CSCS Rip Off

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Br00nie
Br00nie Posts: 4 Newbie
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I'm just wondering if there's anyone else out there that thinks paying £30 for a Construction Skills Certification Scheme(CSCS) card is a total rip off ? How much does it really cost to produce a bit of plastic with your photo on it ?

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  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,655 Forumite
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    Doesn't that actually include the test fee?
  • Br00nie
    Br00nie Posts: 4 Newbie
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    no the test fee on top of that £17.50 I think
  • Br00nie
    Br00nie Posts: 4 Newbie
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    also if you have to sit a seperate health & safety 5.0 course which costs >£100 absolute rip off
  • Raxiel
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    It is a bit of a racket. Started off reasonable, and then the price started rising sharply once they were widely adopted.

    Never once been asked for mine, but I still have to have one. My firm insists everyone does, someone's making a pretty penny out of it.
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  • Inner_Zone
    Inner_Zone Posts: 2,853 Forumite
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    Br00nie wrote: »
    I'm just wondering if there's anyone else out there that thinks paying £30 for a Construction Skills Certification Scheme(CSCS) card is a total rip off ? How much does it really cost to produce a bit of plastic with your photo on it ?
    Br00nie wrote: »
    no the test fee on top of that £17.50 I think
    Br00nie wrote: »
    also if you have to sit a seperate health & safety 5.0 course which costs >£100 absolute rip off

    £147.50, Clearly you are paying the wrong people:

    https://cscs.uk.com/applying-for-cards/

    "CSCS cards cost £30 and the separate CITB Health, safety and environment test costs £19.50. There are organisations that offer card application services. If you are being charged more than £30 for a card or £19.50 for a CITB Health, safety & environment test, check that you understand what additional services you will receive."

    Total £49.50
  • deanos
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    most of the big builders wont let you on site if you dont have one
  • pmduk
    pmduk Posts: 10,655 Forumite
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    I've checked a few of the local test centres near me who charge £30 for test and card incl.
  • Ganga
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    I also had to have one but the company paid for it,was never asked on site for it,i used to think that it was a joke having to take a test to prove what i had done since leaving school,5 years apprenticship then over 40 years in the industry.
    ITS NOT EASY TO GET EVERYTHING WRONG ,I HAVE TO WORK HARD TO DO IT!
  • ComicGeek
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    Ganga wrote: »
    I also had to have one but the company paid for it,was never asked on site for it,i used to think that it was a joke having to take a test to prove what i had done since leaving school,5 years apprenticship then over 40 years in the industry.

    You say that, but I still know of a few people who failed the test - given that most of the questions have 3 answers that will kill you and 1 that won't, I think it's a really good thing that people who fail don't work on building sites!
  • Br00nie
    Br00nie Posts: 4 Newbie
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    £147.50, Clearly you are paying the wrong people:



    "CSCS cards cost £30 and the separate CITB Health, safety and environment test costs £19.50. There are organisations that offer card application services. If you are being charged more than £30 for a card or £19.50 for a CITB Health, safety & environment test, check that you understand what additional services you will receive."

    Total £49.50


    You can't now get a Green Card (Operative) without this course. Now what they are doing is forcing people , like myself, to have a SVQ/NVQ level relative to your job, my job requires a level 5 costs £3000.00 & up. Last time i sat an exam was at school, to many years ago to remember !
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