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| Issue 1 | March 2021 |
| ARE YOU CHECKING CCDO/CPCS CARDS ON SITE? |
Dear Members,
Ensuring your workforce has the right card for the job is a serious responsibility and absolutely imperative for Safety. Whilst the newer CCDO cards are significantly harder to fake, we are aware that card fraud is unfortunately still happening with sub-contract operatives and it is vital that all CCDO/CPCS cards, no matter how genuine they may appear, are checked for validity and status.
Checking cards and validating worker competence has become even easier following recent developments to the GO SMART app, CCDO cards can now be checked both on Apple and Android phones.
Please reinforce with your Site Supervisors that all sub-contractor CCDO/CPCS cards must be checked via the GO SMART Card Reader app, or via the CPCS Smart checker before any operative is permitted to begin work.
In addition to this, we would urge you to keep up to date training records for any sub-contractor, even those that your company may know well and use on a regular basis, to ensure that cards have not expired and that the correct level of qualification has been achieved to perform the required task.
CCDO Card Checks: NDTG's pre-existing Guidance Note - 'A Practical Guide to Fraudulent CCDO/CPCS Cards' has been updated to reflect the developments to GO SMART and now also includes the steps you must take to check a card online, or on either Android or iPhone. A quick guide to Using the Go Smart App is also available here.
CPCS Card Checks: You can check CPCS Cards on this link.
It takes minutes to check cards and this simple process could help to prevent an incident on your demolition site. We would urge your vigilance in using the online, or app based, card checkers for both CCDO and CPCS cards.
If you are in any doubt as to the authenticity of a CCDO/CPCS card, please contact NDTG who will check CCDO cards for you or provide you with the necessary information and support to check a CPCS card.
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ARE YOU IN NEED OF A CPCS ASSESSMENT?
As well as providing a wide range of demolition training and CCDO courses, employers and operatives can also look to NDTG for their CPCS Assessment needs.
For each category of plant, operatives are required to undertake a Technical Test, which is comprised of a theory test and a practical test of ability.
WHICH CPCS ASSESSMENTS DOES NDTG OFFER?
The following CPCS Assessments can be booked with NDTG:
Demolition Plant (D90)
D90A - Materials Processing
D90B - Up to 10 Tonne (360)
D90C - Demolish up to 15m (360)
D90D - Demolish up to 30m (360)
D90E - Demolish all Height (360)
Demolition Skid Steer (D92)
D92A - Skid Steer Tool Carrier - Extracting
D92B - Skid Steer Tool Carrier - Demolishing
A42 - Crusher
A43 - Screener
HOW DO I BOOK?
Booking your assessment with NDTG couldn't be easier, simply download the booking form below and return it to hello@ndtg.training. Should you have any questions or need help, just call NDTG on 01442 217144 (option 2).
For more information on the cost of CPCS Tests, pre-requisites needed for each card or for an idea on what each category is broken down, simply head to NDTG's website today.
DON'T MISS OUT ON THE FINAL MONTH OF G.E.T FUNDING Warning, this is not a drill! There are now only 27 days remaining to take advantage of funded courses with NDTG on all demolition training! With the March 31st deadline for G.E.T Funding fast approaching, make sure to book your Asbestos Awareness, CCDO Labourer, or one of NDTG's many other demolition training courses to benefit from 25% off. Funding is available to all Members who are CITB registered with up to date levy and returns. The full course calendar for March 2021 is available to download below, however if you don’t see a course or date that works for you on the schedule, we would urge you to contact NDTG with your training requirements. Where there is sufficient demand, NDTG will endeavour to add course options to directly meet the needs of Members. If you have any questions, then please call NDTG on 01442 217144 (option 2) or email hello@ndtg.training, who will be happy to help. |
THE RESULTS ARE IN ON NDTG'S CCDO FEEDBACK SURVEY NDTG's recent CCDO Feedback Survey closed on Friday 19th February and the results are in. NDTG would like to thank all members who took a few moments out of their day to take part and share their opinions on the current training provision for CCDO Courses, we value your thoughts and perspective. Overall there was a positive response to the industry training survey, with a 70% or greater response confirming that the current descriptions for each CCDO job role were correct. Those responses which did not fully agree with the description of duties for certain CCDO levels, gave constructive and informative comments as to what they felt needed to be addressed. Furthermore, responses were positive across the board regarding the current learning outcomes for each role in the CCDO suite. This feedback will help NDTG to develop the future training course standards for all levels of the CCDO scheme, as well as enabling the continued development of the standardised auditable training scheme for registered trainers in the demolition industry. |
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