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UCATT Website: www.ucatt.org.uk on the home page, right hand menu, 'Industry News- Private'. Other items lower down on same side.

The Working Rule Agreement is published by the Construction Industry Joint Council and copies are available from CIP Limited. Website: http://cip-books.com/

If you employ less than 5 operatives you don’t need one by law. However, it might be wise to have one anyway. If you employ 5 or more people you are obliged by law to have one. You should contact the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) at: http://www.hse.gov.uk or call: 0845 345 0055.

Tel: 0344 994 4400 Email:call.centre@citb.co.uk

CSCS http://www.cscs.uk.com

If you want to apply for a CSCS card call 0844 248 5262 If you have questions or comments about the scheme call 0844 576 8777 or visit www.cscs.uk.com

Full information can be found on the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) website.

http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/cis Tel:0845 366 7899

This was the organisation that administered the apprenticeship scheme, but CITB has now taken over the role. Contact Tel: 0870 410 3556

The Business, Innovation, Skills (BIS) website, Construction section

The Be Constructive website is aimed at young people.

There are several options. You could employ an architect or architectural technologist. Contact Royal Institute British Architects or Chartered Insitute of Architectural Technologists. Another option would be to take advice from a building surveyor by contacting the Royal Institute Chartered Surveyors. You could obtain advice from your local authority planning and building control department, or from an Approved Inspector (the private alternative to LA building control). A list of Approved Inspectors can be found here.

For all queries regarding trades within the Craft disciplines please contact CITB on 0344 994 4400 or visit http://www.citb.co.uk

Copies of all the NVQs in the Built Environment suite are now available at the SSDA website www.ukstandards.co.uk where full versions of all the relevant qualifications are readily available for usage.

For information regarding the rules for the Professionally Qualified Persons card and a list of Professional Institutions who's Members fulfill the appropriate criteria please click here.

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