- Reading scaffold drawings
- Method statements and risk assessments
- Material calculations
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Erection & supervision Level 2
Scaffolder Course – Level 2
Take on more complex scaffolds: read drawings, assess materials and erect, alter and dismantle scaffolds beyond the basic.
- Certified so far
- 103
- Authorised centre
- 1
- Modules
- 5
- For
- Level 1 scaffolders
The route · Erection & supervision
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.
Take on more complex scaffolds: read drawings, assess materials and erect, alter and dismantle scaffolds beyond the basic.
Who it is for
- Level 1 scaffolders
- Scaffolders who build beyond basic access scaffolds
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 1 or equivalent proven experience.
Course outline
5 modules, taught in theory and on a practical scaffold.
- Birdcage scaffolds
- Mobile towers
- Loading bays
- Tie patterns
- Bracing for stability
- Load classes
- Altering a live scaffold
- Handover and tagging
- Build from a drawing
- Alter and strike