Construction Skills Network Construction Skills Certification Scheme BIDDING FOR GOLD Presented by Haydon Holloway LLB (Hons) ConstructionSkills

Construction Skills Network

Construction Skills Certification Scheme

BIDDING FOR GOLD

Presented by

Haydon Holloway LLB (Hons)

ConstructionSkills


What is CSCS?• Construction Skills Certification Scheme. A card

registration scheme for construction operatives, supervisors, managers and Professionals

• Awarded to those with recognised levels of:

- Occupational competence

- Health & Safety awareness


Benefits

• To the industry:– improved standards of workmanship leading to

better reputation for the construction industry• To the employer:

– qualified workers get the job done safer, faster, and better, with less time spent correcting mistakes

• To the worker:– proves you are skilled and competent and helps

you get on in your career


Now the most recognised and inclusive scheme across the industry

Growth and ScopeCardholders Occupations Open

1st April 1995 0 5

31st December 1995 800 10

1st September 2001 165,000 47

31st August 2004 657,782 209

31st October 2005 807,897 236

23rd July 2007 1,060,307 over 236


Drivers1. Clients

Client groupings may specify that contracts will be awarded to a fully qualified and carded workforce

Examples:• Construction client groups• Housing Corporations and Associations• Local Government Authorities• Private Developers


Drivers2. The Law

There is currently no law requiring CSCS cards, however:

• The Health & Safety at Work Act• Compliance with the new Construction Design Management Regulations (CDM)

around competent workers• HSE view


Drivers3. Contractors

• Home Builders Federation• Major Home Builders Group• Major Contractors Group• National Contractors Federation • A quality statement• Employer Groupings (e.g. CC, CECA, NSCC Targets)


Green construction site operative card for

general site workers

Red trainee card for individuals registered for an

NVQ

Experienced worker card. Must have employer

recommendation and be registered for NVQ 2 or higher

Blue skilled card for NVQ 2 achievers or equivalent

Gold card based onNVQ 3 for supervisors

and technicians

Platinum card based on NVQ 4 for managers

Black card based on NVQ 5 for senior managers

Yellow regular visitors card

CSCS Cards Explained Gold skilled card for NVQ 3 achievers or equivalent


Alternative Routes

• Professional Membership

• Professionally Qualified Person

• Construction Related Occupation Card (CRO Card)


CSCS Cards Explained

White Construction Related Occupations card covers over 600 occupations.

The list of occupations can be found at www.cscs.uk.com.


Affiliations • Scaffolders (CISRS)

• Heating & Ventilation

• Plumbers (JIB-PMES), (SNI-JIB)

• Demolition

• Electricians

• CSR & SCORE

• Amalgamation of Construction Plant Schemes under name of CPCS



Health and Safety Test• The industry standard – minimum level of

health and safety awareness:– Taken by 400,000 each year – Required to obtain/renew competence card

• Computer-based, multiple choice test– 150 locations across the country– £17.50 (CITB-ConstructionSkills Grant aided)

• Preparation tools– 1 day H&S Awareness Course, Test question book,

CD-ROM and network DVD



SkillsDirect• One stop service, pulls together 3 key stages of getting

qualified:– ConstructionSkills Health & Safety Test– Card application– Route to gaining a qualification (if needed)

• Currently only available for CSCS

• Costs £42.50 inc VAT, made up of– £17.50 for Test, £25 for card


Changes to

2007/2008 Grants Scheme


Full details of the 2007/2008 changes and the terms and

conditions will be on our web site from 1st August 2007

www.cskills.org/grant


Why increase grants?

• Improve grant expenditure : levy paid ratio

(74% in 2007 rising to 90% in 2011)

• Increase the percentage of eligible employers claiming grant

• Encourage employers to take on Apprentices; qualify their workforce; adopt Training Plans


2007/2008 Grants Scheme Forecast

• Grant increases in 2007/2008 are expected to result in an increase of £14 million available to employers

• Total forecast for 2007/2008 =

Approximately £140 million


ApprenticeshipsFramework Achievements

(A04 & A06)• Apprenticeship Framework (A04)

Increase from £1,250 to £1,750

• Advanced Apprenticeship Framework (A06)

Increase from £1,750 to £2,250


ApprenticeshipsFramework Achievements

(A04 & A06)

• Will be payable on all achievements after 1st August 2007, irrespective of when the Apprentice started their training


• Increase from £25 per day to £35 per day

• Maximum amount claimable increases from £875 to £1,225

Technical & Professional AttendanceSQA Advanced Construction Certification

(A09)


• Increase from £100 per week to £175 per week

• Maximum amount claimable increases from £5,000 to £8,750

Construction-related Work Experience (A19)


• From 1st August 2007 it is no longer a requirement for employers to give advance notice of a claim

• Only one claim now required at end of Grants Scheme year on GC2 spreadsheet

• Clarification that employers can also claim for additional training through Short Duration (B201/B202) or Training Plan (B102) grant

Construction and Professional-related Work Experience (A19 and A21)

Improvements


Site Safety Plus Achievement (A29)

• Attendance grant maintained at £35 per day

• Achievement of Site Safety Plus certificate for courses that complete on or after 1st August 2007

• Increase from the current £90 for all courses to: -

5-day Site Safety Management Training Scheme (SMSTS) = £2503-day Site Safety for Shopfitters and Interior Contractors = £1502-day Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme = £1002-day SMSTS refresher course = £100

• 5 day Plant course to be available in the near future

Attendance on the three day Site Safety for Shopfitters and


NVQ/SVQ Achievement Grants (A31, A32, A33)

• A31 (Level 2); Increase from £350 to £500

• A32 (Level 3); Increase from £450 to £700

• A33 (Levels 4/5);Increase from £550 to £1000

(+43%)

(+55%)

(+82%)


NVQ/SVQ Achievement Grants (A31, A32, A33)

Increase in NVQ/SVQ grants will have an effect on: - • Apprenticeship grant package

• Craft Grant Non-apprenticeship package

• On Site Assessment and Training (OSAT)

• Plant


A brief word about Plant grants

• Review of CPCS currently underway

• Changes planned to simplify grants available

• CPCS to be re-launched early in 2008

• Increase in Competency Card grant in line with increase in VQ rates


Increase in NVQ/SVQ and Framework achievement grants

(A04, A06, A31, A32)

Impact on apprenticeship grant package –

2 year apprenticeship = £650 increase overall (13.5%)

3 year apprenticeship = £1,400 increase overall (17.5%)


Effect of increase of achievement grants on Apprenticeship package

2006/2007 Proportions

(% of grant total)

Apprentice only Advanced App.

Commitment 4.2 2.5

Attendance 62.5 50

Achievement 33.3 47.5

Total (%) 100 100

2007/2008 Proportions(% of grant total)

Apprentice only Advanced App.

3.6 2.1

55.1 42.5

41.3 55.4

100 100


NVQ/SVQ Achievement Grants (A31 and A32)

Impact on Craft Grant Non Apprenticeship package –

Dependant on Entry Point = £250 to £400 increase


Effect of increase of achievement grants on OSAT packageGrants (A34A and A34B)

NVQ/SVQ Level

Profiling grant (£)

2006/07 achievement

grant (£)

2006/07 Total

grant (£)

2 100 350 450

3 100 450 550

4/5 100 550 650

Profiling grant (£)

2007/08 achievement grant

(£)

2007/08 Total grant

(£)

100 500 600

100 700 800

100 1,000 1,100

2006/2007 2007/2008


Experienced Worker Practical Assessed Route (EWPA) through

Skills Direct

Full OSAT grant available in 2007/2008


Employment NTO Units (A37)

• Increase from £150 per unit to £300 per unit (L9 to L13, A1, A2, V1 and V2)

• One off grant payment of £300 to be available to employers who have to “buy-in” an Internal Verification service. Claimable on a GC1 claim form


Training & Development PlanTraining Day (B102)

• Increase from £20 per day to £25 per day

• For all new and renewed Training Plans that start on or after 1st August 2007


Training & Development PlanOn-line facility

• Project underway to provide an on-line claiming and management service for employers to allow for an improved and more flexible service

• Additional benefits for Field, Verification and Processing Teams


Age DiscriminationAge Discrimination Regulations which came into effect 1st October 2006 with an impact on Apprentice and Adult grants

Apprentices

• Unable to restrict grant aid to age ranges that mirror funding streams

• Apprenticeship grant will be available to all ages provided other qualifying criteria are met.

• Employers will have to pay for college provision where ConstructionSkills cannot obtain funding.


Age Discrimination (cont.)

Adult Craft (A08)

• Has been renamed “Craft Grant Non Apprenticeship”

• Grant support open to all ages

• Potential apprentices should be directed towards the Apprenticeship Grant package where more grant is available.


Supplementary Payment Eligibility

Employers who do not pay Levy due to their highLabour-only Payments Received totals declared on their Levy Return will be eligible to Supplementary Payment in 2007/2008.

Other qualifying criteria relating to the sending back of Levy Returns will still need to be met.


Grants Scheme Terms and ConditionsGrant off-set

Clarification that ConstructionSkills can offset any debt owed by an employer against grant that may be due.


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Construction Skills Network Construction Skills Certification Scheme BIDDING FOR GOLD Presented by Haydon Holloway LLB (Hons) ConstructionSkills