TG20 Update

TRAINING UPDATE

CISRS CENTRES BACK OPEN

Following the temporary closure of some CISRS centres at the beginning of the year, all centres should now be fully operational.

This temporary closure and social distancing regulations impacted on availability on some courses. However, since reopening, all centres have been working hard to catch up whilst maintaining controls to monitor and prevent the spread of the virus and availability is recovering well.

Employers are urged to secure renewal/upgrading bookings for any cards three to six months before expiry as usual.

CISRS APPOINTS COMPLIANCE MANAGER

CISRS has strengthened its management team through the appointment of a hugely experienced scaffolding industry professional.

Tony Barry (pictured below right), who has worked in the industry for 40 years – the most recent 20 of which have been with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), takes up the position of CISRS Compliance Manager.

In this role, Tony has the primary responsibility for the development and review of course content, Scheme accreditation criteria, auditing procedure and scheme policy, ensuring that they remain high quality, cost effective and ‘fit for purpose’.

Tony is now also heavily involved with a Scaffolding Apprentice Trailblazer review. Having delivered many apprenticeship programmes over the years he will no doubt offer a unique insight into the training and assessment process.

Talking about his CISRS role, he said: “I’m relishing the opportunity to review CISRS Scheme content. Standardised training such as the CISRS Scheme helps ensure a safe working environment through continually looking to enhance the training requirements to mirror new industry innovations and development.”

CISRS Managing Director Dave Mosley said: “Myself, the Directors and the CISRS staff are really pleased to have Tony on the team. He has a wealth of industry knowledge and experience which will be a massive boost to CISRS.

“He has really hit the ground running, currently revising the CISRS

Training modules to reflect the changes to TG20. There is plenty more to come with course content and scheme accreditation reviews in the pipeline.

“We know he will bring the same enthusiasm, professionalism and rigour to CISRS as he that he has shown in his various roles at CITB in the last 20 years.” Availability of CISRS Core Scheme training has been increased through the opening of a new training centre in Flintshire, North Wales.

The facility, operated by Fulcrum Scaffold Training & Safety Ltd, will offer a range of CISRS courses, including COTS, Part 1, Inspection and System training.

The company is hoping to add Part 2 and CPD training to this list in the coming months.

Director, Jen Wood, said: “We have been planning this move for a while but Covid delayed things slightly, so we are extremely pleased to finally be opening our first CISRS Core Scheme Centre. Our main aim is to provide quality training at a reasonable price.”

CISRS Auditor Trevor Donoghue added: “It’s great to be opening a new core scheme centre after such uncertain times. The staff and management at Fulcrum has a wealth of experience of delivering and administering CISRS training, and we wish them all the best for the future.

“I am sure the increased capacity will be warmly welcomed by scaffolders and contractors in the region and surrounding areas.”