CSCS black cards
We had a productive week at London with some very skilled workers, completing management NVQs in construction and civil engineering (CSCS black card). Also in controlling and planning of lifting operations (CPCS blue card), for crane supervisors, slinger/signallers...
Radio control Roto-handlers
Here’s our Merlo Roto 38.16s telehandler being skilfully used by Mr. Foxall as part of his CPCS 360 telehandler assessment (A17D). It is exciting to see how these 360 telehanlders are developing and being used for a number of roles on site (access platform,...Tractor NVQ madness
It could be the warm weather we’ve been having, or it could possibly be the rise in the number of CPCS agricultural tractor tests having been undertaken over the last two years, but we’ve certainly seen a boost in the number of these NVQ’s in recent...Management NVQ’s and black CSCS cards
We’ve recently been delivering a number of Level 4 & 6 NVQ’s in ‘site management and civil engineering’ at the Queen Elisabeth Olympic Stadium in London – for one of the UK’s largest steel engineering companies. This...
Green Card Changes from July 2014
From 1st July 2014 the green Construction Site Operative (CSO) card will no longer be issued. There will be a new green CSCS card only available for people working in labouring occupations. Please follow link below for more information....
VIDEO: How can I get a career in construction? CPCS explained
How can you get a career in construction? Check out our new video which shows you how. We couldn’t find another video like it on YouTube explaining the CPCS scheme, red cards and blue cards – so we made one...Booking early pays off.
With the weather improving, our courses on plant machinery – particularly excavators and dump trucks are filling up quickly. If you are interested in reserving a place, please book early to avoid disappointment – and ask about our early bookers discount!...mobile cranes vs. 360 telehandlers
We’ve seen an increase in the number of 360 teleheandler courses lately, it would seem a number of them are replacing smaller cranes on site due to their versatility and improved lifting capacities. We have a series of roto-handler courses coming up next month,...
L5 Appointed Person NVQ
We are one of the few centres that deliver construction management NVQ’s, particluarly the L5 NVQ for planning lifting operations. Therefore, if you need to convert your red CPCS card for appointed person (A61) to blue, please get in contact....
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