NDTG clarify the requirements for CAT B training

Following some confusion in the industry over the requirements for CAT B training, the NDTG have issued the following statement. Please note that as C&D are NDTG trainers our courses are run to the same rules.

The NDTG is a member of the United Kingdom Asbestos Training Association (UKATA) and as such follows the same procedures for membership.

This means that Category B training for the removal of non-licensable asbestos containing materials will have a contact time of no less than 9.5 hours and will consist of Asbestos Awareness training (Cat A – 3.5hrs), Non-licensable Removal Theory (3hrs), and Non-Licensable Practical (3.5hrs) where these times being a suggested minimum.

However, the NDTG recognise that not every operative requires awareness training on every Cat B program, as they may well have undertaken this as a separate training course previously, so as we are represented at board level with UKATA, it has been lobbied that demolition operatives would be able to undertake Cat B training in 1 day (6 hours minimum) if they had conducted Cat A awareness training by recognised reputable organisations in the 12 months preceding.

If an operative is sent for Cat B training without Cat A Awareness in the previous 12 months, no certificate will be issued from the NDTG.

There has also arisen issues over refresher training. No candidate can attend a refresher course without having carried out the initial training program in the topic concerned. This is for all types of training scheme not just asbestos training.

It is not the responsibility of your training provider to check these details in advance, however many do, this is to eliminate delays and uncertified operatives after courses have commenced. I urge you all to clearly identify your operatives exact training requirements and discuss these needs with your preferred training provider prior to booking?

N.B. The NDTG does not recognise E-Learning certificates at the present time. This is due to not being able to guarantee who actually completed the training scheme on the computer. With fraud being very much in the public eye at the moment we cannot proceed down this route. If the security of the scheme improves in the near future, this will of course be reviewed.