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Construction Skills Certification Scheme

Construction Skills Certification Scheme. BIDDING FOR GOLD Presented by Haydon Holloway LLB (Hons) ConstructionSkills. What is CSCS?. Construction Skills Certification Scheme. A card registration scheme for construction operatives, supervisors, managers and Professionals

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Construction Skills Certification Scheme

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  1. Construction Skills Certification Scheme BIDDING FOR GOLD Presented by Haydon Holloway LLB (Hons) ConstructionSkills

  2. What is CSCS? • Construction Skills Certification Scheme. A card registration scheme for construction operatives, supervisors, managers and Professionals • Awarded to those with recognised levels of: - Occupational competence - Health & Safety awareness

  3. Benefits • To the industry: • improved standards of workmanship leading to better reputation for the construction industry • To the employer: • qualified workers get the job done safer, faster, and better, with less time spent correcting mistakes • To the worker: • proves you are skilled and competent and helps you get on in your career

  4. Growth and Scope Now the most recognised and inclusive scheme across the industry

  5. Drivers • ClientsClient groupings may specify that contracts will be awarded to a fully qualified and carded workforce Examples: • Construction client groups • Housing Corporations and Associations • Local Government Authorities • Private Developers

  6. Drivers • The LawThere is currently no law requiring CSCS cards, however: • The Health & Safety at Work Act • Compliance with the new Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM) around competent workers • HSE view

  7. Drivers • Contractors • Home Builders Federation • Major Home Builders Group • Major Contractors Group • National Contractors Federation • A quality statement • Employer Groupings (e.g. CC, CECA, NSCC Targets)

  8. CSCS Cards Explained Gold skilled card for NVQ 3 achievers or equivalent Green construction site operative card for general site workers Gold card based on NVQ 3 for supervisors and technicians Red trainee card for individuals registered for an NVQ Platinum card based on NVQ 4 for managers Experienced worker card. Must have employer recommendation and be registered for NVQ 2 or higher Black card based on NVQ 5 for senior managers Blue skilled card for NVQ 2 achievers or equivalent Yellow regular visitors card

  9. Alternative Routes • Professional Membership • Professionally Qualified Person • Construction Related Occupation Card (CRO Card)

  10. CSCS Cards Explained White Construction Related Occupations card covers over 600 occupations. The list of occupations can be found at www.cscs.uk.com.

  11. Affiliations • Scaffolders (CISRS) • Heating & Ventilation • Plumbers (JIB-PMES), (SNI-JIB) • Demolition • Electricians • CSR & SCORE • Amalgamation of Construction Plant Schemes under name of CPCS

  12. Health and Safety Test • The industry standard – minimum level of health and safety awareness: • Taken by 400,000 each year • Required to obtain/renew competence card • Computer-based, multiple choice test • 150 locations across the country • £17.50 (CITB-ConstructionSkills Grant aided) • Preparation tools • 1 day H&S Awareness Course, Test question book, CD-ROM and network DVD

  13. SkillsDirect • One stop service, pulls together 3 key stages of getting qualified: • ConstructionSkills Health & Safety Test • Card application • Route to gaining a qualification (if needed) • Currently only available for CSCS • Costs £42.50 inc VAT, made up of • £17.50 for Test, £25 for card

  14. Changes to 2007/2008 Grants Scheme

  15. Full details of the 2007/2008 changes and the terms and conditions will be on our web site from 1st August 2007 www.cskills.org/grant

  16. Why increase grants? • Improve grant expenditure : levy paid ratio (74% in 2007 rising to 90% in 2011) • Increase the percentage of eligible employers claiming grant • Encourage employers to take on Apprentices; qualify their workforce; adopt Training Plans

  17. 2007/2008 Grants Scheme Forecast • Grant increases in 2007/2008 are expected to result in an increase of £14 million available to employers • Total forecast for 2007/2008 = Approximately £140 million

  18. ApprenticeshipsFramework Achievements (A04 & A06) • Apprenticeship Framework (A04) Increase from £1,250 to £1,750 • Advanced Apprenticeship Framework (A06) Increase from £1,750 to £2,250

  19. ApprenticeshipsFramework Achievements (A04 & A06) • Will be payable on all achievements after 1st August 2007, irrespective of when the Apprentice started their training

  20. Technical & Professional AttendanceSQA Advanced Construction Certification (A09) • Increase from £25 per day to £35 per day • Maximum amount claimable increases from £875 to £1,225

  21. Construction-related Work Experience (A19) • Increase from £100 per week to £175 per week • Maximum amount claimable increases from £5,000 to £8,750

  22. Construction and Professional-related Work Experience (A19 and A21) Improvements • From 1st August 2007 it is no longer a requirement for employers to give advance notice of a claim • Only one claim now required at end of Grants Scheme year on GC2 spreadsheet • Clarification that employers can also claim for additional training through Short Duration (B201/B202) or Training Plan (B102) grant

  23. Site Safety Plus Achievement (A29) • Attendance grant maintained at £35 per day • Achievement of Site Safety Plus certificate for courses that complete on or after 1st August 2007 • Increase from the current £90 for all courses to: - 5-day Site Safety Management Training Scheme (SMSTS) = £250 3-daySite Safety for Shopfitters and Interior Contractors = £150 2-day Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme = £100 2-daySMSTS refresher course = £100 • 5 day Plant course to be available in the near future Attendance on the three day Site Safety for Shopfitters and

  24. NVQ/SVQ Achievement Grants (A31, A32, A33) • A31 (Level 2); Increase from £350 to £500 • A32 (Level 3); Increase from £450 to £700 • A33 (Levels 4/5);Increase from £550 to £1000 (+43%) (+55%) (+82%)

  25. NVQ/SVQ Achievement Grants (A31, A32, A33) Increase in NVQ/SVQ grants will have an effect on: - • Apprenticeship grant package • Craft Grant Non-apprenticeship package • On Site Assessment and Training (OSAT) • Plant

  26. Review of CPCS currently underway • Changes planned to simplify grants available • CPCS to be re-launched early in 2008 • Increase in Competency Card grant in line with • increase in VQ rates A brief word about Plant grants

  27. Increase in NVQ/SVQ and Framework achievement grants(A04, A06, A31, A32) Impact on apprenticeship grant package – 2 year apprenticeship = £650 increase overall (13.5%) 3 year apprenticeship = £1,400 increase overall (17.5%)

  28. Effect of increase of achievement grants on Apprenticeship package

  29. NVQ/SVQ Achievement Grants (A31 and A32) Impact on Craft Grant Non Apprenticeship package – Dependant on Entry Point = £250 to £400 increase

  30. Effect of increase of achievement grants on OSAT packageGrants (A34A and A34B) 2006/2007 2007/2008

  31. Experienced Worker Practical Assessed Route (EWPA) through Skills Direct Full OSAT grant available in 2007/2008

  32. Employment NTO Units (A37) • Increase from £150 per unit to £300 per unit (L9 to L13, A1, A2, V1 and V2) • One off grant payment of £300 to be available to employers who have to “buy-in” an Internal Verification service. Claimable on a GC1 claim form

  33. Training & Development PlanTraining Day (B102) • Increase from £20 per day to £25 per day • For all new and renewed Training Plans that start on or after 1st August 2007

  34. Training & Development PlanOn-line facility • Project underway to provide an on-line claiming and management service for employers to allow for an improved and more flexible service • Additional benefits for Field, Verification and Processing Teams

  35. Age Discrimination Age Discrimination Regulations which came into effect 1st October 2006 with an impact on Apprentice and Adult grants Apprentices • Unable to restrict grant aid to age ranges that mirror funding streams • Apprenticeship grant will be available to all ages provided other qualifying criteria are met. • Employers will have to pay for college provision where ConstructionSkills cannot obtain funding.

  36. Age Discrimination (cont.) Adult Craft (A08) • Has been renamed “Craft Grant Non Apprenticeship” • Grant support open to all ages • Potential apprentices should be directed towards the Apprenticeship Grant package where more grant is available.

  37. Employers who do not pay Levy due to their high Labour-only Payments Received totals declared on their Levy Return will be eligible to Supplementary Payment in 2007/2008. Other qualifying criteria relating to the sending back of Levy Returns will still need to be met. Supplementary Payment Eligibility

  38. Grants Scheme Terms and Conditions Grant off-set Clarification that ConstructionSkills can offset any debt owed by an employer against grant that may be due.

  39. Thank you Any questions?

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