Training

Improve your business with Gate Safe Accreditation

To reserve your place on one of our Gate Safe Accreditation training courses, select a course below and click the Book Now button that appears. Complete the booking form and we will get straight back to you. If a course is fully booked, we can keep you on a reserve list should there be a cancellation.

In addition to running training courses on a monthly basis at locations across the UK, Gate Safe is also able to deliver in-house training at a company’s premises. Typically, the minimum number of delegates required for this type of training are 6, dependent on location.

Benefits of running a Gate Safe training course in-house include:

• Significantly discounted delegate rate
• Bespoke training pitched to meet the specific needs of your company and matched to reflect the roles and responsibilities of all attendees
• Enhanced interaction, ability to discuss issues affecting just the one company
• Opportunity to train all employees at the same time / no risk of differing training experience / delay in sharing of knowledge
• Time efficient – no time lost as a result of travelling
• No travel expenses
• All delegates receive an IOSH approved training certificate

• 100 page A5 Training Manual provided for easy reference
• Opportunity to market your business and generate leads via the independent Gate Safe website as an entry on the Gate Safe register
• Access to the established Gate Safe logo
• Access to the Gate Safe Installer’s members area – contains high quality downloadable documents to provide essential guidance on electric gate safety
• Access to comprehensive technical training manual and regular training updates
• Access to Gate Safe membership card to provide added customer reassurance
• Access to Gate Safe advisory line / independent unbiased technical support
• Access to Gate Safe MOT scheme
• Provides clear evidence of your company’s commitment to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and safety
• Gate Safe training is widely recognised by the construction industry
• Training is approved by IOSH, the world’s biggest professional health and safety membership organisation
• Protect your business from the potential for costly litigation / considerable damage caused by loss of reputation
• Provides evidence of your company’s proven knowledge of the automated gate sector / industry expertise
• Potential to align your business with the charity that pioneered the whole automated gate safety initiative – and commended by the HSE for doing so
• Scope for your business to benefit from the support of Gate Safe’s key industry opinion formers eg RoSPA, Electrical Contractors’ Association, SAFed etc
• ECS Related Discipline white card - price on application *

* ECS Health and Safety assessment required along with proof of Gate Safe Aware training, please contact Gate Safe for full details.

Through our regular interaction with installers, we have the opportunity to tap into what is being said in the industry and installer customer experiences are frequently relayed to us.

Recently, we heard of an installer company that had appointed an in-house Automated Gate Expert. In the course of his work, the ‘Expert’ advised a number of customers that due to the unsafe nature of the installation, the automated gates were required to be taken out of service.

Whilst this was clearly the right course of action in terms of best practice, the initial impact on the company was that they lost 60% of their maintenance revenue, a substantial loss for any business. However, on the plus side, the sales of new safety equipment rose substantially, more than making up for the deficit relating to fees generated by maintenance works.

The moral of the story is therefore, don’t be afraid to stay true to your convictions. If a gate is unsafe, you have a duty of care to prevent it causing harm – or even potentially being responsible for a loss of life. Look at the bigger picture, a decrease in maintenance fees is easily recoverable through the linked uplift in sales of safety equipment.

By not taking the right course of action and thinking only in terms of financial gain, an installer could place themselves at risk of litigation. And, taking the appropriate course of action can sometimes result in increased sales!