11th September 2008, 04:58 PM
The white CSCS card most archaeologists will have will list the skills/tests they have passed on the back, mine says archaeologist technician, despite taking the managers H&S test... The H&S test is compulsory to get on the scheme, which is really just an umbrella scheme for all the established skills schemes, and mops up various other trades in a 'one stop shop' card scheme that is incidentally very profitable. Up until a couple of years ago archaeology was exempt from the CSCS scheme as there is no relevant qualification -they rightly realised that a degree was worth nothing on site!!- and there was no NVQ scheme. We used to get letters of exemption from CSCS to show at inductions.
The IFA is trying to get their NVQ scheme off the ground, and if they succeed, and it was funded by the profession, not the individuals (it costs about a grand) then that would be listed on the back of your card, along with dumper driver, electrician etc
There's no need for a separate card scheme as that's the whole point of CSCS, there's just a need for a proper vocational qualification which CSCS will recognise if it is proper. That is a job, essentially, for the IFA
The IFA is trying to get their NVQ scheme off the ground, and if they succeed, and it was funded by the profession, not the individuals (it costs about a grand) then that would be listed on the back of your card, along with dumper driver, electrician etc
There's no need for a separate card scheme as that's the whole point of CSCS, there's just a need for a proper vocational qualification which CSCS will recognise if it is proper. That is a job, essentially, for the IFA