The Work Programme New Thread

donnajunkie

simson3325 wrote: »

ive been told to try for a cscs card,its a 3 week course,and they will pay the £50 fee and buss fairs,i dont even no what its for,but there is a 3 weeks waiting list has every one is applying for them,what are they for,



card

it is supposed to take 3 weeks but it probably wont. it is supposed to be 2 days per week for the first 2 and then just the test in the third. it just enables you to be allowed to work on construction sites. its all health and safety bo**ocks related to working on a site. i passed mine yesterday.

donnajunkie

scooby088 wrote: »

The card allows you to work on building sites, but if you have no experience I doubt the card would be of much use to you.

i have no site experience and have epilepsy but i was still made to do it.
this is what is being done with your taxes people. in a time of austerity there seems to be no shortage of cash for this kind of bo**ocks.

wantsajob

donnajunkie wrote: »

i have no site experience and have epilepsy but i was still made to do it.
this is what is being done with your taxes people. in a time of austerity there seems to be no shortage of cash for this kind of bo**ocks.

Ultimately the provider benefits, which is why they're so eager to get people to do it. They're just playing the game to screw as much money out of the Government as possible.

The same happens with loft insulation grants etc.

LadyMissA

wantsajob wrote: »

Ultimately the provider benefits, which is why they're so eager to get people to do it. They're just playing the game to screw as much money out of the Government as possible.

The same happens with loft insulation grants etc.

I am sure the course are funded for free or by the provider and they do so thinking they can get you a job and then get their money quicker.

donnajunkie

wantsajob wrote: »

Ultimately the provider benefits, which is why they're so eager to get people to do it. They're just playing the game to screw as much money out of the Government as possible.

The same happens with loft insulation grants etc.

i am not sure how mine is benefiting because the training is being provided by an outside training company that gets its funding from europe. i think mine just wants to be seen to be doing something.

simson3325

well im never going to work on a building sight,so whats the point,will it help in other jobs ,like retail,

simson3325

donnajunkie wrote: »

it is supposed to take 3 weeks but it probably wont. it is supposed to be 2 days per week for the first 2 and then just the test in the third. it just enables you to be allowed to work on construction sites. its all health and safety bo**ocks related to working on a site. i passed mine yesterday.

how many hours a day will i be there for the first 2 days,:(

john539

donnajunkie wrote: »

i am not sure how mine is benefiting because the training is being provided by an outside training company that gets its funding from europe. i think mine just wants to be seen to be doing something.

They can try pushing you onto building jobs, labourer etc.

donnajunkie

simson3325 wrote: »

well im never going to work on a building sight,so whats the point,will it help in other jobs ,like retail,

you may not want to work on a building site but you are expected to be flexible. whether you could get a job on a site is another matter. if you have no experience then probably not.

donnajunkie

simson3325 wrote: »

how many hours a day will i be there for the first 2 days,:(

how many hours you end up doing will depend on the person running the course. it will probably be a maximum of 6 hours per day.