CSCS card advice

AHarvey

AHarvey

AHarvey

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Hi all,

I'm after a bit of advice regarding getting a Green CSCS card.

I have a job offer (total change of direction for me) as a labourer, but I need to get the CSCS card within the first month of being on the job (its a 2-3 year contract).

Local place to me, Hawk Construction are doing it but its not cheap, £125 for the training, £30 for the card and VAT on top.

From what I can see the costs online are £30 for the card, and passed a basic H&S course for about £18 (mentioned on the CSCS site).

Can anyone point a faster and cheaper way to do it?

Thanks
 
Just book the CSCS test....its common sense stuff for the green card...passed mine with 97% only thing I actually tried to learn was fire extinguisher colours
 
ok, thanks for the advice, I'll sit down tonight when the kids are asleep and start doing a spot of reading on it.

Jobcenter will pay for the card but the course itself may be available but I'd have to wait until the next financial year.
 
AHarvey said:
ok, thanks for the advice, I'll sit down tonight when the kids are asleep and start doing a spot of reading on it.

Jobcenter will pay for the card but the course itself may be available but I'd have to wait until the next financial year.
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That sucks, what about the job it's self.... they willing to do anything
 
I've only got my "yellow" as I only ever visit sites rather than actively work in them, but it really is just common sense.

Good luck with it :)
 
It's a doddle, just book and do it yourself. The H&S test from what I can see is mainly there to stop brain dead people getting the card.
 
If you book direct with the CSCS test centre it is a lot cheaper. The card will pretty much always cost you £30 though.

You can get hold of the revision book which is very useful for £10-£15.

This site might be of use also: http://builderstest.com/category/cscs-mock-test

This is a test centre in Hanley: http://www.thetestcompany.co.uk/stoke-on-trent-cscs-test-centre.html

I believe they charge £30 for the test, but take a look at the FAQ (http://www.thetestcompany.co.uk/faqs.html) for more info.

Additionally there are changes that came into effect last year that may be imprtant to you, and the CSCS site is a useful site, this page is spoecific to the labourer green card: http://www.cscs.uk.com/card-type/labourer/

EDIT - I also believe you need to have passed the standard health safety and environment test to get the green labourers card too (http://www.cscs.uk.com/applying-for-cards/health-and-safety-test/)
 
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I studied the test question book over a weekend, sat the test on a Monday and passed - that was for visitor (yellow). Didn't have to do a course but I already knew a lot of things informally through work as a structural engineer.

As said, a lot about common sense but if you are not confident, do a course.
 
Book test (Very easy!) Then apply for the card. Fastest and cheapest. Don't bother with a £100+ course it's a rip off
 
Book it yourself as has been said above.

This is how easy/common sense based the tests are.....I went and sat mine and breezed through it with a 98% pass rate to be told that they'd set me up on the wrong test and id just passed one to do with chemical engineering or some such twaddle.

I then sat the correct test and passed that with 98% too.

Mine was for the white CRO card though.
 
Buying the revision book should be all you need, if you require a course to be able pass it, construction is probably not the best place for you :p
 
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