Managing Contractors Training
To put it simply, this online course serves as a critical training tool for professionals across all sectors, ensuring organisations engage and manage contractors safely, effectively, and in compliance with legal requirements. With this e-learning course:
- Understand the differences between contractors and employees
- Learn the key benefits and risks of engaging contractors
- Recognise shared legal responsibilities for contractor safety and compliance
- Gain insights into the HSE’s structured 5-step plan for contractor management
- Be equipped with practical tools to plan, select, induct, monitor, and review contractor work
Available in 75 languages.
Course Introduction
This highly interactive and engaging e-learning course focuses on the topic of Managing Contractors, which is the process of ensuring that external workers are engaged safely, effectively, and in compliance with legal requirements.
Contractors bring valuable expertise, flexibility, and speed to organisations, but managing them involves unique challenges and risks compared to employees. From safety and quality concerns to cost control and shared legal responsibilities, organisations must adopt a structured approach to contractor management to protect both people and projects.
This short course aims to help learners manage contractors safely. They will be equipped with practical tools to plan, select, induct, monitor, and review contractor work, enabling them to ensure safety, compliance, and successful project outcomes.
The e-learning can be provided as SCORM files, or on a subscription basis, whether hosted on your own Learning Management System, or using our, feature-rich, easy-to-use learning platform.
Watch this video for a quick overview of the e-learning course:
Course Content
- Definition of contractors vs employees – what sets them apart
- Key benefits of engaging contractors – flexibility, expertise, and speed
- Potential risks – safety, quality, cost, and legal considerations
- Shared legal responsibilities for health and safety compliance
- Planning – defining work scope and identifying hazards
- Choosing a contractor – assessing competence and safety record
- Working on site – providing inductions and clear communication
- Keeping a check – monitoring safety, quality, and progress
- Reviewing the work – capturing lessons learned for future projects
- A chance to test your knowledge of the topic with scoring
- The e-learning course comes with free CPD certificates for the learners
Customisable
All content can be adapted and altered to suit your needs. Courses are white-label as standard, but can include logos and branding where required. We can also provide AI generated language translations on demand.
Updates
All content is regularly reviewed and updated to ensure technical accuracy, best practice and legal compliance for your learners. Updates are all automatically made to content.
Certification
Your employees will receive personalised and dated certificates upon successful completion of our CPD certified e-learning courses. All courses have relevant accreditations.
Integration
Deliver e-learning courses via your own branded learning portal provided by us or upload our regularly updated courses to your own LMS if you would prefer.
