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The Construction Industry’s Leading Certification
Card Scheme
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• Over 2 million CSCS card holders
• Other schemes including plant, electrical, scaffold and demolition
Most principal contractors and home builders require CSCS cards to be held by all on-site
workers as proof of their training and qualifications
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• A Health and Safety Card x
• A passport to gain entry to site x
• A Competence Card x
• A card for off-site employees x
• Proof of Identity
• Certification of Qualifications
What is CSCS?
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Industrial Strategy:Construction 2025
Published July 2013
• People• Smart• Sustainable• Growth• Leadership
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Scheme changes
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• For experienced managers with no recognised qualification
• Evidence based assessment by independent reviewer
• Does not support industry’s desire to qualify the workforce
• Stop accepting new applications 1st April 2016
• New applicants required to obtain recognised qualification and CITB HS&E Test
Changes to Profiled Route
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• Another card that does not require a recognised qualification
• CRO cards issued from 1st October 2015 expire 30th September 2017 - not renewable
• Must register for a recognised qualification
• Failure to register = no card
Changes to CRO Cards
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Fraud
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• Two types of fraud reported by the BBC
• Newsnight – fraudulent activity at industry approved test centres
4,615 cards cancelled and measures in place
• Fake Britain – ability to purchase fake CSCS cards on the black market
Prosecutions and lengthy prison sentences
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• Eliminates incorrect or fake cardholders gaining access to site
• Speeds up card checks and reduces admin time
• Cardholders can show evidence of additional training
SmartCards can help industry cut costs and increase productivity
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• Encourage development of a trained and qualified UK construction workforce
• All site workers to hold the right CSCS card for the work they undertake
• Principal contractors to carry out more rigorous on-site checks using smart technology
Priorities for 2016
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www.cscs.uk.com