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Different Types of CSCS Card

CSCS Cards

There are eleven different types of CSCS card available in London and nationwide. Each colour denotes a different level of qualification or experience.

The first level is red. Red cards show either that an employee has completed a CSCS Health, Safety and Environment test but does not have the qualifications needed to be considered a skilled worker or that they have passed a basic NVQ or SVQ but need more practical time on the job to be considered experienced. This usually applies to graduates with industry recognised qualifications but no experience.

The next level up is green. Green cards are for operatives who carry out  basic site skills. After green comes blue, which are for skilled workers, gold which are for skilled workers or supervisors and black for managers. Finally there are white and yellow or white and grey cards which are for Proffesionally Qualified Persons, such as architects, who need access to sites. Yellow cards are for for regular visitors who have passed a basic Health, Safety & Environment test.

So what do you need to get to the next level? NVQs and SVQs are the industry standard qualifications which are used for progression through the CSCS levels. For example, to qualify for the black managers card you usually need to have a level 4 (or higher) NVQ or SVQ  as well as the Managerial and Professional Health & Safety qualification.

There are many senior people in construction who have got where they are through hardwork and experience. The CSCS scheme takes this into account. Managers with no qualifications can get a black card through either the Experienced Manager card or the the Profiled Route for highly competent managers.

Why Do You Need to Take a CSCS Health, Safety & Environment Test?

health safety environmentThe majority of the UKs construction industry has adopted the CSCS Card as a reliable indicator of worker competence and qualification. Currently about 80% of British construction sites now require a CSCS card. Having an up to date card shows that you have passed the right version of the CSCS Health, Safety & Environment Test, that you can do your job competently and with as little risk as possible to your self and others.

There are 13 types of CSCS Health, Safety & Environment Test available in London and the rest of Britain, each one covering the areas of skills associated with a different type of job.

Generally speaking they are categorised according to the level of responsibility and risk associated with each job. A regular site operative or crafts person will be required to take the operative Health, Safety & Environment Test. An operative with special skills will need to take the test that covers their area of expertise, for example a roofer would need to take the working at heights version of the test.

Before CSCS cards and the Health, Safety & Environment Tests recruitment in the construction industry could be a hit and miss process. Some of the best and most experienced workers could be passed over for men who had got there first. The introduction of the test means that anyone working on a site can be sure that everyone there has passed a Health, Safety and Environment Test and they should have the knowledge to do the task they are doing without putting themselves of anyone else at unnecessary risk.