CSCS Industry Accreditation: Support and Guidance

Industry Accreditation: Support and Guidance

CLC Released Statement on Industry Accreditation Cards

January 23, 2023

Today, the Construction Leadership Council issued a statement encouraging all Industry Accreditation card holders to take action to retain their card.

The Construction Leadership Council Statement on Industry Accreditation Cards

Building Safety and competence are two of the CLC’s priorities. As an industry, and in accordance with various sets of legislation including the Construction Design and Management Regulations (CDM) and the Building Safety Act, we must demonstrate to the regulator, our clients, building occupiers and the wider public that those designing, building and maintaining the built environment are competent to do so. The CLC recommendation introduced in 2015 and updated in 2017 & 2020 set an expectation of all CSCS cards being achieved via qualification by the end of 2024.

The different ways in which those individuals who hold a blue, gold or black industry accreditation card (issued by CSCS, via industry accreditation) can move to an appropriate card has been set out. This may be by:

• • a qualification they already have.
  • Assessing their competence against the relevant qualification for their occupation.
  • Undertaking any additional training required.
  • For a minority, it may require additional training.

All Industry Accreditation (IA) cards issued from 1st January 2020 expired on the 31st December 2024 and can’t be replaced using AI. This is to meet industry requirements, which state that all construction industry card schemes must operate with nationally recognised qualifications in place for all occupations.

The tailored guidance on the CSCS website https://www.cscs.uk.com/about/industry-accreditation/ is designed to help cardholders replace their IA cards, depending on their occupations and qualifications, while a list of FAQs is also available.

Those requiring a qualification DO NOT need to attend college. Be mindful that the enhanced CITB grants available to support CITB-registered employers achieve recognised qualifications will return to a flat rate of £600 for NVQs completed after the end of December 2025.