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Wondering what stands between you and your certificate? The assessment is 20 multiple choice questions with a 75% pass mark, no time limit and unlimited free retakes. Here is precisely how it works, what it covers, and how to pass first time.
Every question comes straight from the three course modules. Learn the content, and the assessment looks after itself.
The Working at Heights assessment sits at the end of our online Working at Heights Course. Once you have completed the three modules - The Risks from Working at Height; Avoiding, Preventing, and Minimising Risks; and Selection of Work Equipment and Emergency Procedures - the test checks that the essentials have genuinely landed.
It is 20 multiple choice questions. There is no time limit, no trick wording and no negative marking. Score 75% or higher - 15 correct answers - and your certificate is generated on the spot.
If you fall short, nothing is lost. Retakes are free and unlimited, your progress is saved, and you can review any module before trying again. Most learners pass first time.
Every question maps to the course content. If you understand these four areas, you are ready to pass.
Why falls happen, where the danger really sits - ladders, roofs, fragile surfaces, falling objects - and why falls from height are consistently the leading cause of fatal injury to workers in Great Britain, according to HSE statistics.
The Work at Height Regulations 2005, the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Management Regulations 1999 - what they require, and what "planned, supervised and competent" means in practice.
The hierarchy of control in action. When to avoid work at height entirely, how guardrails and working platforms prevent falls, and why fall arrest is always the last resort.
Choosing the right access equipment for the task, carrying out pre-use checks, and knowing what to do when something goes wrong, including the role of a rescue plan.
Here is exactly what happens when you reach the end of the course.
Work through the course content at your own pace. Your progress saves automatically, so you can split the 45 minutes across breaks, evenings or a single sitting.
When you are ready, open the assessment from your course dashboard. There is no booking, no scheduled slot and no invigilator - it starts when you do.
Each question is multiple choice with one best answer. Read carefully, take your time, and answer from the course content rather than workplace habit.
Your score appears the moment you submit. At 75% or above, you have passed and your certificate is generated immediately.
Below 75%? Review the module that caught you out and retake the assessment whenever you are ready. There is no extra charge and no limit on attempts.
Your PDF Working at Heights Certificate downloads instantly and lands in your inbox, complete with a unique verification code any employer can check online.
Anyone can watch a video. The assessment is what separates a meaningful Working at Heights Certificate from a participation receipt. When an employer, agency or auditor sees our certificate, they know the holder answered real questions on the hierarchy of control, equipment selection and emergency procedures - and got at least 75% of them right.
That is why employers across construction, warehousing, facilities and maintenance accept the certificate with confidence, and why the verification code on each one matters.
The assessment is fair, but fair does not mean careless. The learners who sail through share the same habits: they treat the modules as the answer sheet, not background noise.
Watch each module fully rather than skimming, pay particular attention to the hierarchy of control - avoid, prevent, minimise - and to which equipment suits which task. Read every question twice before answering, and if a question feels hard, eliminate the obviously wrong options first.
Our online Working at Heights Course ends with a single assessment of 20 multiple choice questions. The pass mark is 75%, which means 15 correct answers. There is no time limit, and you can pause the course at any point before the test begins. The whole course, including the assessment, takes most learners around 45 minutes.
The questions are written in simple, clear language and test practical understanding. You will not be asked to recite regulation numbers from memory or trip over double negatives. You will be asked things a competent person genuinely needs to know - which option in the hierarchy of control comes first, what makes a surface fragile, when a ladder is the right choice and when it is not.
You retake it. That is the whole story. Retakes are free and unlimited, your enrolment stays active, and you can revisit any module before trying again. The retake policy is not a loophole - it reflects how adults actually learn. The goal is that you finish the course knowing the material, however many attempts that takes.
Your digital Working at Heights Certificate is generated instantly. It downloads as a PDF, arrives by email, and carries a unique verification code so any employer, agency or auditor can confirm it online. The certificate is valid for 3 years across the UK, after which refresher training is recommended.
A fair test, honestly passed, is the foundation of a certificate employers can trust. That is exactly what the 75% pass mark protects.
Passing the assessment demonstrates theory and awareness - the knowledge element of competence under the Work at Height Regulations 2005. It does not replace practical, equipment-specific training where tasks require it. Operating a MEWP, assembling a tower scaffold or working in a harness may legally require hands-on training in addition to this course. Employers should pair this certificate with whatever practical training their risk assessment identifies.
Clear answers to the questions UK learners ask most often about the Working at Heights test.
One online Working at Heights Course - CPD accredited, RoSPA assured and IIRSM approved - available in every UK city and every industry. Pass the assessment and your Working at Heights Certificate arrives the same day, valid for 3 years.
Looking for working at height training, a complete working at heights course, or an official working at heights certificate? You are in the right place. Study working at heights online in around 45 minutes, pass the 20 question assessment, and download your verifiable digital certificate the same day.
Renewing? The working at heights refresher course brings your knowledge of fall prevention and safe access right up to date. Curious how accreditation works? Our CPD accredited working at height course page explains CPD, RoSPA and IIRSM in plain language. And if you are starting from scratch, read what working at height actually means under the Work at Height Regulations 2005.
Pick your city and take the same accredited Working at Heights Course, written with your local industries and workforce in mind.
The same Working at Heights Course, grounded in the real tasks people do at height, from healthcare estates to heavy industry.
Working at height training for hospital estates and maintenance teams who use ladders, podiums and MEWPs for lighting, ceilings and building repairs across NHS and private sites.
Fall prevention awareness for warehouse staff working from ladders, order pickers and mezzanines, and for teams maintaining high racking in distribution centres.
Working at heights certificates for shopfitters and store maintenance teams using stepladders and podiums for signage, stock and ceiling work during fit-outs and refurbishments.
Work at height awareness for labourers and trades on scaffolds, towers, roofs and MEWPs - the sector where falls from height cause the most serious harm.
Working at height training for production and maintenance staff accessing plant, gantries, silos and overhead services across engineering and heavy industry.
Working at heights course for hotel and venue teams who change high-level lighting, dress function rooms and maintain buildings from ladders and towers.
Work at height training online for window cleaners, facilities staff and contractors working from ladders, podiums and MEWPs on building exteriors and atriums.
Working at heights certificate for farm workers and contractors climbing onto barns, grain stores and machinery, where fragile roofs are a known killer.
Training, certification, refresher, online study and practical guides - all on one accredited platform.
Complete the three modules in around 45 minutes, pass the assessment, and download your certificate the moment you finish. Retakes are free and unlimited.
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