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Important update about the Construction Site Visitor Card

Please be aware that SKILLcard are now in the process of withdrawing the Construction Site Visitor Card. Please see below for the timetable of closure dates.

• From 1st December 2020, any Construction Site Visitor cards will only be valid up to the 30th November 2022.
• From 31st April 2022, SKILLcard will stop issuing the visitor card.
• For the avoidance of doubt, visitor cards issued before the 1st December 2020 will remain valid until their expiry date.

Why is the card being withdrawn?SKILLcard is a partner card scheme of CSCS and is...

SKILLcard are waiving the card fee for those affected by redundancy in order to help retain vital skills in the sector and support our skilled workers. This is a significant financial investment by SKILLcard in the future of the industry but seen by the company as the right thing to do.

Holding the relevant card is an essential part of finding work in our sector, enabling individuals to demonstrate relevant qualifications, skills and experience for their occupation.

Over 500,000 people left the industry in the last recession so SKILLcard want to do whatever it can to ensure the sector...

Last year we introduced our online application process which has proven to be more fast and efficient with us being able to deliver new cards in under seven working days. We have now decided to withdraw all paper applications from the SKILLcard website to enable the application process to be more effective but also friendlier for the environment.  

No longer accepting payment by cheques

We will no longer accept payment by cheque from 30 April 2020.Payment will continue to be accepted by debit or credit card only. 

Coronavirus Updates and Guidance

Please find below a range of support and guidance from SKILLcard, BESA and other key industry bodies.

CLC Site Operating Procedures - Protecting your Workforce V4 18 May

COVID-19 Practical Measures for Building Services Operation Download here

BESA Guidance on the use of Face Cloth Coverings Government Guidance - Working safely during COVID-19 in construction and other outdoor work HSE Working safely during the coronavirus outbreak – a short guide Coronavirus Job Rentention Scheme Extended until 31 October 2020Returning to work during Covid-19 ACAS Guidance 

The industry must modernise the way it presents evidence of professional competence to satisfy increasingly demanding clients, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).

Its members and the wider industry are under increasing pressure to streamline the processes used to give proof of skills, qualifications and experience in line with government targets and to create the new professional culture demanded by the Hackitt Review last year.

BESA has, therefore, made a number of significant improvements to its Engineering Services SKILLcard programme, which is used by more...

Today SKILLcard announced that the CRO card for Engineering Installation & Maintenance Engineer are closing with a phased timetable starting on 31^st January 2020. This is the 4^th wave of CRO closures as part of its plan to deliver the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) 2025 vision. All card schemes carrying the CSCS logo including SKILLcard, must only certify those occupations with nationally recognised construction related qualifications, i.e. NVQs/SVQs or approved equivalents.

The project, expected to take a number of years to complete, will manage the phase out of CRO cards and...

SKILLcard has started the next phase of the planned closure of CRO application routes. Following the withdrawal of new applications for the Fire Sprinkler Installer card. The closure will now apply to renewal applications from 1^st February 2020. A new qualification route is now open in order to obtain a blue SKILLcard for that occupation.

The phase out of CRO cards is happening in order to deliver the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) 2025 vision. As a result, card schemes carrying the CSCS logo including SKILLcard, must only certify those occupations with nationally recognised...