Health & Safety Training

CDM 2015 Regulations Training Course

In-company training on the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015: who the duty holders are, what each must do, and the documents a project needs. Run as a half-day awareness overview or a full-day applied workshop.

½ day or 1 day In-company UK-wide Certificate of attendance Clients, designers, contractors
Key facts at a glance
½ or 1 day
Two formatsawareness or workshop
CDM 2015
The regulationsConstruction (Design and Management)
Duty holders
The focusclient to worker, who does what
In-company
Delivered UK-wideat your premises
Two ways to run it

Choose the format that fits your team

Both formats cover the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015. The half-day awareness session gives an overview; the full-day workshop is hands-on and works through the duty-holder roles and the documents in practical detail.

Half day

CDM 2015 Awareness

½ day overview session
  • An overview of the CDM 2015 Regulations
  • The legal obligations and when a project is notifiable
  • The duty holders and their responsibilities
  • The documentation a project may need
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The course
Quick answer

What is CDM 2015 training?

CDM 2015 training explains the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015: who the duty holders are and what each must do, when a construction project is notifiable to the HSE, and the key documents a project needs. KeyOstas delivers it as a half-day awareness overview or a full-day applied workshop.

Covers the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015
Explains every duty holder, from client to worker
Half-day awareness overview, or a full-day applied workshop
Certificate of attendance for every delegate
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015, known as CDM 2015, apply to almost every construction project in Great Britain, however small. They set out who the duty holders are, what each must do to plan and manage the work safely, and the information and documents that must be produced. This training makes those duties clear for clients, designers, principal designers, principal contractors, contractors and the people who manage their projects. The awareness session is an overview; the workshop applies it.
CDM 2015
applies to nearly all construction work
7 roles
duty holders, from client to worker
½ or 1 day
awareness overview or applied workshop
Is it right for you

Is CDM 2015 training right for your team?

It is for everyone with a part to play in planning, designing or running construction work.

Right for you if…

You commission construction or refurbishment work as a client
You are a designer or principal designer with CDM duties
You are a contractor or principal contractor running site work
You manage construction projects and need to understand the documents
Your team needs an awareness overview, or duty holders need the applied workshop

A different course fits better if…

You need a full construction health & safety qualification: consider the NEBOSH Construction Certificate
Your work is not construction or refurbishment and CDM does not apply
You want a regulated, accredited qualification: this is a certificate of attendance
After the course

What you will be able to do

By the end of the course, every delegate will be able to do the following.

Understand CDM 2015

State the legal obligations

State the legal obligations CDM 2015 places on a construction project.

Identify the duty holders

Identify the client, domestic client, principal designer, designer, principal contractor, contractor and worker, and what each must do.

Know when a project is notifiable

Identify when a project must be notified to the HSE, and how.

Understand competence

Explain the skills, knowledge and experience a duty holder needs to take on a role.

Apply it (workshop)

Use the pre-construction information

Identify what the client and designer must provide as pre-construction information.

Work with the construction phase plan

Identify the main contents of the construction phase plan and how it is developed.

Build the health & safety file

Identify the main contents of the health and safety file and what it is for.

Learn from prosecutions

Draw the practical lessons from recent CDM prosecutions and case law.

Course content

What the course covers

The awareness session covers the overview; the workshop works through the applied detail.

01

The regulations

  • An introduction to the CDM Regulations 2015
  • The overview and application of the regulations
  • The legal obligations CDM 2015 creates
  • Legal aspects and recent prosecutions (workshop)
02

The duty holders

  • Clients and domestic clients, and what they must provide
  • Principal designers and designers
  • Principal contractors and contractors
  • Workers on site, and competence: skills, knowledge and experience
03

Notification & the documents

  • When a project is notifiable, and notification to the HSE
  • Pre-construction information and what it must contain
  • The construction phase plan: development and content
  • The health and safety file and its content
04

Applying it (workshop)

  • What information the client should provide
  • What information the designer should provide
  • The principal designer’s responsibilities in practice
  • The principal contractor’s activities, and developing the project documents
Assessment

How the course is assessed and certificated

Practical and discussion-led, with no written exam.

Format

Instructor-led, in-company

A KeyOstas tutor delivers the awareness session or the workshop at your premises.

Assessment

Discussion and applied exercises

Understanding is checked through discussion and, on the workshop, by working through the project documents.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Every delegate receives a KeyOstas certificate of attendance on completion.

This is practical, in-company training rather than a regulated qualification. For a full construction health & safety qualification, the NEBOSH Construction Certificate may suit.
Why KeyOstas

Why train with KeyOstas

Four decades of practical, in-company health & safety training.

01

Delivered at your site

We come to you, anywhere in the UK, and train your team around your working pattern.

02

Awareness or workshop

Pick the half-day overview or the full-day applied workshop to match the team.

03

Built around your projects

Your own project types and documents can be worked into the day.

04

Specialists since 1984

Four decades of training UK workforces with practical instruction, not generic e-learning.

FAQ

CDM 2015 training: frequently asked questions

What is the difference between the awareness session and the workshop?
The half-day awareness session is an overview of CDM 2015 for anyone who needs to understand the regulations. The full-day workshop is hands-on: it works through each duty-holder role and the project documents in practical detail, and suits the duty holders themselves.
Is CDM 2015 training a legal requirement?
CDM 2015 itself is the legal requirement, and duty holders must have the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out their role. Training is how duty holders and their teams gain and show that understanding.
Who are the duty holders under CDM 2015?
The client, the domestic client, the principal designer, designers, the principal contractor, contractors and workers. Each has defined duties, and the course explains all of them.
When is a construction project notifiable to the HSE?
A project is notifiable when the construction work is scheduled to last longer than 30 working days and have more than 20 workers working at the same time at any point, or to exceed 500 person days. The course explains notification and the F10.
Who should attend?
Clients, designers, principal designers, principal contractors, contractors and the managers who plan and run construction or refurbishment projects.
How long is the course?
The awareness session is half a day; the workshop is one full day. Both are delivered in-company at your premises.
Is this an accredited qualification?
It is a KeyOstas course with a certificate of attendance: practical training rather than a regulated qualification. For a full qualification, consider the NEBOSH Construction Certificate.
Can the course use our own projects?
Yes. We can build your own project types and documents into the day so the training reflects the work you actually do.

Train your team on CDM 2015

Tell us whether you need the half-day awareness session or the full-day workshop, and how many people you would like to train, and we will put together a quote.

Last reviewed: May 2026. Checked against current UK health & safety legislation and HSE guidance.