The Overseas Scaffolders Training Scheme (OSTS) has expanded its global reach with the launch of the first CISRS approved training centre in Saudi Arabia.

The next generation of scaffolding apprentices in England will be trained through the Scaffolding Trailblazer programme, which launches on October 1 2018.

The National Training Institute (NTI) and Simian Skill have expanded the portfolio of courses offered at their Overseas Scaffolder Training Scheme (OSTS) facility in Oman after successfully passing their first CISRS annual accreditation visit.

This flowchart shows the route to qualification for CISRS Scaffolders and Advanced Scaffolders. Download this chart here.

Since the introduction of Scaffolder CPD into the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) 1^st July 2017, over 2500 scaffolders have now completed the two- day programme.