A30 - Health and Safety Test
Many major construction sites now insist workers are ConstructionSkills Certification Scheme (CSCS) or equivalent card holders. This means that if your workers don't hold a card, it could be hard for you to get work on certain contracts. Card holders have to prove up-to-date health and safety awareness, which means they'll be safer on site and set the right example for less experienced staff. The card also indicated which qualifications an individual has, so you can be sure of their skills.
Health and Safety awareness is vital for everybody on-site. This grant is available for passing the ConstructionSkills' Health and Safety Test.
Choose a link below for more information about grants available to support the ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test:
What achievements are supported?
What is the status of trainees supported?
What else might I be able to claim?
What achievements are supported?
Passing the ConstructionSkills' Health and Safety test taken at a ConstructionSkills approved test centre.
You can claim grant once for each type of test that your employee passes in the same CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants Scheme Year.
Download further details, including a full list of the types of test available or call the Health and Safety Helpdesk on 0870 600 4020.
What achievements are not supported?
More than one test of the same type for any individual in the same CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants Scheme Year.
What is the status of trainees supported?
Employed trainees, labour-only sub-contractors and agency staff.
All occupations are supported (including for example accounting and customer service staff).
What is the status of trainees not supported?
Apprentices for whom attendance grants A02, A03 or A05 are claimed.
How much is the grant?
The grant is £17.50 for each type of test that your employee passes in the same CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants Scheme Year.
There is no additional grant for premium service charges associated with the test.
This grant rate may be subject to change to reflect changes to the ConstructionSkills' contracted rate.
You will receive an additional 25% supplementary payment automatically if you are eligible.
This rate may be reduced if sufficient Levy funding was not available. This is only likely to take effect in exceptional circumstances.
How do I claim?
Download and complete a GC1 claim form or contact your local ConstructionSkills office for a copy.
If you are making multiple claims you can claim by completing a Health and Safety Test spreadsheet. Download the spreadsheet or email grant.claimforms@cskills.org to request a copy.
These forms may be submitted when your employee has received the letter from ConstructionSkills confirming that the test has been passed.
Send your claim form to the CITB-ConstructionSkills Levy & Grant Department, Bircham Newton, Norfolk, PE31 6RH.
Is there a closing date?
Tests passed within the 2008/2009 CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants Scheme year must be claimed by the 31st October 2009. Claims received after this date will be rejected.
What else might I be able to claim?
There are no other grants directly relevant to this.