Skills card changes will mean fewer labourers

Major changes to the CSCS skills card scheme will see fewer labourers on construction sites.
The new regime will take effect from next February and will see the initial labourers card reduce from five years to two years.
The move is designed to encourage new construction entrants to sign-up to the CSCS trainee red cards instead and continue their skills development rather than remain at labourer level.Garry Mortimer, Executive Director of Operations at CSCS Cards Limited said: “The compete