GardenGalore   10 #1 Posted November 28, 2006 Anyone know where i can get one of these cards from so that i can work on building sites etc ???  Do you have to pay ???  Do you have to take a test ???  Thanks GG Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Thunzi   10 #2 Posted November 28, 2006 You have to take a test, the centre in Sheffield is at the top of the Moor. Go to http://www.citb-constructionskills.co.uk should tell you everything you need to know. It costs £17 for the actual test and another £15ish for the card itself. You get a book from citb with all the questions in, as long as you do a bit of revision it's fairly easy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
classicfan   15 #3 Posted November 28, 2006 Hi GG, SECAS in Sheffield, for CSCS card, Tel: 0114 2527550, they're on Edmund Rd Business Centre, yes you have to pay, aprox £100.00 but don't quote me. Regards, classicfan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
dongle   10 #4 Posted November 28, 2006 you dont need to take a test to get a cis card and dont have to pay anything. you need a photo and some id, take them into the inland revenue fill out a form and the card is sent to you.a cis card is for somebody who wants to work as self-employed as a subcontractor in the construction industry,you have to show the card to the person you subconract to to get paid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
sezemeseeds   10 #5 Posted November 28, 2006 go to the tax office for a form, photo and two forms of ID and you sorted Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Thunzi   10 #6 Posted November 28, 2006 You need a CSCS card to gain access to and work on a building site though... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
CAPRICORN_61 Â Â 10 #7 Posted November 28, 2006 you dont need to take a test to get a cis card and dont have to pay anything. you need a photo and some id, take them into the inland revenue fill out a form and the card is sent to you.a cis card is for somebody who wants to work as self-employed as a subcontractor in the construction industry,you have to show the card to the person you subconract to to get paid. Â Take a passport and anything else with your id to inland revenue Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
fnkysknky   10 #8 Posted November 28, 2006 You need a CSCS card to gain access to and work on a building site though...  Not all sites you don't. I've never had one and worked on plenty.  CIS card is for tax purposes.  CSCS is to show you're capable of what you say you are (nothing to do with making money - honest ). They're becoming more and more necessary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
em2007 Â Â 10 #9 Posted November 28, 2006 yeah my other half has one, just a card with photo, and has qualifications listed on back, he needs it to get onto sites tho. think you had to pay for it but his boss did. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
malton_s5   10 #10 Posted November 28, 2006 I Need A Card Too  Which One Is The Truth ???  Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sabbath   10 #11 Posted November 28, 2006 CIS card is free from the Taxation office, I got mine in Rotherham near the bus station. CSCS card you have to pay for, I dont know how much though because the company I was subbying to at the time paid for it. You have to sit a multiple choice test, 30 questions mostly H&S at a place in Sheffield where you sit your driving test. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Sabbath   10 #12 Posted November 28, 2006 Or you can just phone up and say you want an appointment to sit a CSCS test but need a CSCS number right away, they take your details and give you a number. Give that number to your future employers, they phone up the CSCS people and check your details and bingo you are on site. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...