Commitment to Construction
The aims of the CSCS are to provide opportunities for participants to become competent, confident and committed in applying the skills, knowledge and attitude that are associated with their occupations in construction as follows:
- To promote the delivery of training, certification and registration for specific non craft occupations;
- To maintain a record of operatives in specific construction occupations who achieve a recognised level of competence, and to provide such operatives with a suitable means of identification;
- To raise standards of health and safety awareness in order to reduce risks and accidents throughout the industry;
- To promote the use of skilled operatives within the construction industry and provide certification and registration for international recognition;
- To train participants in the skills necessary for active participation in specific job requirements.
Benefits
For Employers
- Identification of operatives with recognised skills, competencies and qualifications;
- Raising the quality of workmanship;
- Improved health and safety awareness of the workforce;
- Identification of training needs to improve or add to existing skills;
- Moving towards an increasingly qualified workforce, thus improving customer satisfaction and the industry’s image.
For Employees
- Recognition of skills, commitment, confidence, competence and qualifications;
- Improved health and safety awareness;
- Identification of training needs to improve or add to existing skills;
- Mobility of labour force.
