SOCOTEC offers Association for Project Safety (APS) accredited training to give you the reassurance that you are complying with the requirements of CDM regulations.
Association for Project Safety (APS)
The Association for Project Safety (APS) is a membership body in the UK for those interested in construction health and safety risk management. The aim of the training is to reduce fatalities, injuries and health issues associated with working in construction.
APS offer a range of training options, to ensure professionals in the construction industry have the necessary knowledge and skills to achieve the goal of making buildings in the UK safer.
If you are looking to develop your career in the construction industry with an accreditation body, then enrolling onto an APS accredited course is a reliable option for you. APS ensures the content of their training is legally correct and advises on best practice.

APS Training FAQs
What is an APS accreditation?
The Association for Project Safety (APS) is a professional body offering accredited courses in health and safety risk management, specifically for workers in the construction industry.
Who should attend the principal designer course?
The APS Principal Designer training course is aimed at designers looking to either take on or progress in a Principal Designer role.
What will you learn in principal designer training?
You will learn about construction-related health and CDM duties, in relation to the principal designer role. For more information, please visit our training shop.
How much does the APS principal designer training cost?
Please visit our online shop for up-to-date prices for SOCOCTEC’s APS accredited training courses.
Where can I book APS training?
Does the principal designer course get me APS membership points?
On successful completion of the principal designer accredited training course, you can claim points towards a discounted rate for Association for Project Safety membership.
Where does SOCOTEC run APS training?
SOCOTEC has training facilities for individual places on our open training courses held across the UK in Coventry, Burton on Trent and London. If you would prefer to run Association for Project Safety training at your facilities, we offer in-house APS accredited training to suit your group booking needs.

Check out the APS accredited courses we currently offer below
APS Principal Designer Training Course
Provides delegates with construction-related health and safety knowledge
Duration: 2 days
Assessment: syndicate exercises, design hazard evaluations, design risk assessments, design option, health and safety file exercises and an exam
Teaching method: Classroom
Price £599.00
Provides delegates with construction-related health and safety knowledge
Duration: 2 days
Assessment: syndicate exercises, design hazard evaluations, design risk assessments, design option, health and safety file exercises and an exam
Teaching method: Classroom
Price £599.00

Why should you choose SOCOTEC as your APS training provider?
Why should you choose SOCOTEC as your APS training provider?
SOCOTEC works with some of the largest contractors in the UK to ensure health risks on construction sites are managed appropriately, to keep workers safe.
Since the changes to CDM Regulations in 2015, all duty holders must understand changes in requirements for compliance with CDM 2015. As a company, we are well practiced in meeting the obligations to protect workforces, end users and duty holders.
We use a multi-disciplinary approach, with access to experts across a wide range of sectors to assist you in every stage of your construction project life cycle. Our training division is positioned to offer either one-time engagement or long-term support to your business with flexible and adaptable solutions across many industries.
SOCOTEC works with some of the largest contractors in the UK to ensure health risks on construction sites are managed appropriately, to keep workers safe.
Since the changes to CDM Regulations in 2015, all duty holders must understand changes in requirements for compliance with CDM 2015. As a company, we are well practiced in meeting the obligations to protect workforces, end users and duty holders.
We use a multi-disciplinary approach, with access to experts across a wide range of sectors to assist you in every stage of your construction project life cycle. Our training division is positioned to offer either one-time engagement or long-term support to your business with flexible and adaptable solutions across many industries.



