How to achieve your Green CSCS Labourer Card

Who is it for? All construction operatives who don’t have a specialised trade and work on site as general labourers. Unlike the Skilled Worker Card you don’t need an NVQ to apply for the green card. However, you do need to pass the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test and CITB Site Safety Plus Health and Safety Awareness course

How long is it valid?:

Five years (retake the CITB Health, Safety & Environment test to renew)

There are 2 parts to achieving the Green CSCS: 

1. The CITB Health Safety Awareness Course – 1 day in the class room with a multiple choice paper based assessment at the end of the day
2. The CITB Health Safety and Environment Test -  also known as the touch screen test, this is 50 questions on a computer. The touch screen test is taken at your local Pearson test centre (the same place as the driving theory test, there are hundreds of them across the UK)

Once you have achieved these 2 parts you can apply for your CSCS card directly from CSCS, the cost of the card is £36.

The CITB Health Safety Awareness Course

WJB Training offer the CITB Health Safety Awareness Course 1 Day course every Friday in Bolton and every other Wednesday in Liverpool. We also have partner providers across the North West and nationally so we can find a course to suit your dates and location. To book your CITB Health and Safety Awareness course click here or by calling 01204 28 22 50 

The CITB Health Safety and Environment Test

WJB Training do not offer the touch screen test It is much quicker and cost effective to book the touch screen test directly with CSCS. The test is only £21 and CSCS do not charge VAT.

How to book your CITB Health, Safety And Environment Test (touch screen test)

Ways to book

You can book your test:

• online
• by phone
• by post

Please make sure you have read and understood our standard booking terms and conditions (PDF, 177KB) before you make the booking.

Book online

1. You first need to register on the Pearson VUE website (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) .
2. Once you have registered, you can then log onto the website (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) to make your booking.Make sure you have the necessary information (see list below) ready to enter into the online system.
3. The test fee of £21 will be taken at the time of booking.

Book by phone

To book by phone, call 0344 994 4488. Lines are open from 8am to 8pm Mondays to Fridays, and from 8am to 12pm on Saturdays.

Welsh booking line: 0344 994 4490

You need to make sure you have all the necessary information ready to give over the phone (see list below).

Please note, the booking phone lines are not open on Bank Holidays.

Book by post

You need to fill the postal application form (PDF, 279kb)  and mail it to:

PO Box 1286
Warrington
WA1 9GN

Alternatively you can fax your completed form to 0300 200 1177.

Information you need to give when booking

You need to have the following information ready to give when booking the test:

• which type of HS&E test you want to take
• which test centre (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) you take the test at
• your full address
• your CITB registration number if you have previously taken a HS&E test or applied for a CSCS, CPCS or CISRS card
• your chosen method of payment; we accept debit and credit cards. Alternatively you can use vouchers purchased from our online shop (External link - Opens in a new tab or window) to pay for the test
• whether you need special assistance (e.g. translators, etc.) during your test.

On the day of the test

Make sure you do the following on the day of the test:

• arrive at least 15 minutes before your test starts
• bring your confirmation booking email or letter
• bring ID that includes your photo and signature; see the full list of acceptable forms of ID (PDF, 371kb). Instructions on how to complete and use the form are included in that document.

Staff at the test centre will check your documents when you arrive. You will not be able to take the test if you don't have these documents, and you will also lose your test fee.