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Industry meets to assess impact of CSCS Green card shake-up

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  1. The article notes that the new assessment will only be able to be taken in English. I fully appreciate the underlying theory: communication is an essential aspect of safety, and on many sites today language barriers prove to be a considerable hazard. I wonder nevertheless whether the construction industry can afford to lose the significant proportion of its existing workforce which would be unable to pass a test taken in English alone.
    This country has a vast number of NEETs (young people not in education, employment or training) the majority of which are English speaking and could well fill the labour shortfall in the construction industry. These NEETs however do not want to enter the construction industry: the construction industry has lost its self-esteem and does not currently have the training infrastructure to haul itself back into self-respect.
    The Richard Review (2012) identified a lack of quality and rigour in modern day apprenticeships: It is my belief that, prior to addressing green card entrants, huge upheaval needs to be made to trade qualification schemes in order that the green cards should be seen as desirable stepping stones from which to progress to blue cards and finally gold trade cards.

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