1. Construction Skills Certification Scheme

2. Provisional Card Never held a CSCS card previously Pass an Operatives HS&E Test Apply for the Provisional Card My employer is assessing my suitability for employment I’m doing supervised work experience I’m in the process of registering to a VQ Before expiry of CSCS card complete qualification or register to VQ

3. Employer Applications

4. Employer Application Process

5. New CSCS website

6. The changes

7. Work towards removing the proliferation of card colours – by the end of 2016 the intention would be for all cards to be a single colour Cards would have limited information printed on them Only way to carry out card checks would be to read them using the smart chip Future Plan – Currently under Consultation

8. Consultation document to be sent out shortly Sign up to the CSCS e-newsletter Will be available on CSCS website Future Plan – Currently under Consultation

9. Health, safety and environment test

10. Arrests, convictions and imprisonment – as result of CITB investigations into card fraud HS&E tests revoked following investigations Several centres suspended due to abuse of scheme rules Campaign to highlight fraud issues led to increase in reports from industry via Report.it@citb.co.uk Protecting the Industry

11. Support to Site Managers. One site conducted a card audit and found 25 workers with fake cards. Online interactive tool www.citb.co.uk/cardcheck or smart card readers available. www.citb.co.uk/cardcheck Support to employers re ‘Right to work checklist’. Home Office guidance helps employers check documents needed by potential employees to avoid fines of up to a maximum of £20,000 per illegal worker Support to Employers www.gov.ukwww.gov.uk (search Right to work checks)

12. Recent Document Factory Arrests

14. THANK YOU