CSCS Card?
 

I found out today that my husband would have to apply for a CSCS card to work at most job sites in the UK. He is a self employed, self trained contractor in Canada. How hard is this card to get considering he doesn't have the educational requirements required in the UK. I know my brother has one and he has no formal training.

Re: CSCS Card?
 

check out their website - http://www.cscs.uk.com/ When I did mine you sat a test (there is a book with all the questions in, all of which were multiple choice when I did mine!) but also had to be sponsored by the employer (but this may be different as there are a lot of different card options). Sorry that's not very helpful but maybe someone else will have more recent info!

Re: CSCS Card?
 

Thanks for the response. We have looked at the site prior to posting. For foreign workers it directs you to another site that talks about spending a lot of money to have your skills assessed. I'm trying to see if this is necessary. My brother tells me he had to get a trainee card as he doesn't have the NVQ qualifications either so this is the route he went to bypass that. He is working a lot and highly skilled as is my husband.