CSCS
Construction Skills Certification Scheme
Technical, Associate, Corporate and Fellow members of ICES can apply for either the Construction Contracting General or Spatial Data Managers CSCS card after they have completed the managerial level Health & Safety Test.
To apply for your CSCS card, a service called Skills Direct is a simpler, faster way of getting your CSCS card. The cost is £42.50 payable by credit/debit card only (Skills Direct do not accept Maestro or American Express). The fee includes the cost of a Health & Safety Test and the CSCS card application. When you contact CSCS, they can put you through to the Skills Direct team who will be able to make a Health & Safety Test booking, advising you of the nearest centre, test date and time. At the Health & Safety Test Centre the application form for the card will then be completed and photos taken as part of the process. The Health & Safety Test Centre will then send the application form to CSCS for processing and the card will be issued within 7-10 working days. For more information regarding this please contact Skills Direct on 0870 850 5262.
If you do not have a credit/debit card you can contact 0870 600 4020 or visit www.healthandsafetytest.co.uk to arrange a health & safety test, this will cost £17.50 per test. Once you have passed the test, you can then apply for the relevant CSCS card, this will cost £25.00, you can obtain the application form from the CSCS Helpdesk on 0870 410 3563 or from the website www.cscs.uk.com. If you would like to purchase revision material please call 0161 868 3906 or visit www.healthandsafetytest.co.uk. This is also available from bookshops, the book is called All the Questions & Answers from the Health & Safety Test. Edition 2007. ISBN 1-85751-215-1.