but thats exactly my point!!! CPCS under Gamble took a Gamble and have now shot themselves in the foot? CPCS tests are being re-arranged due to costs, size of centre etc. Balfours have said enough and gone National plant route - thats a MCG company? Many small centres have gone out of business? Recession hit so ,any out of work and no ...

Sustainer, spot on! We are going round and round with this CPCS scheme. They caused riots, shut companies down, use QAA's with absolute no plant experience [ours is a chef by the way] and now one of the largest MCG [Balfours] have said up yours and are going with National Plant. There is absolutly no support from them, they cannot get it right ...

Hi guys, been re-reading posts regarding the above - We are all ware of the downturn [sacked my bank LOL] but on a serious note it is starting to turn around. Now there was a serious backlog of competence [cards] prior to the credit crunch, and as construction picks up there will be panic out there. I have been asked to set up a training, testing ...

Agree Neil, but remember the MCG pay their levy to CPCS [CITB] and that cartel have shafted every operator since! £17-50 for the H&S test £25 for the card £100's on training [non controlled] and then cost of test ..... only to fail CPCS test Same with blue card... QAA [External Verifiers] making aname for themselves [and i know ...

Been following this thread guys - all very valid and experienced points of view! It's getting worse out there especially with the financial crisis and operators being laid off. We had one poor soul - highly experienced, operating many years - got an extension on his red card and only managed 1 observation [OSAT] for his NVQ. Cant continue as ...

Spot on Sustainer! It gets better, we recently underwent Professional Discussion with ENTO. I mentioned that our QAA [Ext Verifier] was auditing plant operations and was in a fact a chef in previous life. NO NO NO they shouted. YES YES YES we all shouted back! Can't happen they shouted.... wanna bet we all replied. They appeared exasperated ...