Building Engineering Services (BES)

construction engineering

Building Engineering Services (BES) is the division of ConstructionSkills that provides training, assessment and certification for people who work with:

  • Electricity
  • Gas
  • Water
  • Steam and refrigerants.

BES has been running for more than 35 years. It has over 105,000 registered operatives and 140 approved centres and colleges around the country, providing approved training and assessment. It also operates courses and assessments at its own Innovation Centre at ConstructionSkills’ headquarters in Bircham Newton, Norfolk.

BES approved courses ensure that employees know the latest requirements and legislation, with most schemes requiring assessment every five years. They also enable employees to extend their range of work by learning related activities and new skills.