18th March 2010, 12:05 AM
Having sat through several failed schemes before the CSCS (eg the Quarry Passport Scheme) the CSCS is both cheaper and easier (if only because the Quarry card took 2 days!)
The test is modlled in comparable ways to current driving theory tests - similar critiscisms apply to both...both are hoops to be jumped through.
A sensible person with moderate care and moderate knowledege about the technology and working practices of industry will not fail - if you lack experience on construction sites, or familiarity with technology involved, or are just not sensible, then check out the 'crib sheets' - but really in my opinion it was ridiculously simplistic and easy to pass...nobody is safer in archaeology because of it...
The test is modlled in comparable ways to current driving theory tests - similar critiscisms apply to both...both are hoops to be jumped through.
A sensible person with moderate care and moderate knowledege about the technology and working practices of industry will not fail - if you lack experience on construction sites, or familiarity with technology involved, or are just not sensible, then check out the 'crib sheets' - but really in my opinion it was ridiculously simplistic and easy to pass...nobody is safer in archaeology because of it...