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

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

CORE ELEMENTS OF THE SCHEME:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

£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 CPCS TECHNICAL TEST – THEORY ELEMENT

CITB-CONSTRUCTIONSKILLS PLANT GRANTS 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.

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

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