Special Arrangements within the CSCS Health, Safety & Environment Test

All UK construction workers need to take the Health Safety Test to ensure that they get work: but not all UK construction workers speak the same first language, or have the same backgrounds. Candidates with special requirements are sometimes worried that their needs will prevent them from taking the Health Safety Test. ConstructionSkills has made… Read More »

How to Find Work in Construction

The construction industry is uniquely structured. It comprises hundreds of different trades and job titles, which fall over a pretty wide variation in terms of overall job “types” – electrical engineering and all electrotechnical work, for example; or demolition; or heating, ventilation and air conditioning. Finding work in construction is made easier because the whole… Read More »

How Qualifications and Experience Affect the Type of CSCS Card You are Awarded

The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is designed to be an accurate reflection of your industry relevant skills, experience and qualifications. The system was designed in the mid 1990s and came to prominence when a Government Review in the early 2000s deemed it the best way to meaningfully compare levels of skill and competence across the… Read More »

Why is the CSCS Health, Safety & Environment Test Necessary?

The Health Safety Test is used by the construction and demolition industries (as well as all their associated partners, like geology firms, surveying companies and even academics who need access to sites) to provide an incontrovertible way of tracking the competence of all site personnel. In terms of health and safety, that means knowing that… Read More »

What to Do if You Fail the CSCS Health, Safety & Environment Test

Not everyone will pass their Health Safety Test first time. Don’t panic. You will be able to rebook your test once 48 hours have passed. Simply contact us and we’ll help you book your Health Safety test online. Once you receive your Health Safety test date, time and location, check all your information thoroughly to… Read More »

Issues in Construction Recruitment

To a reasonable degree, the issues that used to exist in construction recruitment have been taken away by the widespread uptake of the CSCS and its colour coded cards. Historically construction recruitment was difficult from quality control and health and safety viewpoints. With no way of measuring the experience of a new employee, construction employers… Read More »