and working at height requirements. Both documents are referenced in main contracts and CDM documentation. Module 4 covers TG20, SG4, and BS 5975.
Yes. No payment, no sign-up, and no email address required. Module 1 covers contract management fundamentals: what it means, how construction projects are structured, and your role in the supply chain. Module 2 covers pricing and quotes: how to price accurately, what makes a quote a contract, and what happens when there is a gap between your quote and the agreed scope. Start Module 1 right now.
You can request a full refund within 14 days of purchase, provided you have not passed the Module 3 quiz. Modules 1 and 2 are free, so there is nothing to refund on those. The full policy is at scaffskills.com/refund-policy.
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