Our Courses – Industrial Rope Access (Level 1 to 3)
Why become an Industrial rope access specialist?
Start your career with no student loan
Earn a wage from day one, and finish your programme without a massive loan hanging over your head!
Work that suits your lifestyle
Work outdoors instead of being stuck in the same office all day. As your career grows, you’ll have more freedom and flexibility in your schedule to fit in more time for the things that matter, such as family, hobbies, and interests.
A variety of experiences
No two days are the same! You’ll get the chance to work on a wide range of jobs throughout your career.
What do Industrial rope access specialists do?
You’ll be setting up industrial rope access systems to work safely at height or in places with difficult access. There is a huge range of sectors that need people working in these areas, including building and construction, high-rise window cleaning, oil and gas, and more. On any given day you could be:
- Inspecting and maintaining height safety equipment
- Setting up, altering, and dismantling industrial rope access systems
- Using a safety harness for personal fall prevention when working at height
- Using, installing, and taking down temporary height safety systems when working at height
- Planning and preparing for basic industrial rope access work
- Communicating information in a specified workplace
- Listening actively to gain information in an interactive situation
- Giving oral instructions in the workplace
- Identifying and applying industrial rope access legislation
Industry Training
As an Industrial Rope Access trainee, you’ll be working, learning, and earning money at the same time. You’ll work closely with experienced people at your company to learn everything you need to become a qualified Rope Access worker. During your training, you’ll learn the skills you need to become a Rope Access worker in two ways:
ON-JOB LEARNING
This is the practical learning side of your training. Someone at your company will teach you the tasks you’ll carry out in your day-to-day work, and you will be assessed on how well you can do these tasks.
OFF-JOB LEARNING
This is the theory learning side of your training, where you’ll be studying different topics throughout your training to support the skills you learn on the job.
Where can I go?
To become a qualified industrial rope access specialist, you need to first find an employer who will take you on as a trainee. You will gain nationally recognised training in industrial rope access. Once you complete this programme, you will be able to work under limited supervision, doing basic rope access tasks on a range of rope access sites.
As your experience grows, so will your career opportunities. You can go on to senior or more specialised roles such as site technician or site supervisor, go into related rope access fields.
Available Courses
Qualification pathways in the Industrial Rope Access industry are now available with LEADS
Click on the title below to read more about these qualifications.
Certificate in Industrial Rope Access (Level 1 to 3)
Is it for me?
There are some basic skills which will help you go far in your career as an industrial rope access specialist.
Some of these key attributes are to be:
Happy working outdoors in any weather
- A good communicator
- Patient and observant
- Comfortable with heights
- Reasonably fit, with good hand-eye coordination, hearing, and eyesight (with or without glasses)
- Flexible with working hours, as evening, weekend and on call is sometimes required
