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gary44
Joined: 10 Jul 2007
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Location: wales
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 Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:40 pm Post subject: CSCS CARDS |
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I AM OUTRAGED AT THE INTRODUCTION OF THESE CARDS. I AM CORGI REGISTERED AND OFTEC REGISTERED (WHICH COST ME A SMALL FORTUNE) AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO HAVE A CARD TO SAY I AM COMPETENT AT MY JOB!!!!(AND TRAINED IN HEALTH AND SAFETY) MORE RED TAPE AND MORE MONEY FOR OLD ROPE IF YOU ASK ME!! NO WONDER YOUNG PEOPLE ARE NOT JOINING THE BUILDING TRADE THE OUTLAY COSTS A FORTUNE BEFORE YOU CAN PUT SOLDER TO PIPE!!!  DOES ANY ONE ELSE AGREE? |
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antony b
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: card |
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Hi gary I agree the ccs card is £30 as well as most sites wont accept the paper certificate.One point worth mentioning is that if you are an amicus union member you can get bthe card(£30) free by supplying your union number
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gary44
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:39 am Post subject: cscs cards and health and safety test |
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| thanks for that - thats good to know. but i still have to sit the health and safety test (taking more time off work) do you know how much that is? and do you know which card I have to apply for - is it the "white" card? |
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antony b
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:07 pm Post subject: card |
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Hi Gary i think the test was about £60 but you need to purchase a book to study from another £9 money making scam for them.As for the card for a plumber it was either the blue or gold card.blue if you have level 2 city and guilds .gold if you have level 3 city and guilds.The test was quite easy took me about 10mins to do 50 questions but without the book to revise from it could be tricky.Another point worth mentioning is that if you have recently(in the past 2 years)i think it is done an nvq/city and guilds corse you are exempt from the test and can apply for the card as long as you photo copy your certificate as part of the nvq was health and safety.Dont quote me on this but im sure it said this on the card application form it would be worth checking .The local test centre near me did the tests up untill 4.30pm.I agree with you ive just taken the partL energy efficiency £120 and Im still wondering what the £120 was for as i did not learn alot.
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