CSCS Industry Accreditation Withdrawal
Source: CSCS website Industry Accreditation Withdrawal
Industry Accreditation (IA) Grandfather Rights.
Following the withdrawal of the Construction Site Operative, Construction Related Occupation and Construction Site Visitor cards, the only cards remaining which do not require a qualification are those issued under Industry Accreditation (IA) also known as Grandfather Rights.
The IA route was closed to new applicants in 2010. However, existing card holders who obtained their card prior to 2010 under IA can continue to renew those cards on the same basis.
In order to comply with the requirements of the Construction Leadership Council all cards issued by CSCS must demonstrate the achievement of a nationally recognised construction related qualification.
What does this mean?
All IA cards renewed from 1st January 2020 will expire on 31st December 2024 and will not be renewed.
CSCS will cease renewing IA cards from 30th June 2024.
Managers and Supervisors can contact CASL for further advice.
The Pearson Edexcel Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management (QCF)
The Pearson Edexcel Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management (QCF)
One of the key qualifications offered by CASL is the Pearson Edexcel Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management (QCF) which proves popular with many of our learners.
The Pearson Edexcel Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Construction Senior Management (QCF) is for learners who are leading and controlling projects in construction and can lead to employment at senior management level.
Pearson
Pearson is the UK’s largest awarding body offering vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked.
The Level 7 qualification is offered as part of a Joint Awarding Body Partnership with construction industry professional bodies (the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)) for whom the NVQs are steps to professional recognition.
This Pearson qualification is the only one recognised by the CIOB as meeting professional standards at MCIOB level.
MCIOB
Learners can use the qualification to achieve professional membership of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB).
Successful holders of this qualification can take advantage of an accelerated fast track route to MCIOB and this is a process that CASL mentor’s learners through as part of the NVQ assessment process and at no additional cost to the learner or their employer.
We have a 100% success rate in mentoring learners to attain MCIOB status with learners able to benefit from higher placement rates in senior management roles and enhanced visibility within the sector.
It is worth noting that as this nationally recognised qualification is internally assessed there are no qualifications required before registering onto it.
CSCS to end exemption to the CITB Health, safety and environment test
Most people in construction are familiar with Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) cards. It’s the card that provides proof that individuals working on construction sites have the appropriate training and qualifications for the job they do on site.
In most cases applicants are required to achieve a recognised construction related qualification (usually an NVQ or SVQ) as well as pass the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) Health, safety and environment test within the last 2 years.
However, if an applicant has achieved an SVQ or NVQ within the last 2 years they currently do not have to sit the CITB Health, safety and environment test.
CSCS’s Director of Operations has announced plans to end the exemption to passing the CITB Health, safety and environment test.
Gordon Jenkins said: “Accepting the recent completion of an SVQ or NVQ as an exemption to taking the CITB Health, safety and environment test is no longer in step with the wishes of the industry and as such the exemption will be withdrawn.”
From 2nd September 2019 this exemption will be closed. All applicants will be required to pass the CITB Health, safety and environment test regardless of when they obtained their NVQ or SVQ. If applicants have not passed the test, a card will not be issued.
Gordon Jenkins continued “CSCS, together with our 35 partner card schemes, are bound by the requirements of the Industrial Strategy for Construction. The Industrial Strategy is overseen by The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) who, in 2015, announced that cards displaying the CSCS logo should only issue skilled cards to applicants who hold nationally recognised construction qualifications and have passed a separate health and safety element.”
For further information on CSCS’s plans to withdraw the exemption to the CITB Health, safety and environment test please visit www.cscs.uk.com/test-exemption.
Changes to the Health, safety and environment (HS&E) test
CITB are updating the Health, safety and environment test from the 26th June 2019.
Anyone taking the test after the 26th June 2019 should purchase the updated revision materials which will be available from 15 May 2019.
The HS&E test helps to raise the health, safety and environment standards for those working in the construction industry – giving employers the assurance that their workforce, and those they work alongside are well prepared to be safe on site.
The updates CITB are making on the 26th June 2019 are the result of two and half years of working with industry and experts in other fields to ensure that the HS&E test continues to be fair, valid and reliable. As the construction industry changes, the HS&E test is changing with it.
To find out more about the changes visit www.citb.co.uk/HSEtestdev or email HSEtestdev@citb.co.uk
