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White CSCS Professionally Qualified Person card

A current member, at a professionally qualified grade, of a CSCS approved professional body.

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A white CSCS Professionally Qualified Person card, the card for a member of an approved professional body
Valid for
5 years
CITB test
Managers and Professionals (MAP)
You need
You are a current member of an approved professional body at a professionally qualified grade
Renewable
No
What changed

Since 30 June 2023 only professionally qualified membership grades are accepted. Associate grades do not qualify.

Card checker

Which CSCS card do I need?

Two questions. No sign up, nothing stored, and it tells you the qualification and the test as well as the card.

The pathway

How to get the White PQP card

  1. 1

    Check your grade, not just your membership

    Since 30 June 2023 CSCS only accept professionally qualified grades. Associate and lower grades no longer qualify.

  2. 2

    Pass the MAP or CIC test

    The Managers and Professionals test, or the CIC Health and Safety Test.

    Next test dates

    Fri 2 Oct 2026 · 15:30Stoke-on-Trent · £43.50 + VATFri 2 Oct 2026 · 16:15Stoke-on-Trent · £43.50 + VATFri 16 Oct 2026 · 15:30Stoke-on-Trent · £43.50 + VAT
    All test dates
  3. 3

    Apply with proof of current membership

    A certificate, membership card, dated letter or email, a payment receipt or a dated screenshot of the body's website.

    Applying for the card

    Apply on the CSCS website£36

    Paid to CSCS, not to us. Do not pay more than this: CSCS say the standard application fee is all it costs.

You qualify for this card if

  • You are a current member of an approved professional body at a professionally qualified grade
  • You have passed the Managers and Professionals test or the CIC Health and Safety Test

Renewal

When this card runs out

No, not as a renewal. When it expires you apply for a brand new PQP card. Renewal applications are rejected. The card can also be cancelled without notice if your professional membership lapses.

The other cards

Other CSCS cards

A red CSCS Industry Placement card, the card for a student on a construction work placement Red Industry Placement card A student or learner doing a work placement that forms part of a construction qualification. 2 years A red CSCS Provisional card, the temporary card for someone new to construction Red Provisional card Someone brand new to construction who needs to get on site quickly while they sort out a qualification. 6 months A black CSCS Manager card, the card for a site manager Black Manager card A site manager, contracts manager or project manager running construction work. 5 years A green CSCS Labourer card, the card for general site operatives Green Labourer card A general site operative doing labouring work. It is not for skilled trades. 2 years on the first card, then 5 years on renewal A gold CSCS Supervisor card, the card for a site supervisor or foreman Gold Supervisor card A site supervisor, foreman or ganger running a team on site. 5 years A gold CSCS Advanced Craft card, the card for a tradesperson holding a Level 3 NVQ Gold Advanced Craft card An experienced tradesperson who has taken their trade to Level 3. 5 years A blue CSCS Skilled Worker card, the card for a tradesperson holding a Level 2 NVQ Blue Skilled Worker card A qualified tradesperson: bricklayer, joiner, plasterer, painter, glazier, roofer, tiler and so on. 5 years A white CSCS Academically Qualified Person card, the card for someone holding a construction related degree, HNC or HND White Academically Qualified Person card Someone with a construction related degree, HNC, HND or an accepted NEBOSH or CIOB qualification. 5 years A red CSCS Trainee card, the temporary card for someone registered on a qualification Red Trainee card Someone registered on a construction qualification and working towards it. There are now two different routes with two different cards. 5 years on the competence route, 2 years on the non competence route A red CSCS Apprentice card, the temporary card for someone on an apprenticeship Red Apprentice card Someone registered on a recognised construction apprenticeship. 4 years and 6 months A red CSCS Experienced Worker card, the temporary card for someone with site experience but no qualification yet Red Experienced Worker card Someone who has done the work for years but never got the qualification. This is the card that buys you time to fix that. 1 year A red CSCS Experienced Technical, Supervisor or Manager card, the temporary card for an experienced technical, supervisory or management worker Red Experienced Technical, Supervisor or Manager card An experienced supervisor, manager or technical worker who has not yet got the qualification to match. 3 years

White CSCS Professionally Qualified Person card: common questions

No. CSCS reject renewal applications for this card. You apply for a brand new one when it expires.

No. Since 30 June 2023 CSCS only accept professionally qualified membership grades.

CSCS can cancel the card without notice, because the card exists on the strength of current membership.

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