Pilot Application

Before you apply

What this will take

There are 20 places. Applications are reviewed as they arrive and the pilot closes
once the places are filled, so applying early gives you the best chance.

Everyone accepted receives the Transition Course, which is about
one hour of video plus short knowledge checks.
The Refresher cohort adds roughly one hour and forty five minutes
of video. Allow about four hours in total, including the knowledge checks and your
feedback.
The Practitioner cohort adds roughly five hours and forty five
minutes of video across ten modules. Allow about eight to nine hours in total. This is
the fuller commitment, so please choose it only if you can give it the time.

You can work through it whenever suits you, in as many sittings as you like. There
are no live sessions and no deadlines beyond submitting your feedback at the end.

New to the HHSRS? You do not need to have worked with the 2006
system to follow the Transition Course. It explains how the reformed system works and
why it changed, and the Practitioner Course then builds your competence from first
principles.

Free HHSRS 2026 course pilots

Apply for one of 20 pilot places

Every accepted participant will receive free access to the HHSRS Transition Course. The 20 participants will then be split into two private pilot cohorts. The 10-person Refresher Course is for people previously trained in the 2006 HHSRS. The 10-person Practitioner Course is for people who have never completed HHSRS training.

What participation involves

Receive the Transition Course free
Every accepted participant receives free access to the live HHSRS Transition Course.

Join the right pilot cohort
Previously trained in the 2006 HHSRS? Join the Refresher Course. Never completed HHSRS training? Join the Practitioner Course.

Provide end-of-course feedback
Your pilot place is conditional on submitting the completion feedback after finishing your assigned pilot course.

What happens after you apply

HSA reviews each application manually so the pilot group stays small, relevant and useful.

Application reviewed
We check your role, experience and which course route fits your previous HHSRS training.

Access arranged if accepted
Accepted applicants receive free Transition Course access, plus private access to either the Refresher or Practitioner pilot course.

Feedback expected at the end
Pilot places are free on the condition that participants complete their assigned course and provide end-of-course feedback.

Your application

Full name *

Work email *

Contact number

Job title *

Local authority or organisation *

HHSRS experience

Which pilot course are you applying for? *

There are 10 places on each course. Choose Refresher only if you were previously trained in the 2006 HHSRS. Choose Practitioner if you have never completed HHSRS training.

Why would you like to join the pilot? *

Which HHSRS decisions or hazards would you most like help with?

I confirm that the course I selected matches my previous HHSRS training. I understand that I will receive free access to the Transition Course and that my pilot place is conditional on completing my assigned course and submitting the end-of-course feedback.HSA may ask me for a testimonial after completion. I can decide whether to provide one at that stage.I agree that HSA may use these details to assess my pilot application and contact me about the pilot.