CSCS Recognises NEBOSH L7 Construction Qualification

THE CONSTRUCTION Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is now recognising NEBOSH qualification holders.

CSCS recently updated its Academically Qualified Person (AQP) card scheme criteria, including the list of qualifications it recognises. It means that AQP card applicants must be qualified in a relevant subject to SCQF Level 7 from 2024 to be eligible.

NEBOSH L7 Construction Qualification 

The NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction (UK) qualification is currently mapped to Level 6 on the SCQF framework. It will be updated to a Level 7 qualification from 2023 to ensure eligibility for a CSCS card. The updated specification will include additional learning on lung disease in construction workers, managing health and safety performance data, and using technology in construction project lifecycles.

NEBOSH Health and Safety Management for Construction is available in both UK and International variants. Although CSCS recognises the UK version only, both versions will be updated to ensure consistency across all qualification holders.

Level 6 Until 2024

CSCS will continue to recognise people who have already achieved a Level 6 NEBOSH UK construction qualification until 2024. People who hold a NEBOSH National Diploma for Occupational Health and Safety Management Professionals or NEBOSH National Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety – both as Level 10 on the SCQF – are also able to use their qualification towards applications for the AQP card.

Angeleen Hill, CSCS Scheme Manager, said: “CSCS fully endorses the revised NEBOSH Certificate in Health and Safety Management for Construction (UK). The qualification continues to fully meet Construction Leadership Council requirements and remains a vital resource for the industry as we continue collectively to raise standards and aim towards achieving a fully qualified workforce.”

For more information about the NEBOSH Level 7 qualification and CSCS transition arrangement from Level to 7, see the CSCS page.

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