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CDM Awareness Training

Last Update July 04, 2026
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  • Level: Intermediate
  • Duration: 2 Hours
  • Lectures: 6 Lessons
  • Access: 1 Year
  • Language: English
CDM Awareness Training
$69.00

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Course overview

Construction projects involve multiple duty holders, contractors, design decisions, and changing site conditions that require clear coordination and accountability. Weak planning, unclear responsibilities, poor contractor control, or inadequate documentation can increase safety risks, delays, compliance concerns, and exposure to serious construction hazards.

The CDM Awareness Training course covers construction duty control, legal roles, project duty holders, design risk, pre-construction planning, contractor management, procurement controls, high-risk hazards, documentation, coordination, and compliance assurance.

Learners will strengthen their ability to understand project responsibilities, recognize planning and design risks, support contractor oversight, and contribute to safer construction management. Certification is provided upon successful completion of the course.

Key topics included

  • Understanding construction duty control and project accountability

  • Recognizing legal roles and responsibilities of project duty holders

  • Managing design risks through pre-construction safety planning

  • Supporting contractor management and procurement controls

  • Identifying and controlling high-risk construction hazards

  • Maintaining project coordination, documentation, and compliance assurance

Entry requirements

  • There are no formal academic prerequisites for this course. Learners should have basic English reading and comprehension skills to understand construction safety concepts, legal responsibilities, and assessment materials. A responsible attitude toward project coordination, hazard control, communication, and willingness to follow planning, contractor management, documentation, and compliance procedures are recommended for successful participation.

Who is this course for

This course is suitable for employees, supervisors, managers, business owners, contractors, designers, project coordinators, procurement personnel, site teams, and health and safety representatives. It is relevant to anyone involved in planning, designing, procuring, coordinating, supervising, documenting, or managing construction projects and related safety responsibilities.

Certification

Certificate

Curriculum

24 Topics Covered 2 Hours
  • Construction Duty Control
  • Module 1 Quiz
  • Legal Roles and Project Duty Holders
  • Module 2 Quiz
  • Design Risk and Pre-Construction Safety Planning
  • Module 3 Quiz
  • Contractor Management and Procurement Control
  • Module 4 Quiz
  • High-Risk Construction Hazard Management
  • Module 5 Quiz
  • Project Coordination, Documentation, and Compliance Assurance
  • Module 6 Quiz
  • CDM Awareness Training Final Exam

Frequently Asked Questions

This course is open to employees, supervisors, managers, business owners, contractors, designers, project coordinators, procurement staff, and safety representatives. It is suitable for anyone involved in construction planning, project delivery, contractor oversight, or compliance responsibilities.
You will learn about construction duty control, legal roles, project duty holders, design risk, pre-construction planning, contractor management, procurement controls, high-risk hazards, project coordination, documentation, and compliance assurance.
Construction projects involve shared responsibilities, complex planning, and significant safety risks. This training helps learners understand duty-holder roles, improve coordination, identify hazards earlier, manage contractors more effectively, and support safer, better-documented project delivery.
Yes. The course helps learners improve role awareness, planning, contractor oversight, hazard management, communication, and documentation. These skills can support clearer accountability, safer project coordination, and more consistent compliance throughout construction activities.
Yes. Certification is provided upon successful completion of the course and any required assessments. The certificate demonstrates your understanding of the key principles and practical applications covered in the training.