Heritage CSCS Cards

CSCS cards are available for 375 different trades within the construction sector (and counting!) CSCS cards help workers prove they are competent to do their job and that they have health and safety awareness.

The Facts

• CSCS cards use NVQ levels as standards.
• The cards for all occupations at L3 are GOLD coloured.
• Heritage CSCS cards are GOLD because they are only available at Level 3 as there is currently only a L3 NVQ available for Heritage Crafts.
• To apply for the card a valid Health & Safety Test must be held.  A new one will have to be taken if it is more than two years old (even though they are valid for 5 years - an H&S test currently costs £17.50)
• Cost of the application is currently £30.  It must be renewed every five years, when another administrative fee (currently £30) will be required.
• Application forms can be obtained from www.cscs.uk.com.

Why Get the Card?

1. Demonstrate the quality of your business offer by ensuring a skilled, qualified and certified workforce 
2. Show property owners, professionals,  local authorities & prospective employees that you are serious about skills training and have an interest in the development of your team.
3. In the future, heritage organisations such as English Heritage and the National Trust and funding bodies like Heritage Lottery Fund, may insist that only conservation craftsmen & builders will be allowed to tender for their projects..
4. Be amongst the first to get carded, give yourself a step-up on client supplier lists.
5. Ensure you are 'up to speed' on modern Health & Safety standards.

Crafts currently available for Heritage CSCS card:

• Bricklayer
• Craft Mason
• Stone Mason - Banker
• Stone Mason - Fixer
•  Stone Mason - Banker/Fixer
• Stone Mason - Granite and Marble
• Stone Mason - Setter Out
• Painter & Decorator
• Wall & Floor Tiler
• Roof Slater & Tiler
• Carpenter & Joiner
• Thatcher
• Earth Waller
• Stone Carver
• Plasterer - Fibrous
• Plasterer - Solid
• Specialist Leadworker

Routes to getting a Heritage CSCS card:

• Holders of a craft occupation and conservation qualification (e.g CITB Apprenticeship and William Morris Craft Fellowship Certification).
• Holder of Heritage NVQ/Diploma at L3.