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Guides to the HS&E test
Everything you need to know before you book, in short plain-English pages. Facts checked against CITB on 25 October 2026.
- What is the HS&E test?Who runs it, who needs it and what it covers.
- Pass mark and questions50 questions, 45 minutes, 45 right to pass.
- Question typesThe eight styles of question you will see on screen.
- Test costThe fee, and what you lose if you cancel late.
- How to bookOnline, by phone, or a mobile unit for a team.
- ID you needWhich documents get you in, and which don’t.
- Languages and voiceoverVoiceover languages, translators and Welsh.
- On the dayArrival, the test room and your score report.
- How to reviseA two-week plan that fits round work.
- Failed? RetakesWhen you can sit it again, and what to do first.