{"id":35664,"date":"2023-02-21T16:23:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35664"},"modified":"2023-02-21T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T16:23:08","slug":"workers-urged-on-renewal-of-cscs-accreditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=35664","title":{"rendered":"Workers urged on renewal of CSCS accreditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-35179\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CSCS_logo_161222.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"186\" \/>Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has highlighted that Industry Accreditation (IA) cards issued from 1 Jan. 2020 will expire on 31 Dec 2024 and cannot be renewed so are urging workers to renew them now.<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Construction Skills Certification Scheme writes:<\/p>\n<p>This guidance is designed to help you understand your next steps to replace your card.<\/p>\n<p>What you need to do next depends on your occupation and what qualifications you may hold.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not visit site regularly, or you have moved into an office-based role you may\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscs.uk.com\/applying-for-cards\/non-construction-related-occupations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">no longer require a card.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those needing to obtain a qualification DO NOT need to attend college. The SVQ\/NVQ (S\/NVQ) can be achieved via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscs.uk.com\/applying-for-cards\/industry-accreditation-test-page\/industry-accreditiation-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">various routes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscs.uk.com\/grant-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CITB grants may be available<\/a>\u00a0for employers to support with the cost of the qualification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cscs.uk.com\/applying-for-cards\/industry-accreditation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has highlighted that Industry Accreditation (IA) cards issued from 1 Jan. 2020 will expire on 31 Dec 2024 and cannot be renewed so are urging workers to renew them now.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sector-newsblog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=35664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35665,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35664\/revisions\/35665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=35664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=35664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=35664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}