Bricklaying cscs card
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Why the hell is everything so bloody confusing!!!
Been laying bricks for 30 yrs but no paper qualifications per se, just learnt the old way etc.
Now looking at going back out on site and after advice as to which card i actually need.....and have to start with.
Am i correct in that i will be issued with a Red experienced worker card only if i am enrolled on an NVQ course? (£750)
anyone able to give me a definate answer will be very much appreciated as when i try to phone the helpline i am apparently call number 11-20 in a queue so given up there.!
Cheers guys.
Been laying bricks for 30 yrs but no paper qualifications per se, just learnt the old way etc.
Now looking at going back out on site and after advice as to which card i actually need.....and have to start with.
Am i correct in that i will be issued with a Red experienced worker card only if i am enrolled on an NVQ course? (£750)
anyone able to give me a definate answer will be very much appreciated as when i try to phone the helpline i am apparently call number 11-20 in a queue so given up there.!
Cheers guys.
Thanks guys, already been on that card finder site and tbh its still double dutch.
As far as i can make out i have no choice but to cough up £750 to enrol in the NVQ test, although i can most certainly
put the examiner to shame as far as laying bricks is concerned.
No wonder there is such a shortage of brickies!
Probably won't bother with the site work, far too much red tape for my liking but cheers for your help guys.
As far as i can make out i have no choice but to cough up £750 to enrol in the NVQ test, although i can most certainly
put the examiner to shame as far as laying bricks is concerned.
No wonder there is such a shortage of brickies!
Probably won't bother with the site work, far too much red tape for my liking but cheers for your help guys.
I sympathise, I needed a card and passed the exam but before my card was issued the rules changed, meaning, I think, that I needed to take a further exam at a significant cost to obtain a card that I had already earned.
I was mega P'd off about this so I bluffed it for a while using my recent pass certificate number as most supervisors weren't up to date with the changes but that won't work now I think, so an avenue of earning has been closed to me. I only need a card occasionally to assist a mate so it's not worth paying out for the NVQ course or whatever they are calling it at the moment.
I was mega P'd off about this so I bluffed it for a while using my recent pass certificate number as most supervisors weren't up to date with the changes but that won't work now I think, so an avenue of earning has been closed to me. I only need a card occasionally to assist a mate so it's not worth paying out for the NVQ course or whatever they are calling it at the moment.
Spoke to cscs helpline today and they can issue me with a 6 month provisional including my test for £80.
At the end of the 6 months i then have to 'enrol' on an NVQ site assessment to gain my skilled card.....i will make a point of requesting said assessor to demonstrate his ability:-)
Have spoken to a couple of Bricklaying contractors and site agents and seems i am ok with the provisional
as end of the day, as long as i am legal, all the guys onsite are concerned with is if i can lay bricks.
No wonder this country has such a shortage of good trowels as a lot of the guys who i have seen onsite appear to be straight out of college....nothing wrong with that at all but i didn't see any what i would call 'old school'.
At the end of the 6 months i then have to 'enrol' on an NVQ site assessment to gain my skilled card.....i will make a point of requesting said assessor to demonstrate his ability:-)
Have spoken to a couple of Bricklaying contractors and site agents and seems i am ok with the provisional
as end of the day, as long as i am legal, all the guys onsite are concerned with is if i can lay bricks.
No wonder this country has such a shortage of good trowels as a lot of the guys who i have seen onsite appear to be straight out of college....nothing wrong with that at all but i didn't see any what i would call 'old school'.
groucho said:
That's interesting. Any links?
Ah I got it wrong. It's a new trade body formed from two merging bodies - that'll teach me to skim over articles on a Monday morning. http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2015/05/28/new...
Surely it's nothing more complex than this...
Jokes aside, can someone tell me what sort of stuff is covered in the NVQ?
Jokes aside, can someone tell me what sort of stuff is covered in the NVQ?
TheExcession said:
Surely it's nothing more complex than this...
Jokes aside, can someone tell me what sort of stuff is covered in the NVQ?
Don't know about the bricklaying one but for my NVQ (drywall finishing) it consisted of someone taking photos of me in different scenarios, i.e putting my rubbish in the bin! (I kid you not!!)Jokes aside, can someone tell me what sort of stuff is covered in the NVQ?
CRB14 said:
It isn't like its a new scheme though and has caught everyone out. It's the industry standard.
Exactly this, it's been on site now for 10 years, I've just had to re do the test for the third time. 5 year cards which is b0llox.The most bizarre part is here in the East Midlands Bloor homes don't implement it, one of the countries biggest house builders, ask a lifer on there about it, they haven't got a clue what you're talking about.
We were told back in 2004 that this card means when you go to a new site you won't need inducting as all the H&S was done in this test, but the site inductions have got longer.
It's just a money making scheme by the CITB, here to stay as well.
Hi guys,
Update is i have been working for a subcontractor for the past 3 weeks where no cscs card is required by the developer so, as per the posts above, there is work out there on some sites who are not governed by it.
I will be obtaining one in the near future though so i have all my options covered longterm.
Update is i have been working for a subcontractor for the past 3 weeks where no cscs card is required by the developer so, as per the posts above, there is work out there on some sites who are not governed by it.
I will be obtaining one in the near future though so i have all my options covered longterm.
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