News
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Professional Body status for the Chartered Institute of Housing
October 15, 2018CSCS are pleased to confirm that Chartered Member and Fellow grades at the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) are now eligible for the Professionally Qualified Person (PQP) card.
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Bricklayer Trailblazer gains CSCS recognition
October 8, 2018CSCS is pleased to announce recognition of the new bricklayer apprenticeship standard Level 2 developed by the FMB-led employer group, in partnership with the wider industry. On completion of the apprenticeship workers will be able to apply for the CSCS blue Skilled Worker card.
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New white paper highlights the need for more CSCS SmartCards to be checked electronically
September 25, 2018A new white paper by CSCS IT Partner Donseed looks at the statistics behind how CSCS SmartCards are currently being verified on site.
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Launch of FIS #iBuiltThis2018 campaign
August 30, 2018FIS have announced the launch of their #iBuiltThis2018 campaign.
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NPORS cards wrongly turned away from site
August 9, 2018CSCS recently received reports that holders of NPORS cards (one of CSCS’s Partner Card Schemes) have had workers turned away from site because their cards were considered not to be approved by CSCS.
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FIS launches CSCS card upgrade offers for the drylining trade
August 1, 2018FIS have introduced two offers to help fit-out sector drylining operatives upgrade to the Blue Skilled Worker CSCS card, an essential replacement for the expired CRO cards which cannot be renewed.
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Overseas qualifications under the spotlight
July 30, 2018Over the last few years CSCS has made a number of high profile changes that ensure construction workers hold the correct qualifications for the job they do on site.
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CSCS announce price rise
July 9, 2018CSCS will be increasing the cost of a card to £36 (this includes VAT) with effect from 1st September 2018. This increase applies to all cards administered directly by CSCS.
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CSCS to withdraw the Construction Site Visitor card
June 13, 2018All Construction Site Visitor cards issued from 3rd September 2018 will expire on 31st August 2020 and CSCS will stop issuing the card from 28th February 2020.
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CITB announce Health, safety and environment test price rise
May 17, 2018CITB’s Health, safety and environment test currently costs £19.50. However, CITB have announced that from Monday 18th June 2018 the price will increase to £21