The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is pleased to announce the relaunch of its website – www.cscs.uk.com. If you have ever applied for a CSCS card you probably visited the website to assist with your application. CSCS have completely redesigned the website’s layout to make sure the information visitors need is easier to access. Alan O’Neile, Head […]

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 […]

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 […]

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is to phase out cards issued under industry accreditation – also known as grandfather rights. The cards allowed workers to obtain CSCS cards on the strength of an employer’s recommendation rather than the achievement of a recognised qualification. They were already closed to new applicants in 2010 but those […]