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Important Changes to the Experienced Worker CSCS Card

Many thousands of individuals that need to work on construction sites including Glaziers and Installers have in the last few years registered on national vocational qualifications (NVQs/SVQs), sat the CSCS Health and Safety test and applied for an Experienced Worker CSCS Card.

The card issued has had a life of three years, so the pressure has been off to actually achieve the national vocational qualification. For a variety of reasons in many cases no progress whatsoever has been made on the achievement of the qualification e.g. the individual may have changed employer/address and the Experienced Worker card may have expired or be close to expiry.

An Experienced Worker card cannot be renewed once it has expired.

To avoid a repetition of the current situation, new rules are to be introduced with effect from 1st September 2006, i.e. CITB ConstructionSkills have issued the following notice:

IMPORTANT CHANGE
Experienced Worker Cards

From 1 September 2006 Experienced Worker Cards for experienced workers and experienced technical, supervisor and managers will be valid for one year only. At the end of this period, applicants are expected to have achieved their N/SVQ qualification. These cards are not renewable.

Existing cards will not be affected and will be valid until the expiry date shown on the card.

Jul 2006

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