{"id":332,"date":"2017-06-01T11:10:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/?p=332"},"modified":"2019-04-12T12:55:38","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T12:55:38","slug":"amendments-to-cscs-cards-contruction-related-occupation-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/2017\/amendments-to-cscs-cards-contruction-related-occupation-cards\/","title":{"rendered":"Amendments to CSCS Cards (Contruction Related Occupation Cards)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>CSCS cards have changed since most of us were required to get them. Getting a new card with your Construction Related Occupation is now handled in a slightly different way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are CSCS cards?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>CSCS cards provide proof that individuals working on construction sites have the required training and qualifications for the type of work they carry out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Scheme keeps a database of people working in construction who have achieved or are committed to achieving a recognised construction related qualification.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Holding a CSCS card is not a legislative requirement. It is entirely up to the principal contractor or client whether workers are required to hold a card before they are allowed on site. However, most principal contractors and major house builders require construction workers on their sites to hold a valid CSCS card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What has changed?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The Air Tester card can now only be sought through the Skillscard scheme &#8211; A partner scheme to CSCS that carries the CSCS logo. All heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration (including air leakage testing) will be available under this scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Applying for or renewing a CSCS Card<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to gain or renew a card, you will need to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>complete the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.citb.co.uk\/cards-testing\/health-safety-environment-test\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CITB Health and Safety Test<\/a><\/li><li>include a nice photograph of yourself (passport style)<\/li><li>complete the following form:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillcard.org.uk\/media\/1104\/skillcard-application-form-construction-related-occupations.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.skillcard.org.uk\/media\/1104\/skillcard-application-form-construction-related-occupations.pdf<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSCS cards have changed since most of us were required to get them. Getting a new card with your Construction<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":333,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[75],"class_list":["post-332","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-cscs"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-08 07:20:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=332"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":334,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332\/revisions\/334"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/333"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcta.group\/attma\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}