HSCT - Health & Safety Compliance Technician
For technician and compliance-level professionals working in health, safety and workplace compliance.
HSCT Professional Certification
HSCT is the technician and compliance-level professional certification within the current Pro Class portfolio. It is focused on practical workplace support for health, safety and compliance activity.
Who the certification is for
HSCT is intended for professionals who support workplace safety arrangements through practical compliance activity, inspections, monitoring, documentation and implementation of safety requirements.
Professional focus
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Workplace safety and compliance support.
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Inspections, monitoring and practical risk-control support.
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Health and safety documentation and implementation activity.
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Supporting organisational health and safety arrangements in day-to-day practice.
Eligibility
Diploma / equivalent route
Relevant health-and-safety or technical Diploma/equivalent + minimum 2 years relevant workplace experience.
Secondary / Level 3 route
Secondary/Level-3-equivalent education + minimum 3 years relevant workplace experience involving substantial health, safety or compliance duties.
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Minimum age: 18.
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Government-issued photo identification.
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Verifiable qualifications.
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CV / professional history.
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Verifiable employment or occupational experience.
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Job description or duty evidence where required.
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Candidate declaration.
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Acceptance of the Pro Class Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Once an applicant is approved as eligible to sit the examination, eligibility remains valid for 12 months.
Application & Certification Process
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Application
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Eligibility Review
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Payment
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Examination Booking
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Examination
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Examination Result
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Certification Decision
Once Pro Class has confirmed your eligibility you pay the examination fee, and you can then book your examination. Payment comes before booking. Payment is an administrative step: it does not approve eligibility, pass the examination or grant certification.
Passing the examination does not itself constitute final certification. Pro Class completes the formal certification decision before the credential becomes active.
HSCT Fees
| Application / eligibility review | £50 |
| First examination + certification decision processing | £139 |
| Retake examination | £49.99 |
| Annual maintenance | £10/year |
| Five-year recertification | £99 |
| Replacement digital certificate | £30 |
| Optional printed replacement certificate | £25 + delivery/postage |
Once Pro Class has confirmed your eligibility you pay the examination fee, and you can then book your examination. Payment comes before booking. Payment is an administrative step: it does not approve eligibility, pass the examination or grant certification.
The £139 includes the first examination attempt, certification-decision processing and a digital professional certificate if certification is granted. One payment covers one examination attempt.
Payment does not guarantee certification. A passing examination result alone does not automatically mean certification has been granted.
Certification Validity & Annual Maintenance
| Certification validity | 5 years |
| Annual maintenance | Annual declaration plus £10 annual maintenance fee |
| Professional activity | At least 2 years of relevant professional activity during the five-year certification cycle |
| Continued competence | Evidence of continued professional competence is required |
HSCT certificants maintain the credential by remaining active in relevant workplace safety, compliance or technical practice and by completing annual maintenance requirements.
CPD & Continued Professional Competence
| CPD | 100 CPD hours over five years |
| Recommended CPD pace | Around 20 hours per year |
| Ethics / professional conduct | Minimum 2 CPD hours over the five-year cycle |
HSCT CPD should support continued competence in practical health, safety and compliance work. The common requirement is 100 CPD hours across five years, around 20 hours per year recommended, including at least 2 hours in ethics or professional conduct.
Recertification
| Recertification cycle | Every 5 years |
| Recertification fee | £99 |
HSCT recertification considers continued technician or compliance-level professional activity, evidence of ongoing competence, compliance with certification requirements and completion of the applicable CPD requirements.
Recertification requires evidence of continued competence, professional activity, compliance with certification requirements and completion of the applicable CPD requirements. Completing 100 CPD hours alone does not guarantee recertification.
Where continued competence is uncertain, Pro Class may request further supporting evidence, a professional-practice review, interview, targeted assessment or re-examination where justified.
Pro Class may audit submitted CPD records and professional-practice evidence as part of recertification.
Code of Ethics
HSCT applicants and certificants must comply with the Pro Class Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.
Read the Code of Ethics →Complaints, Appeals & Reasonable Adjustments
Apply for HSCT
If your work centres on practical safety support, compliance, inspections or monitoring, use the current enquiry route to start an HSCT application enquiry.
HSCT Examination
| Questions | 100 scored multiple-choice questions (MCQs) |
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Current pass requirement | 70 correct answers out of 100 — 70% |
| Delivery | Computer-based |
| Reference conditions | Closed-book |
| Language | English |
| Invigilation | Mandatory proctoring / invigilation |
| Delivery arrangements | Approved remote delivery, or an approved physical examination location under controlled invigilation |
Retake Rules
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One examination payment covers one examination attempt.
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A retake requires a new examination booking and a new examination payment.
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Minimum 2-week waiting period before a retake.
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Maximum 3 attempts within 12 months.
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After three failed attempts, the candidate must wait 12 months.
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After that waiting period, a new application is required.
Examination result and certification decision
Passing the HSCT examination does not itself constitute certification. Pro Class completes the formal certification decision before the credential becomes active.
Once Pro Class has confirmed your eligibility you pay the examination fee, and you can then book your examination. Payment comes before booking. Payment is an administrative step: it does not approve eligibility, pass the examination or grant certification.
Why Pro Class
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Certification decisions are made by Pro Class and are kept separate from training. An Approved Training Centre may deliver training and support candidates, but cannot approve eligibility or make a certification decision.
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Eligibility is reviewed against published routes and evidence requirements before any examination access is granted.
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Examinations are administered and proctored under Pro Class control, using the same published format for every candidate.
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The examination result and the certification decision are separate steps, so a pass is confirmed through a controlled decision rather than issued automatically.
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Certification status stays under Pro Class control for the whole credential lifecycle, including annual maintenance and five-year recertification.
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Complaints, appeals and reasonable-adjustment routes are published and open to every applicant and certificant.
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A published Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct applies to applicants and certificants, and a published Statement of Impartiality covers how certification decisions are protected.
Security Features
Identity verification
Candidate identity is verified by the proctor / invigilator before the examination session is released and is monitored during the session.
Controlled examination access
An examination can only be booked after Pro Class has confirmed eligibility and the required examination payment is complete. One payment covers one attempt.
Supervised delivery
Every HSCT examination is delivered under mandatory proctoring / invigilation, under Pro Class control.
Closed-book conditions
HSCT is a closed-book examination. Prohibited assistance and unauthorised material are not permitted during the session.
Examination content control
HSCT examination content is controlled by Pro Class and is not published. Candidates receive the published format and syllabus information only.
Reviewed integrity records
Examination incidents are recorded and reviewed by authorised Pro Class personnel. An automated integrity flag does not by itself establish misconduct — material cases require human review and a documented decision.
Certificate status controls
Each credential carries a certificate reference that is used when a certification status is checked. The controlled public certification statuses are:
The public certificate-verification route is published at Track / Verify a Certificate. The production verification connection is not yet enabled, and no sample or invented certification record is shown in the meantime.
Ready to explore HSCT certification?
Review the requirements above, then use the current enquiry route when you are ready to take the next step.