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There has been a recent addition to the CITB's CSCS card scheme and it's called a PQP card which stands for Professionals Qualified Persons Card. This new card has been created to accommodate the scores of professional staff that are not site based but have health and safety responsibilities such as consultants. The new PQP card is part of the schemes drive to have a fully qualified work force by 2010. So far there are already 949,093 CSCS card holders and affiliated cardholders and this figure is growing everyday.
The CSCS scheme was launched over ten years ago to combat poor practice within the industry and to reduce the amount of ‘cowboy builders' functioning within the trade. A number of well known construction organisations are involved with the current CSCS card and this is still true for the PQP card attracting partnerships with RIBA, ICES and RICS to name a few. As with CSCS, applicants will still be required to take the existing health and safety tests as well as a Higher Managerial Test which will qualify them for the PQP card. As from January 2007 all CSCS applicants trying to obtain the level 5 CSCS card will now need to take the new Higher Managerial Test, these new rules will add more credibility to the scheme and will allow a higher standard of regulation.
Professionals in the construction industry will find these cards extremely useful especially as they are now becoming more and more of an industry standard giving employers and employees piece of mind when working on and off site. Those wishing to apply for the new PQP card should call CITB- Construction SkillsDirect service who runs the scheme on 0870 850 5262 to book a visit or visit www.citb-constructionskills.co.uk/skillsdirect for more information.
Construction4professionals is dedicated entirely to the construction industry and as such utilises its position to communicate the latest schemes and initiatves like the CSCS and other programmes that are aimed at improving the industry for both construction professionals and their employers.
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