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CPCS
A Skills Card for the Plant Industry
www.cskills.org/cpcs
Brian Pells
CPCS Assistant Product Manager
FORMAT
Items covered:
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CPCS
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Management
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Consultation
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New Scheme
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ConstructionSkills Plant Grants
What is CPCS?
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Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS)
is a card scheme to prove the skills of plant
operators
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CPCS is the largest and most highly recognised
Card scheme for the plant industry
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It helps to prove worker’s operating skills and
health and safety awareness
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CPCS provides a single skills card for the plant
sector of the construction industry
MANAGED
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Managed by Employers:
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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
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Accepted by Major Contractors Group (MCG)
and Major Home Builders Group (MHBG)
Consultation
CONSULTATION
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Intense period of consultation in 2007
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Industry and Training Provider Meetings
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Mailed over 11,000 employers
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Consulted directly with federations and
associations
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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
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Independent assessment of operating ability
and underpinning knowledge at entry into the
Scheme and at the point of renewal
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Separation of testing and training
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Training tailored to meet individual
requirements against a training syllabus and
delivered through a variety of channels
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Competence
NEW SCHEME:
NEW SCHEME:
CPCS Technical Test
A new core element:
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Supported by a training syllabus
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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
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Underpinned by the principle of independent
assessment of on-going competence against
national standards
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Health and Safety Test
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Practical ability demonstrated through:
- logbook hours,
- On-Site Assessment or CPCS Practical Test
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Renewal Theory Test to be taken to support all
Competence card renewals from 1 January 2009
NEW SCHEME:
How will it be delivered?
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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
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CPCS Testers working through CPCS Test
Centres.
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CPCS Trainers accredited as appropriately
qualified to train operators.
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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
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CPCS Theory Test Notification Fee £25
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CPCS Practical Test Notification Fee £25
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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
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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
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Practical Test - £725 (360 Excavator)
Group B
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Practical Test - £425 (Forward Tipping Dumber)
Group C
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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
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£10 per employee, for producing your
Plan based on the number of employees
declared in your 2008 Levy Return.
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There is a £500 minimum payment for each
employer.
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£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
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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.
Further information
www.cskills.org/grant
www.cskills.org/cpcs
O844 815 7274