Workforce Skills Support has CITB-approved status, delivering CITB-assured courses as listed in the Construction Training Directory. We are recognised by CITB as well as the British Construction Industry as a training provider who can deliver good-quality training that meets industry-approved standards. We are part of the CITB’s automated grant payments system, making it easier for employers to book courses with us for their workers and be reimbursed for it.
Please note: There is a cap on how many times an employer can claim a short-duration course achievement grant. Check the CITB website for information on the number of claims allowed based on your last levy return.
If a candidate has been granted a grant for a particular course in their lifetime, they will not be eligible for grant again for the same course unless it has specific refresher standards published on the short-duration course register.
If refresher course standards do exist for a particular course, then only one refresher course is eligible in a lifetime for each candidate.
To achieve the Red CPCS Trained Operator Card, candidates must pass both the CSCS touch screen H+S test (within the last 2 years) and the CPCS Theory Test and the Practical Test.
To upgrade the Red CPCS Trained Operator Card, you will have to achieve, within 2 years, the relevant NVQ. For more information on the required NVQ, please contact us at 01623 287830.
The course covers a range of topics, including:
Successful candidates will receive a CPCS Red Trained Operator Card for the A06 category, which is valid for two years.
To maintain or upgrade from the CPCS Red Trained Operator Card to the CPCS Blue Competent Operator Card, candidates must first get an NVQ Level 2 in Plant Operations related to concrete pumps and then apply for the CPCS Blue Competent Operator Card.
You can find your local CPCS test centre for training by following this link:
