The Site Safety Plus Scheme is a roster of enhanced health and safety training courses designed to complement the basic CSCS Test by developing a high level of additional skills and knowledge relevant to your trade and role. The Site Safety Plus courses range in scope from one day courses to five day intensive training […]
City and Guilds qualifications available to construction workers range from basic site skills to highly advanced courses designed to develop careers in specific trades and areas. Some courses are designed purely to develop skills in a recognisable way while others serve as technical certification for the relevant Construction NVQs. Basic City and Guilds Construction Courses […]
The Construction NVQ is assessed on site as much as possible, to ensure that candidates are able to “earn while they learn” – in other words to carry on doing their job while they gain the qualification they need to possess the CSCS Card relevant to their trade and role within it. Different Colours of […]
To get a CSCS card you are normally required to have an NVQ, with the actual NVQ level needed being dependent on the type of card you want to get — level 1 for a green operative card, level 2 for a blue skilled worker card, level 3 for a gold supervisor card and level […]
Getting a CSCS card when you work in construction is essential because, without one, you’ll struggle to gain access to most major sites and so will be very limited in the work you can do. The main problem is that to get a CSCS card you will, in most cases, have to attain a specified […]
The standard CSCS card comes in several different versions which cover various trades, roles and grades in the construction industry. Each card indicates the level of competence the holder has and their role within the industry so it’s vital to get the right card. Since the CSCS card demonstrates your level of competence, you will […]
The CSCS card is probably the best known and most widely issued card in the construction industry, with over 1.7 million card holders. It’s issued through the the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and comes in a number of colour-coded versions that denote the holder’s job role and level of skill. The various types of CSCS […]
CSCS Cards that have been Discontinued: The Platinum Card: The Platinum CSCS card was the original generic card for manager occupations. You could apply for this card through Industry Accreditation or by achieving an S/NVQ level 4. However the CSCS Platinum card was withdrawn from the scheme and discontinued from January 2010. The Black Manager […]
What is an Indentured Apprenticeship? • The Indenture system is hundreds of years old and is traditionally a binding agreement between the apprentice and their master. • In modern terms the agreement is usually between the apprentice and a recognised construction-training organisation, council or board. • A specific time period will be stipulated for the […]
Industry Accreditation: Industry Accreditation provides validation for a construction employee who has experience and skill in their trade but for one reason or another has failed to attain or apply for a recognised qualification, such as an NVQ. Essentially, Industry Accreditation is written verification from an employer of an employee’s skills and competence. In construction, […]