Owning a CSCS card is worth much effort proving your level and skills, so what if your CSCS card is out of date? Is it possible to renew your CSCS card? This article will give you further information about the CSCS card renewal.

1. When do you need to renew your CSCS card?

Depending on the different types of CSCS cards you are owning, the valid time varies from 6 months to 5 years. The expiry date will be shown on the CSCS card as soon as you receive one, so remember this date for later renewal. The list below will show you the time limit for each card type:

  • Green CSCS Labourer Card: 5 years
  • Red CSCS Apprentice Card: 4 years and 6 months
  • Red CSCS Experienced Technical Supervisor or Manager Card: 3 years
  • Red CSCS Experienced Worker Card: 1 year
  • Red CSCS Trainee Card: 5 years
  • Red CSCS Provisional Card: 6 months
  • Blue CSCS Skilled Worker Card: 5 years
  • Gold CSCS Advance Craft Card: 5 years
  • Gold CSCS Advance Craft Card: 5 years
  • Gold CSCS Supervisory Card: 5 years
  • Black CSCS Manager Card: 5 years
  • White CSCS Academically Qualified Person Card: 5 years
  • White CSCS Professionally Qualified Person Card: 5 years

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However, remember that not all CSCS card types can be renewed. The below cards should be taken notice:

  • Red CSCS Apprentice Card
  • Red CSCS Experienced Technical Supervisor or Manager Card
  • Red CSCS Experienced Worker Card
  • Red CSCS Trainee Card
  • Red CSCS Provisional Card

A CSCS cardholder can prove the insight knowledge and skills of health, environment, and safety in the field of construction. Therefore, as long as you want to prolong the validity of your CSCS card for your work, you can renew it before the expiry date. 

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2. What are the steps to renew your CSCS card?

The available time for renewing your CSCS card will be within 6 months before and 6 months after the expiry date. In order to book for the CSCS card renewal appointment, you can simply contact directly over the phone or online booking.

The steps to renew your CSCS card will be quite the same as those when you first applied for the CSCS card. 

2.1. Prepare required qualifications

Each CSCS card type needs different qualifications, so you need to make sure that they are still available  and valid for the date to renew your CSCS card. 

2.2. Take the CITB Health, safety, and environment test

The result of the CITB Health, safety, and environment test, or CSCS test, is valid within the last 2 years, so it is pivotal to retake the test before renewing your CSCS card renewal. This test will cost you £21 in total. The CSCS test will last 45 minutes with 50 multiple choice questions in total. To score high on this test, you need to practice as much as you can. Our CSCS test online can provide you with a wide range of CSCS practice questions as well as CSCS mock tests. 

2.3. Contact CSCS

The final step is to dial the CSCS helpline on 0344 9944 777 to ask for CSCS card renewal. Get ready for the payment card as soon as you contact the helpline. The CSCS card renewal cost is £36.

3. How to receive your renewed CSCS card?

After booking for the CSCS card renewal over the phone, you need to download an online form for the CSCS new card application and return it to the nearest CSCS office in your area. The approval for this process must be up to 20 days until it is sent to your address. 

4. How to check the validity of your renewed CSCS card?

When you receive your renewed CSCS card, you should check it immediately to make sure your CSCS card is not fraud. There are several ways for CSCS card checker: 

  • Go Smart
  • CSCS online account
  • Online CSCS card checker
  • Dial the contact center

You can find out further information to check your CSCS card in this article: CSCS card checker