1. CPCS A Skills Card for the Plant Industry 2011 & 2012 Scheme Developments Brian Pells CPCS Team Leader

2. CONTENT Core Elements of the Scheme New Categories Amended Categories Utility 360º Excavator Slinger/Signaller Endorsement MPQC ALLMI CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants (CPCS)

3. CORE ELEMENTS OF THE SCHEME:

4. New Categories for CPCS Tunnelling Locomotive Plant Driving incorporating Loading /Unloading Soil Stabiliser Vacuum Excavator Winching Paver (concrete) & (bituminous) Modular Paving Installer Screed Pump Placing Boom Pile Press

5. Amended CPCS Categories Lifting Operations using Excavators Lorry Loader Loader Compressor Soil Compactor Wheeled Loading Shovel (waste handling) Rota-Telescopic Handler (Proposed)

6. Amended CPCS Categories (continued) Demolition - New Categories & Endorsements D90A Demolition Plant Below 10 t New D90B Demolition Plant Materials Processing A65A D90C Demolition Plant Demolishing up to 15 m A65B D90D Demolition Plant Demolishing up to 30 m A65C D90E Demolition Plant Demolishing all heights A65D D91 Demolition Plant Pedestrian Operated New D92 Skid Steer Loader Demolition Operations New

7. Amended CPCS Categories (continued) Categories A58 and A59 Endorsement C - Lifting Operations with Excavators A58A Excavator 360 below 10 t Tracked A58B Excavator 360 below 10 t Wheeled A58C Excavator 360 below 10 t Lifting Operations A59A Excavator 360 above 10 t Tracked A59B Excavator 360 above 10 t Wheeled A59C Excavator 360 above 10 t Lifting Operations

8. Utility 360º Excavator Utility-specific endorsement to be introduced for the 360º Excavator below 10 tonnes category. Introduction date 2011/12.

9. Slinger/Signaller Endorsements All Types Excavator Lorry Loader Compact Crane Telescopic Handler

10. Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) Conversion from MPQC to CPCS – Trained (Red) card Pass CITB-ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test Hold a valid MPQC Operator card Complete application form F1.8 including Employer Declaration Application fee £25.00 Conversion from MPQC to CPCS – Competence card Pass CITB-ConstructionSkills Health and Safety Test Hold a valid MPQC Operator card Hold appropriate SVQ/NVQ/QCF Complete application form F1.9 including Employer Declaration Application fee £25.00

11. Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI) CPCS and ALLMI working on a joint agreement CPCS to adopt ALLMI machine descriptions CPCS/ALLMI to develop revised test criteria

12. £60 An employer can (if eligible) claim for up to two Standard or Advanced Theory Tests per individual in each CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants scheme year. CITB-CONSTRUCTIONSKILLS PLANT GRANTS 2010 - 2011 CPCS TECHNICAL TEST – THEORY ELEMENT

13. CITB-CONSTRUCTIONSKILLS PLANT GRANTS 2010 - 2011 CPCS TECHNICAL TEST – PRACTICAL ELEMENT Maximum Charges Group A Grants CPCS £725 - £410 (360 Excavator) Group B Grants CPCS £425 - £240 (FTD) Group C Grants CPCS £325 - £190 (Ride on Roller) An employer can (if eligible) claim for up to two Standard or Advanced Practical Tests per individual in each CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants scheme year.

14. S/NVQ Achievement grant of Level 2 - £275 An employer will receive an additional 10% supplementary payment automatically if eligible. CITB-CONSTRUCTIONSKILLS GRANTS 2010 - 2011

15. Supporting Lifelong learning and Qualifying the Workforce