CSCS card confusion - what card does my new apprentice need?

brickworkboss_wm

Bricklayer

1y ago

Brilliant, didn't know about the CITB test for under 19s. Will get that booked. Thanks both.

smsts_sarah

Site Supervisor

1y ago

He needs a Red Apprentice CSCS card. You apply through the CSCS website, you need evidence of his apprenticeship enrollment and the college should help with this. It's valid until his apprenticeship ends. He can't be on a Tier 1 site without it.

sitetickets_tom

SubbHubb member

1y ago

The red card is right. He'll need to have passed the CITB Health Safety and Environment test too (the touchscreen one at a Pearson Vue centre). Book it before he starts on site. For under 19s it's a slightly different version of the test.

cscs_bob_subby

Labourer

1y ago

Worth knowing the employer levy applies once you're employing people. If your payroll is over £120k a year you need to register and pay the levy, but you also get grants back for training. Apprenticeship grants from CITB are decent and most small builders leave money on the table not claiming them.