Trained. Tested. Ticketed.
Forty NPORS categories, NVQs and NEBOSH-advised health & safety training — at the training facilities we use, or at your workplace anywhere in the UK.
Every NPORS category we hold instructor approval for.
Every category we’re approved to instruct
All forty, listed A–Z. Machines you operate on the left; safety, supervision and awareness on the right. Codes are the official NPORS category numbers.
Plant & machinery
20 operator categories. Novice, experienced and refresher routes available on each.
- N601Agricultural tractor
- N202Excavator 360°
- N100Excavator as a crane
- N016Excavator micro, up to 1 tonne
- N204Forward tipping dumper
- N139Forward tipping mini dumper
- N001Industrial counterbalance lift truck
- N209Loading shovel
- N106Log handler
- N107Lorry loader
- N108M.E.W.P. boom
- N109M.E.W.P. scissor lift
- N014Marine knuckle boom crane
- N722Materials re-handler
- N104Overhead crane
- N205Rear tipping dumper
- N214Road roller
- N402Slinger / signaller
- N010Telescopic handler
- N138Telescopic handler, suspended loads
Safety & supervision
20 categories. Single route on each.
- N301Abrasive wheels
- N017Abrasive wheels, hand held cut off saw
- N031Asbestos awareness
- N304Cable avoidance tools, CAT & Genny
- S031Construction site safety manager
- S032Construction site safety manager, refresher
- S029Construction site safety supervisor
- S033Construction site safety supervisor, refresher
- N027Excavation marshal / banksperson
- N723Harness and fall arrest
- N036Lift truck supervisor awareness
- N035M.E.W.P. supervisor awareness
- N120Plant loader & securer
- N133Plant machinery marshal
- N132Plant mover
- N034Plant supervisor awareness
- N726Quick hitch awareness
- N404Safe working at height
- S001Site safety awareness
- N403Vehicle marshal
Price depends on the route, how many operators and whether we travel to you — call and we’ll quote properly rather than guess. Face fit testing and confined spaces are delivered by our NEBOSH-qualified advisors.
Cards, qualifications and safety
NPORS
Training and testing by qualified, experienced instructors — at the training facilities we use, or at your workplace where the machinery is available.
Accredited Training ProviderCPCS
The Construction Plant Competence Scheme: a card scheme designed to prove the skills of plant operators, based on competence and health and safety awareness.
Card schemeNVQs
A huge range of NVQ qualifications across all occupational trades, from operative through to senior management, with our own assessor services.
Levels 2–7Health & safety site audits
A NEBOSH-qualified advisor walks your site, reports what needs attention and tells you how to put it right. Book it as a one-off or bring us back as often as you need.
NEBOSH-qualified advisorsNEBOSH advice
Our in-house advisors are NEBOSH qualified. Use them for ongoing advice, or for the training they deliver themselves — face fit testing and confined spaces among it.
Advice & trainingIn-house short courses
Manual handling, confined spaces, abrasive wheels, face fit testing, asbestos awareness and more, run at your premises or ours and built around the work your people do.
Built to orderHealth & safety, run in house
Short courses delivered at your premises or at the facilities we use, built around the work your people actually do. Where a course carries an official NPORS category the code is shown; the rest are certificated in house. This isn’t the full list — if you need something that isn’t here, ask.
- Manual handlingin-house
- Confined spacesin-house
- Face fit testingin-house
- Asbestos awarenessN031
- Abrasive wheelsN301
- Abrasive wheels, hand-held cut-off sawN017
- Cable avoidance, CAT & GennyN304
- Vehicle banking & marshallingN403
From enquiry to card in hand
The same process whether it’s one operator or a full crew ahead of mobilisation.
Tell us the category
Call or email with the category, how many operators, and the dates you’re working towards.
We confirm a date
At the training facilities we use, or an instructor travels to your workplace.
Instruction and testing
Novice, experienced or refresher route, with NVQ assessment where it’s required.
Card issued
NPORS, CPCS or NVQ certification processed and sent to your site office.
Before you book
Do I need experience to book a course?
No. Novice routes are available for anyone with no prior experience, and experienced operators can take a shorter test-only or refresher route instead. Tell us the operator’s background and we’ll tell you which route applies.
Do you come to us, or do we come to you?
Either. Training and testing runs at the training facilities we use, or at your own workplace where the necessary machinery is available. On-site delivery is available UK-wide and is usually easier for a crew.
What’s the difference between NPORS and CPCS?
Both are recognised UK card schemes proving an operator’s competence and health and safety awareness. Which one you need usually comes down to what your site or principal contractor asks for.
How much does a course cost?
It depends on the category, the route, how many people you’re putting through and whether we travel to you. Call or email with those details and we’ll quote you properly.
Who are the instructors?
Every course is delivered by an instructor holding current NPORS instructor approval for that category — we hold approval across all forty listed above. Health and safety courses and site audits are delivered by our in-house NEBOSH-qualified advisors.
Hear it from people who trained with us
Worth more than anything else written on this page.
“What a great company and the trainers are so friendly.”
“Elite were professional from the outset, they made me feel at ease during the whole time of my training and I honestly don’t think I would have passed without them.”
Book training, or ask which ticket you need
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