CSCS CARDS
The construction industry is getting qualified!
As you know by now, all personnel attending any kind of ‘construction site’ must hold a CSCS card.
This includes people’s homes as work sites and comprises all trainees, tradesmen, managers, regular visitors etc.
The CSCS card is a means of ensuring that everyone has Health and Safety training to the same standard.
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme is the standard that has been set and these standards have been approved by the CITB and the Government and will be made mandatory during 2008.
Many companies are already turning people away from sites without CSCS Cards and many businesses have already felt the negative affects of not having this card.
With recent statistics in the press about how unsafe the construction industry is, it is important that every business, no matter how big or small is playing their part in making it a safer environment.
CSCS Cards must be renewed by their expiry date. So whether it’s your first one or a replacement;
DCS Training can keep you up to speed with the legal requirements in Health and Safety Training.
DCS have been delivering CSCS cards for the last 5 years, seeing thousands of people pass and gain their site access.
The CSCS training is delivered in short half-day sessions and can be held at your premises if you are block booking (10+). However there is our training facility in Newcastle should you want to come down to us.
At our centre there is the opportunity to run through some mock testing so that you can get a feel for the test before you sit the actual CSCS Card test.
Our pass rate is 98% - I think that you will agree, that that speaks for itself!
At
DCS should anyone need to take re-sits, we will keep putting them through until they pass and that’s at no extra cost.
This is our promise to you.
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Construction Related Occupations (White Card Options)
Abrasion and Corrosive Resistant Linings Installer
Access Systems Installer
Acoustic & Vibration Control Installer
Agricultural Tractor Driver, Strimmer Operator
Agricultural/Quarry Fence Erector
Air Mat – Fall Arrest Systems Installer
Aluminium Installer
Aluminium Louvres, Screens & Acoustic Enclosures Installer
Aluminium Towers & Access Equipment Inspector
Anti Graffiti Finishing Operative
Arboriculture & Forestry Operative
Archaeologist Technician
Architectural Metalwork Paint Sprayer
Architectural Metalworker
Art Restorer
Artificial/Synthetic Surface Installer
Assistant Land Surveyor
ATM Installation Operative
Bath & Sanitary Ware/Surface Repairer
Bird Deterrent Systems Installer
Blacksmith
Blast Cleaning Contractor
Bolted Steel Tank Erector
Brick Tinter Operative
Brickwork Restraint Installer
Builders Cleaner
Burner
Butt Fusion Operative
Cabinet Maker & Polisher
Cable Fall Arrest Restraint Systems Installer
Car Lifts, Indus. Doors & Loading Bay Installer
Car Park Deck Waterproofing Operative
Car Parking Equipment Installer
Carpet Tile Fitter
Catering and Sanitary Equipment Installer
Catering Equipment Installer (non sanitary)
Cavity Wall & Loft Insulation Installer
Ceiling Hoists Shower/Bath Product Installer
Chainman
Chainsaw Operative
Chainsaw, Tree Climbing
Cladding Panel Installer
Cladding/Fascia Installer
Cleaner
Cleaner, Diamond Floor Polisher
Cleaning & Decontamination Operative
Coating & Lining Specialist
Cob Builder
Commercial Catering Equipment Installer
Commercial Kitchen Installer
Computer Systems Installer
Cone Penetration Test Operative
Construction Materials Test Technician
Controlled Environment Construction Specialist
Conveyor Belt Operative
Cooker Pot Man
Corian Fabricator & Installer
Cornish Hedge Builder
Cosmetic Repairer
Coving Installer
Crane Installer
Crane Rail Systems Installer
Cubicle/Locker Installer
Custodial Equipment Manufacturer/Installer
Decommissioning Operative
Design, Supply & Install Hydraulic Bridge Systems Installer
Display Cabinet Installer
Diving & Underwater Engineer
Door & Ironmongery Fitter
Dredging and Marine Contractor
Drive Systems Manufacturer & Installer
Ecologist
Edge Protection Operative
Electro-Fusion Operative
Electronic Testing of Waterproofing Operative
Electrostatic Paint Sprayer
Entrance Matting & Matwell Framing Installer
Environmental Monitoring Systems Installer
Epoxy Resin & Polyester Glass fibre Reinforced Lining Systems Installer
Erection of Parapet Railings Installer
Explosive Ordnance Clearance (EOC) Engineer
Extrusion of Asphalt Kerb Slipform Pave Operative
Fabrics Structure Installer
Fall Arrest System Installer
Fire Surround Installer
Flexible Bound Aggregate Surfacing (Non Bituminous)
Flexiwall/Partition Installer
Floor Flatness (Surveying, remedial grinding, floor joint repairs) Operative
Floorlight Installer (non electrical)
Foamed Concrete Operative
Folding/Sliding Door Installer (Non-Acoustic)
Food Processing/Weighing Equip Installer
Furnace Reline Operative
Gabion Wall Installer
Garage Equipment Installer
Gas/Containment Membrane Installer
Gate & Barrier Installer
Generator Mechanic/Installer
Geosynthetic Installer
Glass Block Walling Systems Installation Operative
Glass Fibre Insulation Installer
Glass In-Situ Restoration Specialist
Glass Reinforced Plastic Installer (wet laid)
Glazing Inspection Operative
Graffiti Removal Operative
Grass & Wildflower Seeding Operative
Green Roof Installer
Ground Specialist
Grouting Operative (Mine Workings)
GRP Products Installer
Gym & Sports Equipment Installer
Handrail/Balustrade/Staircase Installer
Haulier
Heavy Jacking System Operative
HGV Mechanic/Fitter
Highway Maintenance Operative - Jet Patcher ONLY
Hoist Installer
Horticultural Services Engineer
Hospital Furniture Installer
Hot Melt Rubberised Bitumen Operative
Hydraseeding, Weed Control Operative
Hydraulic Pump Installer
ICQ Operative - Pharmaceutical Equipment
Inductive Loops & Intercoms Installer
Industrial Cleaner
Industrial Rope Access
Installation Engineer: Mobile Conductors
Joint Taper
Laboratory & Scientific Equipment Engineer
Land Remediation Specialist
Land Surveyor
Landscape Irrigation Systems Installer
Lift Car Interiors & Architectural Finishes Specialist
Lift Refurbishment (Non Mechanical) Operative
Lifting Equipment Engineer
Lifting Equipment Installer (Shaft & Machine Room Works)
Loading Bay & Elevating Equipment Engineer
Loading Bay Equipment Installer
Locksmith
Loft Ladder Installer
Logistics Operative
Machinery Maintenance Operative
Manhole Surveyor
Marble & Mosaic Specialist
Marquee Erector
Masonry Work Operative
Materials Test Technician
Matting & Matwell Frame Installer
Mechanical & Electrical Baggage Handling Installer
Mechanical Installation Fitter
Mechanical Mobile Engineer (Paving & Compaction Equip.)
Metal Fabricator (not Engineering Construction)
Metal Framing Systems Installer
Metal Polisher
Metal Shelving Installer
Metal Stairways, Platforms, Flooring Operative
Mezzanine Floor Installer
Micro Surfacing Operative
Miner
Mobile Access Tower Installer
Mobile Building Remover
Move Manager (Relocation)
Newspaper Printing Equipment Installer
Non Destructive Test Inspector
On-Site Aluminium Welder
On-Site Repair/Spray Composite Cladding Panels
On-Site Sprayer/Powder Coat & Anodise Repairer
On-site Steel Welder
Overhead Crane Installer
Overhead Patient Hoist Installer
Pavementlight Installer (non-electrical)
Pedestrian & Vehicular Access Control Engineer
Perimeter Heating Installer
Pest Controller
Physical Security Equipment Installer
Pile Integrity & Pile Load Testing Operative
Plastic Fabricator
Playground Equipment Installer
Pneumatic Tube System Installer
Protective Coating Specialist
Public Seating System Installer
Pump Out Equipment Supplier & Installer (Marinas)
Pump Service Engineer
PVC Hygienic Wall Cladding Installer
Racking & Shelving Installer
Radiation Shielding Specialist
Radio Communications Systems Installer
Radiographic Materials Testing Engineer
Recreational Floor Coatings Operative
Refuse Chute Systems Installer
Reinforced Steel Installer/Erector
Resin Injection & Grouting Operative
Road Pavement Consulting Engineer
Road sweeper & Gully sucker Operator
Roller Shutter Installer
Rooflight/Glazing System Installer
Roughcast Installer
Safe/Vault Installer
Safety Anchor System Installer
Safety Equipment Installer
Safety Surfacing (Rubber) Operative
Sales Negotiator
Scaffold Alarm Engineers
Secondary Glazing Installer
Security Guard
Sewage & Water Treatment Equipment Installer
Sewage Screen Installer
Sewage Treatment Mechanical Installer
Sewage/Water Treatment Operative
Sewer & Drainage Maintenance Operative
Shelving and Checkout Installer
Site Nurse
Smoke Outlet Panel Installer
Soft Drinks Equipment Installer
Software Engineer
Soil & Groundwater Remedition Systems Installer
Soil Aeration and Decompaction Technician
Solid Surface Fabricator
Specialist Access Engineering & Maint. Installer
Specialist Cladding Installer
Specialist Hospital Equipment Installer
Specialist Multisensory Equipment Installer
Specialist Rendering Operative
Specialist Repair Technician (External/Internal Scrapes, Dents & Chips to buildings)
Specialist Restorer: Historic Sturctures
Specialist Seating & Tiering Installer
Specialist Sprayer: Polyurethane Foam
Specialist Surgical Installer
Specialist Wall Tiler ONLY
Speech Transfer Units & Induction Loops Manufacturer/Installer
Sports Hall Court Marker
Sports Pitch Construction Operative
Stage Equipment Installer
Steam Cleaning Operative
Steel Cutter
Sterilisation/Removal Pigeon Foul Operative
Sticker Operative (Plaster Board/Ceiling)
Storage Equipment Installer
Storage Tank Installer
Store fitter
Storeman
Street Furniture Operative
Stretch & Ceiling Installer
Structural bonding Operative
Structural Glazier
Structural Repair and Stabilisation Operative
Structural Repairs & Treatment Pressure Grouting Operative
Structural Waterproofing & Concrete Repairer
Structural Waterproofing Operative
Sub Floor Preparation Operative
Supply, Install & Maintain Kitchen Ventilated Ceilings Operative
Surface Treatment Specialist
Systems (Metal) Erector
Systems Integrator
Tacker Operative (Plaster Board)
Tank Cleaner
Tank Erection Glass Fused Installer
Tank Erector
Tarmac Surfacing Specialist
Technical Specialist - Transmissions & Drivelines
Teleflex Morse Windows Installer
Temporary Roadway/Fencing/Access Installer
Temporary Traffic Management Installer (12D)
Terrazzo/Marble & Granite Installer
Thermal Insulation Supervisor
Thrust Boring Operative
Timber Decking Installer
Timber Hoarding Installer
Timber Restorer
Timing Systems Installer
Tool Hire Delivery Driver
Tool Hire Representative
Tower Crane Erector
Tree & Vegetation Clearance Operative
Tree Surgeon
Turntable Installer
Underground Mapping Operative
Underwater Inspections, Construction & Demolition Specialist
UPVC Roofline Product Installer
Vacuum Excavation Operative
Validation Engineer (Clean Rooms & Clean Air Equip.)
Vehicle Cleaning Equipment Installer
Vehicle Lift Engineer
Wall & Door Protection Installer
Waterproofing Materials Operative
Weather Monitoring Outstation Installer
Weed Spraying & Temporary Barrier Installer
Well point Dewatering Operative
Wet Pour Rubber Surface Operative
Window & Door Maintenance Operative
Window & Door Refurbishment Operative
Window Control System Installer
Window Films, Graphics & Manifestation Operative
Window Furnishings Installer
Window Opening/Closing Equipment Installer
Wood Floor Sanding and Finishing Operative
Work Surface Installer
On-site Skills and Assessment Training (OSAT)
OSAT lets you get a Skilled Workers CSCS card whilst you are working on site during normal working days and takes about six months to complete. On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT) helps experienced workers get the qualifications to prove they can do the job. It turns their existing skills and experience into a nationally recognised qualification such as an NVQ or SVQ. Having these qualifications also helps qualify them for a Skilled Worker CSCS card.
The whole process is carried out whilst your on-site so they don't have to take time off to go to college.
OSAT is a fast-track route to an NVQ.
There are 6 key stages to the OSAT process:
Stage 1 - Employer contacts DCS Training to enquire about OSAT.
Stage 2 – DCS will discuss the OSAT process with you and help you pick the best 'option' for your needs. They will also talk you through the grants available.
Stage 3 - We will arrange to come to see you to discuss your situation in greater detail.
Stage 4 - Employees are briefed on the OSAT process and undergo a skills review.
Stage 5 - The employee follows an individual action plan to fill any skills gaps, and is assessed as they go along.
Stage 6 - Once successfully completed, an NVQ / SVQ is awarded. When combined with a Health and Safety Test pass, the employee is eligible for a Skilled Worker CSCS card.
Let DCS help you get the recognition that you deserve!
Experienced Worker Practical Assessment (EWPA)
The EWPA has been introduced to get our workers recognised as qualified tradesmen and to help those that missed the CITB grandfather deadline back in June 2006 to get all construction qualifications registered.
It is also a great help to those with enough knowledge and experience to gain their qualifications quickly. It is designed for workers with at least five years’ experience who don’t need any further training. This is perfect for those tradesmen that have served time years ago and have since lost any proof.
It involves spending a day having your skills and knowledge assessed at our center in Newcastle upon Tyne. All the skills needed to pass the NVQ are included in one task, which is observed by one of our approved assessors.
For those tradesmen without their formal qualifications a ‘Site Operatives, green CSCS card, will be issued. This is for unskilled workers such as labourers etc; it is a quick fix for getting on site.
Not only on the large contracts but also as the general public become more and more familiar with new regulations regarding Health and Safety, they are going to start asking to see proof of it.
When you produce your card, let it be one that is going to advertise your abilities and experience and not one that a worker with less skills and experience carries.
If you have the skills – shout about it!
The cost for the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment is £750
Five easy steps to the Experienced Worker Practical Assessment:
Step 1 – Contact us so that we can get the ball rolling.
Step 2 – A member of staff will contact you shortly afterwards to arrange your first appointment.
Step 3 - An approved assessor will introduce you to the process and make an initial assessment to ensure you are suitable to qualify through this method. They may also ask you to bring some items of ‘evidence’ with you.
Evidence you provide can be in a written form, such as witness statements from customers or supervisors worked with in the past, or it can take the form of photographs of your work, site plans, qualifications or proof of employment.
Step 4 - You will undertake a practical assessment of your skills, which will be observed by the assessor. This will be followed by a professional discussion to assess your knowledge of the subject.
Step 5 - If you are successful, you should receive your NVQ certificate within a few weeks. If you have been doing the job for years, you may as well be recognised for the skills you have.
Let DCS help you get the recognition that you deserve!
The DCS CSCS card process
Contact us to get the ball rolling.
Whether it is a workforce of a thousand or just one or two of you, let DCS provide you with the training and support to get your people through their Health and Safety Test with as little disruption to your employees as possible.
By providing us with some simple details we can provide training and administrative support to allow them all on-site access. This is becoming increasingly difficult for everyone and is set to increase as we draw nearer to the nationwide deadline.
You can either book your place on-line, if it’s an individual or small work force booking – less than 10 employees
If you would like to book a place then please fill in as much detail as you can and we'll get back to you as soon as we can..
You can give us a call if you prefer and we can do it over the phone – 0191 265 2277.
Alternatively if you just want to make a quick, general query, please use the contact page to
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