MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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Hi All
I'm a trainee electrician at the moment, not far off completing my level 2 nvq at college. I was told my my boss in october that i needed a trainee ecs card/cscs card to work on site for a new job in jan 2012. I passed my test second time round even though im pretty sure i was robbed first time round. i sent my application off on the 30th november and got a phone call on the 3rd december saying the card would be with my in 10 working days. well today i phoned up and asked how my application was going? the guy on the phone said that i went through a 3rd party company as the test is only supposed to be £17.50 and I've paid £86.50 
he told me on my file that the 3rd party company have also sold me the wrong card and that its non refundable!
I asked where i stand and he basically told me he dont know.
i start my new contract 3rd jan but without that card, i can't work meaning i can't go college which could result in my losing the lot.
anyone else done it or been ripped off?
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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dont know what you need to be told that is any help to you except find out a proper place to get one. i worked on site for 3 weeks and never bothered with a cscs card but they said its about 30 clams
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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Cheers jake, I've been told to phone back tomorrow to hopefully find out what's going on. nobody seems to know anything at the company which is leaving me clueless
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harrisp
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Registered: 15th Dec 07
Location: Derbyshire
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If you failed the first time then I doubt your are safe to be on site, its the easiest test ever.
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MarkSport
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Registered: 22nd May 09
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I dont think i failed though in all honesty, the questions were piss easy. i honestly think i have been scammed on it.
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JM_16v
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Registered: 17th Oct 05
Location: Essex Drives: GLC63S
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Questions are easy dependant on what level you have. Ive got supervisory and management card and had to read up on curtain things.
i booked directly through the cscs scheme thou
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Aaron
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Registered: 9th Aug 04
Location: Cottingham, East Riding
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Mine took about 3 or 4 weeks to come through tbh
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Seany
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Registered: 13th Dec 06
Location: Dunfermline, Fife : Drives Astra cdti Sri
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Done mine through my old work, took about a month to come but you just need a copy of your number and you can work onsite.
Just phone and book a new one and phone up the third party company and give them hell
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Toby
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Registered: 29th Nov 05
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quote:
Originally posted by JM_16v
Questions are easy dependant on what level you have. Ive got supervisory and management card and had to read up on curtain things.
i booked directly through the cscs scheme thou
Thats how i booked our lads through when we got a new contract which involved working on sites.
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