Welcome to the SSS ComPETENCY Passport
THINK SAFE, ACT SMART, BUILD STRONGThe SSS Competency Passport (SSSCP) ensures workforce compliance and competency, raising industry standards with a focus on safety, security, and sustainability. It provides essential evidence for all roles and levels, guaranteeing adherence to building, CDM, and procurement regulations. With the ability to authorise, verify, and validate competency, it creates a clear, auditable trail for regulators, procurement teams, and safety officers.
Whether you’re an employer, apprentice, tradesperson, or self-employed, the SSS Competency Passport is your solution to meet the required skills, knowledge, and behaviours under the Procurement Act 2025, ensuring compliance and accountability across every level.
The UK construction and built environment sector plays a vital role in shaping our economy, society, and environmental future. But systemic inefficiencies, poor decision-making, and unverified competency have created a tsunami of consequences — not just ripples — across financial, environmental, and social lines.
Over £21 billion is lost every year due to rework and avoidable errors. These failures impact every aspect of delivery:
Financially, poor planning and execution lead to overruns and delays, draining both business resources and public funds meant for essential infrastructure.
Environmentally, rework and waste drive carbon emissions and landfill use, directly undermining Net Zero goals.
Socially, delays in hospitals, schools, and housing projects damage communities, while weak safety standards lead to harm and long-term health costs.
Achieving Net Zero by 2050 isn’t just about innovation — it demands a cultural shift. One rooted in accountability, verified skills, and sustainable practices.
Failing to meet those targets means more than environmental damage — it risks global credibility, economic instability, and long-term harm.
The SSS Competency Passport is a direct response. It provides a live, verifiable, and auditable system for confirming competency, enforcing accountability, and aligning the entire supply chain with safety, security, and sustainability.
It’s how the industry moves from crisis to control — and builds a future we can stand behind.
The Hackitt Report exposed deep-rooted failures in the construction and built environment sector, calling for a cultural shift rooted in clear accountability, verified competency, and safety above all else. Dame Judith Hackitt stressed that no role or organisation can work in isolation — change must be shared, visible, and collective.
The UK Government has echoed this through policy alignment with Net Zero 2050 goals, putting sustainability, safety, and proactive responsibility at the heart of construction reform. Competency and compliance are now non-negotiable — essential for reducing costly rework and ensuring future-facing delivery.
The SSS Competency Passport delivers on this agenda.
It operationalises the Hackitt recommendations and government policies through a dynamic, digital system that verifies Skills, Knowledge, Experience, and Behaviour (SKEB). It enables shared responsibility at every level and provides real-time evidence for authorisation, validation, and decision-making — from individuals to entire supply chains.
It directly supports the Procurement Act 2023, reducing reliance on assumptions and improving risk, value, and workforce quality across all projects. And with integrated tools like Profile Checker and TRACK-IT, it builds a live, auditable trail in line with Golden Thread principles — in the UK and globally.
This is not just about compliance — it’s about transformation.
Through collaboration, evidence, and trust, SSSCP is turning ambition into real-world change.
As individuals gain new skills and experience, the passport is updated in real-time. This provides the responsible person with accurate, current data to make an informed, educated judgment about authorising individuals for specific roles. By ensuring that only those with the necessary qualifications, skills, and experience are considered, the SSSCP supports a robust and transparent authorisation process, enabling critical roles to be filled by competent professionals.
Real change in construction begins with individuals, creating a ripple effect that strengthens teams, projects, and industry culture. Improving behaviours, decision-making, and accountability raises safety standards and performance.
Legislation and Industry Standards
Legislation like the Building Safety Act 2022, CDM Regulations 2015, and Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 reinforces the need for competency, ethical decision-making, and leadership responsibility. The Hackitt Review and BS 99001:2022 highlight the industry’s pressing need for cultural change, risk awareness, and proactive accountability.
SSSCP’s Role in Transforming Industry Culture
SSSCP is addressing these challenges head-on with Phase 1 of our Behaviour Programme, driving immediate improvements through real-time behavioural assessments. By focusing on core competencies—Communicating Effectively, Integrity, Problem-Solving & Decision-Making, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility—we ensure that individuals at every level of the supply chain are equipped to meet industry standards.
Future phases of the Behaviour Programme will expand on this foundation as we work and collaborate with industry experts to expand them, building a workforce that not only meets regulatory requirements but sets new benchmarks for safety, responsibility, and excellence. SSSCP is committed to fostering cultural transformation, ensuring that each individual’s actions contribute to a more resilient and forward-thinking construction and built environment sector.
| Key Benefit | Description |
|---|---|
| More than a competency test | STAR(R) goes beyond verification—it actively develops workers, leaders, and teams by fostering behavioural growth over time. |
| Custom Learning Paths | No pass/fail grading—each participant receives a tailored self-improvement journey based on their responses. |
| Legislation-Aligned | Fully supports CDM 2015, Building Safety Act 2022, and other industry regulations, ensuring compliance and accountability. |
| Privacy-Focused | No personal data is shared—only high-level development summaries are visible to employers, protecting individual learning journeys. |
| Encourages Best Practices | Helps duty holders, site managers, and responsible persons enhance safety leadership, decision-making, and ethical workplace behaviours. |
| Continuous Personal Development | True change starts with the individual. STAR(R) empowers personal growth, creating a ripple effect that strengthens teams, projects, and the entire industry. Industry regulations now mandate behavioural assessments as a core component of professional development in high-risk sectors. |
| Ripple Effect | Individual improvements drive positive change at every level—enhancing team collaboration, project outcomes, and industry-wide safety culture. |
| Embracing Innovation & Technology | STAR(R) integrates cutting-edge AI technology to deliver real-time behavioural assessments, offering deep insights into communication, integrity, problem-solving, decision-making, and teamwork. |
| STARR Method Evaluation | Using the STARR method (Situation, Task, Action, Result, Reflection), STAR(R) evaluates key skills like leadership, accountability, teamwork, and ethical decision-making. The Reflection stage ensures individuals continually learn and improve. |
| Personal Gold Standard Journey | The annual STAR(R) assessment ensures every individual is on a continuous improvement path—measuring progress, setting new goals, and aligning with the highest professional standards. |
| Tailored Behavioural Programme | STAR(R) provides a personalised development plan based on individual responses. Progress is tracked annually, ensuring structured improvement and ongoing behavioural excellence. |
| Mandatory Annual Reassessment | Annual reassessment is required to measure growth, compare past results, and set new development goals. Industry and legal standards demand regular behavioural reviews to uphold safety, accountability, and workforce improvement. |
| Annual Review & Progress Tracking | Each year, STAR(R) compares past results with new assessments, helping individuals and teams identify growth areas, strengths, and development opportunities. |
| Ongoing Notifications & Reminders | Automated alerts keep individuals engaged throughout the year, ensuring they remain proactive in their learning and self-improvement journey. |
| Privacy & GDPR Compliance | STAR(R) is fully GDPR-compliant, protecting user data and ensuring only general development insights are shared—not individual responses. |
| Non-Discriminatory & Fair | STAR(R) is built for all roles and backgrounds, ensuring equal opportunities for personal and professional growth. |
As sustainability becomes a top priority for regulators, industry leaders, and the supply chain, SSS Competency Passport (SSSCP) will drive real change across the construction and built environment sector. Committed to embedding sustainability beyond compliance, we aim for it to become a fundamental part of daily operations, with clear accountability and responsibility at every level.
The SSSCP Sustainability Assessment ensures that every certified individual and company actively contributes to a sustainable built environment. Sustainability is a shared responsibility across the entire supply chain, from contractors to suppliers, ensuring informed, climate-conscious decisions, ethical resource management, and a commitment to reducing environmental impact.
This mandatory annual assessment is essential for obtaining and renewing SSSCP certification, reinforcing accountability and responsibility while aligning with regulatory expectations. We provide two assessment standards—one for operational roles and another for management and senior professionals—ensuring sustainability is embedded at every level. Each individual receives a detailed report categorising their sustainability performance as high, medium, or low risk, prompting necessary action to meet sustainability targets and drive continuous improvement.
| Assessment Category | Focus Areas |
|---|---|
| Leadership & Strategy | Integrating sustainability into business decisions, policies, and long-term planning. |
| Resource Management & Efficiency | Waste reduction, energy efficiency, and sustainable material use. |
| Sustainable Procurement & Supply Chain | Ensuring suppliers and contractors uphold environmental and ethical standards. |
| Carbon Footprint & Emissions | Tracking and reducing CO₂ emissions, improving air quality in construction. |
| Environmental Impact & Biodiversity | Protecting ecosystems, reducing pollution, and promoting biodiversity. |
| Corporate Social Responsibility & Ethics | Ethical business practices, diversity, and social responsibility in the workforce. |
| Innovation & Future Sustainability Trends | Adopting new technologies and methods to enhance sustainable construction. |
It is crucial for apprentices to have an SSS Competency Passport (SSSCP) and be registered on our platform, ensuring they are fully aware of their legal responsibilities and held accountable for their competence from the outset of their careers. With the SSS Competency Passport, apprentices gain insight into not only safety, compliance, and professional standards but also the gold standard they should strive to attain.
Our commitment lies in raising awareness of these responsibilities, promoting positive behaviours and best practices, and reinforcing accountability as apprentices develop their skills. As they progress through their careers in the built environment, the SSS Competency Passport serves as a vital tool for fostering growth, ensuring competence, and enhancing industry standards.
An individual with a provisional SSS Competency Passport in the built environment is someone employed within the industry who has not yet obtained formal qualifications and is not currently enrolled as an apprentice. This type of passport acknowledges their existing employment status while indicating that they may be working towards acquiring the necessary skills and qualifications.
The provisional passport serves as a clear marker of their progress, ensuring accountability as they work toward meeting industry standards. It also highlights their responsibility to achieve the gold standard in the built environment, promoting a clear path toward the competencies and behaviours required for success in the sector.
A full SSS Competency Passport is awarded to individuals who have successfully achieved the necessary qualifications in their field. This passport confirms that the individual meets industry standards and possesses the essential skills, knowledge, and experience to perform their duties in the built environment.
Beyond confirming qualifications, the full passport also signifies that the individual is accountable for maintaining these high standards throughout their career. It highlights their understanding of their legal responsibilities and their commitment to upholding the gold standard within the industry, ensuring continuous professional development and competence.
This type of SSS Competency Passport is designed for individuals who hold the necessary qualifications to serve in professional or managerial roles within the built environment. It confirms that the individual has demonstrated the skills, knowledge, and experience required to effectively oversee teams, manage projects, and ensure strict adherence to industry standards.
Beyond this, the passport highlights the individual’s accountability in maintaining these high standards and their commitment to working toward the gold standard of competence and safety in their leadership role, reinforcing their responsibility as a leader in the industry.
The SSSCP register eliminates fraud and counterfeiting by assigning each member a unique passport membership number and profile on the app. All documents, including digitally performed training and certifications, are uploaded to the passport, reducing paper waste and supporting global sustainability efforts. This secure, digital process ensures compliance, promotes efficiency, and aligns with our commitment to sustainability.
SSSCP prioritises safety above profit, ensuring life safety remains the focus, even with budget constraints. The digital passport system enhances safety, compliance, and efficiency while reducing paper waste and supporting sustainability. To assist the public sector in meeting safety obligations, SSSCP offers discounted membership rates, promoting safety and sustainability across all sectors.
The SSSCP register, with its dashboard, TRACK-IT system, and profile checker for authorisation, supports the entire contract lifecycle—from sales and tenders to labour planning, inductions, and supply chain management. It also aids in investigations when needed. By digitising processes and aligning with golden thread adoption, it promotes sustainability, improves efficiency, and supports compliance and safety throughout every stage.
SSS Compliance Services Ltdis trading as SSS Competency Passport, whose registered office is at 10 Netherfield Lane, Old Church Warsop, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG20 0RR.
Company registration number: 15493208
