18th February 2009, 04:33 PM
Having sat the CSCS card test and passed quite easily several years ago I don't recall at the time even being told what colour card I was getting - it was more a case of being told to read this and go to this place to take the test and that will do. I have never needed it since and it seemed a complete waste of time - several of the questions were not relevant to what I was doing (use of power tools, scaffolding, fuel bunds) and as a result I can't remember any of it now, and yet I still have the qualification.
It all seemed like a bit of a scam really, lots of people in the construction industry who undoubtedly know what they are doing having to sit a test at several tens of pounds a go.
Look at the list of cards that was posted, why do archaeologists do the White 'construction related occupation' rather than the Yellow 'professionally qualified person'? Is it just (putting my cynical hat on, which lets face, it is never very far away) due to cost?
It all seemed like a bit of a scam really, lots of people in the construction industry who undoubtedly know what they are doing having to sit a test at several tens of pounds a go.
Look at the list of cards that was posted, why do archaeologists do the White 'construction related occupation' rather than the Yellow 'professionally qualified person'? Is it just (putting my cynical hat on, which lets face, it is never very far away) due to cost?