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The scheme is based around off site training at accredited providers, on site experience, S/NVQ, health and safety testing and a skills test. It will take around 20-36 months to become a scaffolder, all elements must be completed satisfactorily prior to a scaffolder card being issued.
The process is robust and despite some claiming otherwise, people do fail courses. When this is the case they are required to go back into industry, get more experience, then repeat and satisfactorily complete the programme.
All CISRS programmes are regularly reviewed and standardised to ensure they reflect current practice and that providers pass on the relevant information to delegates via the 41 accredited centres around the UK.
Strict scheme criteria prevent individuals from obtaining a labourer or trainee card and keeping that card for their full working career.
Sector training has come a long way in the last 40 years from Grandfather Rights and industry accreditation, via formal off site training Part 1, Part 2 etc (1979), requirement to complete S/NVQ Access and Rigging (1995), first affiliate scheme approached by CSCS (1999), Health Safety Testing and Card Renewal (2000), New Entrant Labourer Card (2003), Removal of Assessed Route of Entry (1996-2006), Systems Scaffold Training (2006), Scaffold Inspection (2007) and Supervisory Training (2007).
One of the most recent additions in 2017 being the CPD and refresher training requirement which must be completed every five years prior to card renewal.
This two-day course carried out by accredited providers, covers the most up to date guidance on relevant documents such as TG20, SG4, SG6 , it also includes a practical sessions on scaffold inspection and
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Courses are developed with input from the industry training group ASITO, NASC membership and the wider industry including HSE, CITB, training providers and feedback from delegates who have completed CISRS programmes.
A wide range of courses are on offer, not just for scaffolding operatives, including Scaffolding Supervision, Inspection and the newly introduced Scaffold Awareness course aimed at other trades, new starters into industry, site agents, clients etc which will give an overview of what safe scaffolding should look like.
Like a lot of trades, scaffolding is looking to attract new blood into the industry. Recruitment is a major push for NASC and CISRS in 2020 and will be taking part in careers fairs and events working with schools and colleges across the UK as well as developing programmes for ex-military, personnel. We are current working with Ministry of Justice and Department of Work and Pensions to set up programmes for ex- offenders and the unemployed.
As with all walks of life there is room for improvement within the scaffolding sector but the industry is not afraid to tackle any issues it encounters, usually finding a solution from those within its own sector and then rolling it out to wider industry.
It has made great strides in recent years. It is a safe, regulated and qualified trade and can provide a lucrative and very varied career.
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