The practical assessment is a short filmed lift, recorded or uploaded straight from your course page and reviewed by our certified instructor. Here's exactly how it works, and what happens after you submit.
The practical assessment shows us you can apply the safe lifting technique from the course in real life. You film yourself performing one lift, and our certified instructor reviews the recording and approves it or asks for a retake. It's included in the Manual Handling Theory + Practical Assessment option (€40), and theory-only students can add it later from their certificate page for €10.
Everything happens on the Practical step of your course page — you don't need any extra apps.
Open the Practical step
From your course progress line, click the Practical step. If you haven't watched it yet, the instruction video plays first.
Read the notes
The written instruction notes summarise the technique you are about to demonstrate.
Click Next to the recording part
Your camera opens right on the page. Start recording, position yourself so your full body and the load are in frame, then perform the lift as demonstrated in the instruction video.
Submit — or upload instead
Submit the recording straight away, or upload a video you recorded earlier if that's easier.
Once submitted, your recording goes to our certified instructor for review. You are notified of the result as soon as the review is complete. When your lift is approved, the Practical step turns green and your certificate is issued with your practical result shown on it.
If your technique needs more work, you'll receive an email inviting you to retake the practical assessment, with feedback on what to improve. Retakes are free — simply record and submit again from the same page.