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safepass card swap

  • 15-05-2015 11:30am
    #1
    canadabound1
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭


    Hi,
    i was just wondering if i can swap my safepass card for a cscs card? i am hoping to move to london shortly. thanks


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  • #2
    Long Gone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 771 ✭✭✭Long Gone


    canadabound1 wrote: »
    Hi,
    i was just wondering if i can swap my safepass card for a cscs card? i am hoping to move to london shortly. thanks

    London ? - I thought you were Canada bound..... :confused:
    As far as I know they're isn't mutual recognition between the Safepass and CSCS systems, also H&S regulations and custom and practise vary in many areas between Ireland and the UK. So, to answer your question, no - I don't believe you can. You will need to do the course in the UK.


  • #3
    canadabound1
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭canadabound1


    Long Gone wrote: »
    London ? - I thought you were Canada bound..... :confused:
    As far as I know they're isn't mutual recognition between the Safepass and CSCS systems, also H&S regulations and custom and practise vary in many areas between Ireland and the UK. So, to answer your question, no - I don't believe you can. You will need to do the course in the UK.

    lol, i was canada bound but decided to go to USA for awhile. back home now, hopefully going to london and then canada bound :) thanks for the info. i am a civil engineer. was wondering if i could go up north to get the cscs card? i am close to the border.


  • #4
    kelledy
    Registered Users Posts: 221 ✭✭kelledy


    You can . I done it , it's on there website somewhere if I remember correctly .
    But as far as I remember I sent a form filled out , 30£ postal order , a photocopy of my safe pass front and back & 2 photos and I got mine swapped for a basic operative one
    All of the skilled ones I think would require the test , but the basic one is enough to get you on to the site


  • #5
    ianwalsh2
    Registered Users Posts: 169 ✭✭ianwalsh2


    Yes, there is a mutual agreement between safepass and CSCS. I did it myself when I moved over. Link here

    It basically means you don't have to do the health and safety test, but you still have to pay the £30 or so for the actual card. Actually figuring out which card is the right one for you can be a lot trickier than it should be! There are a multitude of cards, depending on your background and qualifications. Not sure if you can just get the green card any more. I'm a civil engineer myself and ended up going with the graduate card for the first couple of years and recently upgraded to the White/Yellow - Professionally Qualified Person.


  • #6
    canadabound1
    Registered Users Posts: 99 ✭✭canadabound1


    ianwalsh2 wrote: »
    Yes, there is a mutual agreement between safepass and CSCS. I did it myself when I moved over. Link here

    It basically means you don't have to do the health and safety test, but you still have to pay the £30 or so for the actual card. Actually figuring out which card is the right one for you can be a lot trickier than it should be! There are a multitude of cards, depending on your background and qualifications. Not sure if you can just get the green card any more. I'm a civil engineer myself and ended up going with the graduate card for the first couple of years and recently upgraded to the White/Yellow - Professionally Qualified Person.

    ye, i think i will apply for the graduate card. can i swap the cards if i am still living in ireland at present? hoping to go to london in a month or so.


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  • #7
    ianwalsh2
    Registered Users Posts: 169 ✭✭ianwalsh2


    canadabound1 wrote: »
    ye, i think i will apply for the graduate card. can i swap the cards if i am still living in ireland at present? hoping to go to london in a month or so.

    Well I suppose there's nothing to stop you applying if you have an address over there you could provide - friend/relative? All I had to do was submit a colour photocopy of my Safepass card, so you don't actually have to swap.


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