Work at height training in Manchester: IPAF, PASMA and safety harness courses Monday to Saturday at our Pendlebury training centre, or on your own site.
Click a course family to see every course, what it covers and how to book. All of them run at our Manchester venue in Pendlebury or on site at your premises.
Training four or more people? We'll bring the course to your site or offices on a date that suits you — no travel, no downtime, and a better price per person than booking individual places.
Requires a minimum of 4 attendees
Work at height training in Manchester from Access Towers brings the courses we have delivered since 2004 to a new venue in Pendlebury, a few minutes from the M60. More than 350 delegates a month go through our courses, and our PASMA centre ranks in the top 5% in the UK.
IPAF training covers scissor lifts, booms, vehicle-mounted platforms and push-around verticals. PASMA training covers mobile access towers and low-level platforms, from the core Towers for Users course to the specialist stairs, cantilever, bridge and linked-tower modules. Safety harness training covers anyone working in restraint or fall arrest.
Greater Manchester's building boom means cranes over the city centre, fit-outs at Salford Quays and MediaCityUK, and warehouse space running out along the M60 and M62. Nearly all of it involves someone working at height, and nearly every principal contractor asks to see a card before they do. Our courses are run by instructors who work in access, and they are built around what those sites actually check.
Tell us how many operatives you have and which course they need. We will hold a date at our Pendlebury venue for your group, or bring the course to your own premises anywhere in Greater Manchester.
Our Manchester training centre is at Agecroft Enterprise Park, 2 Shearer Way, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 8WA, a short drive from Junction 17 of the M60. Delegates come in from Salford, Swinton, Eccles, Prestwich, Bury, Bolton and Wigan, as well as from the city centre and Trafford Park. If you are travelling by train, Clifton station is about a mile away.
Pass an IPAF course and your PAL card is issued the same day as an ePAL, ready to show on site straight away. PASMA delegates are certified the same day too. Both qualifications are valid for five years and are recognised by principal contractors across the UK.
Courses run six days a week, Monday to Saturday. As a result, operatives can train on a Saturday without losing a day on site, and employers can fit a whole team around the programme. For groups of four or more, we can also run the course at your premises anywhere in Greater Manchester.
If you operate scissor lifts or cherry pickers, start with IPAF training. If you build or use aluminium scaffold towers, start with PASMA Towers for Users. If you wear a harness on a roof, a steel frame or near an open edge, book safety harness training. Not sure? Call 0161 533 0903 and we will point you to the right course.
Agecroft Enterprise Park, 2 Shearer Way, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 8WA, a short drive from Junction 17 of the M60. It is easy to reach from Salford, Bolton, Bury, Wigan and central Manchester.
IPAF operator courses (3a, 3b, 1b and PAV), IPAF Harness for MEWPs, the full PASMA range, and safety harness training.
Yes. If you have suitable equipment and space, we can deliver most courses on your premises anywhere in Greater Manchester. Call 0161 533 0903.
Yes. They are the same accredited IPAF and PASMA courses we have run since 2004, leading to the same cards and run to the same standard.
Use the enquiry form or call 0161 533 0903 with the course and the number of delegates, and we will confirm a date.
IPAF delegates receive their PAL card the same day as an ePAL in IPAF's free app. PASMA delegates are also certified the same day. Both are valid for five years.
Yes. Courses run Monday to Saturday at our Pendlebury training centre.
All of Greater Manchester, including Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Stockport, Tameside, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Bolton and Wigan. On-site courses need a minimum of four delegates, plus suitable equipment and space.
Yes. Clifton station is about a mile away. By road, the centre is a short drive from Junction 17 of the M60.
Yes. There is on-site parking at our Pendlebury training centre.
IPAF courses start from £100 + VAT and PASMA courses from £95 + VAT per person. We're the best-priced training provider in Manchester and the North West: if you find the same course cheaper, call 0161 533 0903 and we'll beat it. Group rates are available for teams.
