Bursaries for new CPCS testers!
NOCN Job Cards are offering £500.00 bursaries per successful candidate attending the CPCS tester course in 2021! Available course dates and conditions can be found on the CPCS website To be eligible to sit the CPCS tester course, you must first complete the following...
Rigid Wheeled Dump Truck training at ACOP!
ACOP have recently taken delivery of a Komatsu HD465 (55 tonne) rigid dump truck for training at our CPCS test centre in South Wales! We really hope that this helps serve both construction and quarrying industries within the UK. Historically, it has proven challenging...
Advanced CPCS tests with ACOP
We’ve receive a number of enquiries from new and experienced CPCS testers looking to add categories to their current remit. As a company we are always happy to support testers by offering a CPCS advanced testing service. After all, construction is an industry...
The CPCS SMART card and app… What are your thoughts?
All CPCS operators who apply for a card from 2nd December 2019 will receive a digital card in return. This is because NOCN Jobcards have now launched the much awaited CPCS SMART cards! Here’s a list of some of the changes; New design with block colours to align...
Industry needs skilled workers for lifting operations. Upskill now with ACOP
Over the last 12 months we’ve seen a rapid rise in popularity of our CPCS courses and specifically within lifting operations. This has been fuelled by the increased demand for qualified: slinger/signallers crane supervisors appointed persons (lift planners)...
What’s happened to the CPCS logbook validator? Your questions answered..
The sudden removal of the CPCS validator from the scheme in August 2019 came as some surprise to the majority of test centres and companies directly involved within the blue card renewal process. This was compounded by the lack of available information from NOCN...
CPCS wheeled excavator training and testing.
We have a few exciting offers on wheeled excavator tests and courses here at ACOP on our new JCB Hydradig! If you have the A59A CPCS tracked excavator ticket and have always fancied the A59B ‘rubber duck’ category, then we have a number of options to suit...
Crawler crane training at ACOP!
We are excited to announce that ACOP are now the proud owners of a 30 ton Sennebogen Telescopic Crawler Crane! Owing to a high demand for our training in the construction lifting sector, it seemed the natural step for us to purchase a Crawler Crane. It will be...
CPA publication on forward tipping dumpers
Here’s a publication on staying safe when operating forward tipping dumpers. It’s an essential read for any new or experienced dumper operator for some useful guidance on how to stay safe. CPA Operational Safety Guidance: Staying safe when operating...
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