Once training is complete, several tests must be mastered to earn operator cards proving competence. Basic training includes health and safety practices before an operator is tested on equipment. After completion of basic courses, a red card is issued that allows the student to gain practical exper...
From January 1, 2007, members of the Major Contractors Group will not let plant operators work on their sites without a recognized card. Roger Bullivant group training manager Mick Norton cites the major obstacle preventing operators upgrading to blue cards....
Key proposals include requiring candidates to register with a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) provider before a red card is issued. Age and experience criteria would be dropped and candidates obtaining a red card would be able to start on conversion to the renewable blue card....
Log books will now be issued at the first red card stage. In certain circumstances, red cards can be givena two year extension, to complete their National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) and upgrade to a blue card.EBSCO_bspContract Journal...
The article reports on the call of the management board of the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) for the construction equipment industry to provide guidance to red card holders who have not started the process of conversion to blue cards in Great Britain. According to board member ...