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 »
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 »
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 »
The first thing you need to do when you’re looking for a job in construction is to decide what you want to do. The construction and demolition industries are split into at least 350 trade types, so there’s clearly something for everyone – the trick lies in finding that right something for you. The construction… Read More »
There are 11 different types of CSCS Card. Each one pertains to a different area of the construction industry (there’s even one for visitors) and a different level of experience, competence or skill. Individual applicants need to be aware of the different types of card and the requirements they have for successful award. Let’s start… Read More »
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme, or CSCS, is the industry standard measure of competence and health and safety knowledge. The CSCS Card, which is awarded to all construction site workers who have completed the relevant CSCS Test, denotes the level of experience and qualification each worker has in his or her field: and acts as… Read More »