We have had a lot of enquiries recently from fibre and data engineers about CSCS cards and which card is the right one for them. There have been a lot of changes to CSCS cards and also to the need to show them to get onto sites. Feedback from fibre and data engineers is that […]
There has been a flurry of activity this year for structured network engineers to gain the necessary qualifications to be eligible for the CSCS Gold Card. Talking with engineers it seems that more sites are now actively ensuring that engineers are CSCS card holders. When do you need your CSCS Card by? We offer the […]
There have been a lot of recent changes to CSCS cards and this is having an impact in data cable engineers. We just wanted to explain what we think is the best way forward for data cable engineers. I am an experienced data cable engineer Chances are you are a highly experienced data cable engineer. […]
We are a couple of weeks into the changes that came into effect for Construction Related Occupation Cards which happened on 1st October 2015. From this date the following changes happened: All CRO cards issued from 1st October 2015 will expire on 30th September 2017* and are not renewable You will be expected to register […]
We are often asked by engineers what they need to do to get a CSCS Card. There is a range of information on the CSCS website and some useful video on the CITB website. What do Engineers Need? Essentially, engineers need to hold a Level 2 or Level 3 Diploma and the complete the CSCS […]
Social media matters for business. It really matters and any business ignoring it is simply allowing their competitors who are using it to steal the show. Businesses cannot afford to bury their head in the sand and hope the hype will go away……it simply won’t. Facebook has over a billion subscribers, Twitter has 1/2 a […]
Government Funded Structured Network Apprenticeships Although an election is just around the corner, work goes on for the Government and one area that continues to grow is apprenticeships. All the main political parties in this election are committed to growing apprenticeships in the UK. Sadly, the funding for adult apprenticeships has been cut significantly but […]
NVQ or QCF Diploma for Data Cable Engineers Explained I am a structured cable engineer that needs a CSCS Gold Card We have recently had a number of structured network engineers asking about getting a Data Cable Level 3 NVQ which would make them eligible for a CSCS Gold Card and we have had to clear up […]
Apprenticeships – Tackling the Structured Network Skills Shortage Speaking with the structured network engineering businesses that we work with, it would seem that 2015 is going to be a good year. Things seem to have really have taken off with a bang in January and they are reporting that there is lots of work with […]
CSCS Annual Review CSCS released their annual review yesterday which has made some interesting reading for structured network businesses. Notably, the CSCS scheme has now risen to 1.9 million members and is expected to increase still further this year. Of these 700,000 are construction site operatives. The CSO card was withdrawn in July 2014 with […]