CPCS A Skills Card for the Plant Industry www.cskills.org/cpcs Brian Pells CPCS Assistant Product Manager

FORMAT Items covered: CPCS Management Consultation New Scheme ConstructionSkills Plant Grants

What is CPCS? Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) is a card scheme to prove the skills of plant operators CPCS is the largest and most highly recognised Card scheme for the plant industry It helps to prove worker’s operating skills and health and safety awareness CPCS provides a single skills card for the plant sector of the construction industry

Accepted by Major Contractors Group (MCG) MANAGED Managed by Employers: Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) Construction Confederation (CC) Federation of Piling Specialists (FPS) National Federation Demolition Contractors (NFDC) Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA) Association of Lorry Loader Manufacturers and Importers (ALLMI), Epic Ltd FMB, Lantra Awards, Unions and the HSE Accepted by Major Contractors Group (MCG) and Major Home Builders Group (MHBG)

Consultation

CONSULTATION Intense period of consultation in 2007 Industry and Training Provider Meetings Mailed over 11,000 employers Consulted directly with federations and associations Received direct feedback from individuals and companies representing over 44,000 employees

New Scheme

NEW SCHEME: Overview Retention of: ConstructionSkills Health & Safety Test S/NVQ CPCS Logbook Operator cards Introduction of: CPCS Test Centres CPCS Testers/Trainers CPCS Technical Tests

NEW SCHEME: Underpinning Principles Independent assessment of operating ability and underpinning knowledge at entry into the Scheme and at the point of renewal Separation of testing and training Training tailored to meet individual requirements against a training syllabus and delivered through a variety of channels Competence

NEW SCHEME:

NEW SCHEME: CPCS Technical Test A new core element: Supported by a training syllabus Two component parts CPCS Theory Test CPCS Practical Test The S/NVQ will only need to be passed once for a family of categories

NEW SCHEME: Competence Card Renewals Underpinned by the principle of independent assessment of on-going competence against national standards Health and Safety Test Practical ability demonstrated through: - logbook hours, - On-Site Assessment or CPCS Practical Test Renewal Theory Test to be taken to support all Competence card renewals from 1 January 2009

NEW SCHEME: How will it be delivered? CPCS Test Centres offering a complete package of services from accredited CPCS Test Sites: Deliver/arrange Health & Safety Tests Deliver CPCS Technical Tests Deliver/arrange S/NVQ Level 2 Plant Operations CPCS Testers working through CPCS Test Centres. CPCS Trainers accredited as appropriately qualified to train operators. CPCS Monitors assuring the quality of the Tests

OPERATOR ROUTES THROUGH THE NEW SCHEME: Moving directly to a Competence card An operator will be required to: Pass the Health & Safety Test Pass the CPCS Theory Test Pass the CPCS Practical Test Have the relevant S/NVQ/Units

OPERATOR ROUTES THROUGH THE NEW SCHEME: Working towards a Trained operator card An operator will be required to: Carry out any necessary training Pass the Health & Safety Test Pass CPCS Theory Test Pass CPCS Practical Test

OPERATOR ROUTES THROUGH THE NEW SCHEME: Moving from a Trained operator card to a Competence card An operator will be required to: Pass the relevant S/NVQ and any additional units appropriate to the category of plant required, within the 2 year life of the card.

NEW SCHEME Logbook: The Logbook rules: Issued once with 1st Competence card only All entries of operating hours to be fully endorsed and traceable From 1st Jan to be independently validated and quality assured The format of the Logbook has been updated: Reduced in size. Ring-binder to enable additional pages to be inserted. Tabs to enable operating hours for each category to be clearly separated.

NEW SCHEME: Operator Cards

NEW SCHEME: Costs CPCS Technical Test Fees CPCS Theory Test Notification Fee £25 CPCS Practical Test Notification Fee £25 Additional fees for Advanced Technical Tests, Appointed Persons Tests and Out of Hours Tests are applicable

CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants

CITB-ConstructionSkills Plant Grants 2008 - 2009 CPCS Technical Test – Theory Element Theory Test - £100 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 2008 - 2009 CPCS Technical Test – Practical Element Group A Practical Test - £725 (360 Excavator) Group B Practical Test - £425 (Forward Tipping Dumber) Group C Practical Test - £325 (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.

CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants 2008 -2009 Training and Development Plan £10 per employee, for producing your Plan based on the number of employees declared in your 2008 Levy Return. There is a £500 minimum payment for each employer. £27.50 per person per day.

CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants Short Duration off-the-job Training Attendance on plant training necessary to prepare an operator for the CPCS Technical (Theory and Practical) Test. £35 per day per person for each day of training lasting for a minimum of six hours training per day.

CITB-ConstructionSkills Grants 2008 - 2009 Health & Safety Test Grant £17.50 S/NVQ Achievement grant of £500 OSAT £100 Action Plan plus above S/NVQ grant An employer will receive an additional 25% supplementary payment automatically if eligible and certain application conditions are met.

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