Available card schemes
Different schemes exist for plant operators, scaffolders, demolition operatives and heating and venting operatives, as well as separate schemes for electricians and plumbers. However, all card schemes require similar things - a NVQ or SVQ and a Health and Safety Test.
Detailed below are links to more information on each of the main schemes and cards accepted by Major Contractors Group (MCG) sites for each of the occupations.
Further information on ensuring migrant workers are qualified, competent and safe.
Asbestos Control Abatement Division (ACAD)
ACAD is a trade association representing anyone in the Asbestos & Asbestos Removal Industry.
Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA)
The Asbestos Removal Contractors Association (ARCA) is the leading trade association in the field of Asbestos Management services.
Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT)
The Association of Industrial Truck Trainers (AITT) is a non-profit body that covers all sectors of industry which use industrial trucks.
BT/IOSH
The BT group of companies operate a Health, Safety and Environment Passport scheme in conjunction with the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH).
Building Engineering Services (BES)
Building Engineering Services (BES) is the division of ConstructionSkills that provides training, assessment and certification for people who work with:
Certificate of Competence of Demolition Operatives (CCDO)
The Certificate of Competence of Demolition Operatives (CCDO) scheme is for anyone whose job entails on-site demolition.
Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS)
The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) aims to ensure that operatives erecting, altering or dismantling scaffolds are properly trained and have sufficient experience to carry out work safely and correctly.
Council of Registered Gas Installers (CORGI)
The Council of Registered Gas Installers (CORGI) is a national watchdog and leading authority on gas safety and certified registration schemes for gas installers.
Construction Plant Certification Scheme (CPCS)
CPCS stands for the Construction Plant Competence Scheme - a card scheme to prove the skills of plant operators.
Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS)
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card is the industry's largest scheme and, at present, covers 220 occupations including trades, technical, supervisory and management.
Engineering and Marine Training Authority (EMTA)
Engineering and Marine Training Authority (EMTA),
SKILLcard
The Engineering Services SKILLcard provides a register of the skills and competence of people working throughout the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration sector of the building services engineering industry.
Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training (FASET)
Fall Arrest Safety Equipment Training (FASET) is required from all operatives who are involved in erecting safety nets on site.
Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA)
The Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) provides training and certification of all operatives involved in industrial rope access.
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) is an operative record scheme, representing the whole of the industry, from manufacturing, distribution and rental trades to associate businesses and users of all forms of powered access equipment.
JIB Electrotechnical Certification (JIB)
The JIB Electrotechnical Certification (JIB) scheme provides certification and qualification for the Electrical Contracting Industry (ECA), which covers electricians in the construction industry.
JIB Plumbers, Mechanical Engineering Services (PMES)
The JIB Plumbers, Mechanical Engineering Services (PMES) scheme is the standard measure of skills, knowledge, competency and Health and Safety awareness for the UK plumbing industry.
Network Rail Sentinel Track Safety Card
The Sentinel card is a Network Rail Scheme for making sure that the people who within the Network Rail infrastructure are competent and medically fit
New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSA)
The New Roads and Streetworks Act (NRSA) is for both supervisors and operatives working in a gang.
Northern Ireland Construction Skills Register (NICSR)
The Construction Skills Register (CSR) is a register of construction workers living in Northern Ireland who have completed the industry approved CSR health and safety training course.
Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB)
The Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB) is an independent and impartial training accreditation body, working extensively in the road haulage and distribution industry.
Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board (SNIJIB)
Scottish and Northern Ireland Joint Industry Board (SNIJIB)
Scottish Construction Registration Executive (SCORE)
Only tradespeople who have their "trade lines" as proof of completing their apprenticeship, or have been in the business for ten years, can apply to join SCORE - the Scottish Construction Registration Executive.