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Workforce Registration/Skill Card Requirements
Landbased includes the following industry sectors:
- Landscape Construction & Horticultural Landscape Maintenance
- Arboriculture
- Pesticides
- Ecology and Environmental Management
- Amenity
Grandfather Rights\Industry accreditation* will be available until 31st October 2013 for those who meet the criteria, enabling you to apply for a LISS/CSCS card appropriate to your area of work. NB you must maintain and meet any renewals within the timeframe. Applicants who let their card lapse will have to complete the appropriate qualification to obtain another LISS/CSCS card.
*Note: there is no industry accreditation for Arboriculture and Pesticides Sectors where regulated by the HSE or legislated for respectively as follows:
- Arboriculture – Certificates of Competence (See tables below) are the accepted industry standard qualification route.
- Pesticides – Certificates of Competence or the BASIS register (See table below) are the accepted industry standard qualification route.
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Relevant Occupational Skills - Landscape Construction & Horticultural Landscape Maintenance
Landscape Construction and Landscape Maintenance Occupational Skills and Qualification Mapping July 2011v7
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Trainee Landscaper
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Landscaper
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Trainee Supervisor
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Landscape Supervisor#
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Trainee Manager
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Landscape Manager
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Consultants
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Cards Available
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Industry Accreditation
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Open Perm
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NVQ level required
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Working towards Level 2
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Level 2
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Working towards Level 3
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Level 3
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Level 4
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Landscape Construction & Maintenance Occupations and Q numbers (Diplomas are being phased in, they started in August 2009)
NVQ
Level 2 Amenity Horticulture (Landscaping) (0329 -22 & -92) or Diploma
Level 2 in Work-based Horticulture (Landscaping) (0065-23)
NVQ Level 3 Amenity Horticulture (Landscaping) (0329 -32 & -98) or Diploma
Level 3 in Work-based Horticulture (Landscaping) (0065-33)
NVQ Level 4 Amenity
Horticulture Management – Landscaping/Grounds Maintenance
(0329)
Inscription on reverse of CSCS/LISS cards:
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| Green | Industry Accreditation (Standard) |
| Trainee (Red) | Landscaper OR Supervisor OR Manager |
| Skilled (Blue) | Landscaper & Landscaper Industry Accreditation |
| Skilled (Gold) | Landscape Supervisor & Landscape Industry Accreditation |
| Skilled (Black) | Landscape Manager & Landscape Industry Accreditation |
| Endorsement on Gold & Black only | Landscaper & Landscape Industry Accreditation |
| All Landbased Card including CSO | “CSCS in Partnership with LISS” using scheme logos cards also states “ROLO H&S Trained” |
| Yellow & White | Consultant |
| Yellow | Visitor |
Relevant Occupational Skills - Arboriculture
Arboriculture Occupational Skills and Qualification Mapping July 2011 v5
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Occupational Titles
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Trainee Arborist
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Arborist Worker NON Chainsaw
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Arborist Worker
Chainsaw
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Trainee Arborist Supervisor
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Arborist Supervisor#
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Trainee Arborist Manager
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Arborist Manager
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Consultants
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Industry Accreditation
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31 Oct 2013
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NVQ level required
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Working towards Level 3
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Working towards Level 4
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Level 4
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Inscription on reverse of CSCS/LISS cards:
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Trainee (Red)
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Registered to a route – Trainee Arborist OR Trainee Arborist Supervisor OR Trainee Arborist Manager
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Skilled (Blue) chainsaw
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Arborist Worker – Chainsaw with 4 routes for back of card the rest to be noted on the App
Ground based Advanced Ground based
Off Ground Advanced Off Ground
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Skilled (Blue) NON chainsaw
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Arborist Worker NON Chainsaw
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Skilled (Gold)
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Arborist Supervisor
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Skilled (Black)
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Arborist Manager
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Endorsement on Gold & Black only
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Arborist Worker – Chainsaw with 4 routes for back of card the rest to be noted on the App
Ground based Advanced
Ground based
Off Ground Advanced Off Ground
Arborist Worker NON Chainsaw
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All Arborist Card including CSO
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“CSCS in Partnership with LISS” using scheme logos card also states “ROLO H&S Trained”
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Yellow & White
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Consultant
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Relevant Occupational Skills - Pesticides
Pesticides Occupational Skills and Qualification Mapping July 2011v7
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Occupations Available
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Trainee Pesticides Operator
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Pesticides Operator
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Trainee Pesticides Foreman
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Pesticides Foreman#
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Trainee PesticidesManager
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Pesticides Manager
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Consultant
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Cards Available
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Industry Accreditation
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NVQ level required
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Equiv to L4
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Inscription on reverse of CSCS/LISS cards:
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Trainee (Red)
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Trainee Pesticides Operator OR Trainee Foreman OR Trainee Manager
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Skilled (Blue)
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Pesticides Operator – 3 endorsements for back of card with the rest on the App
Boom Sprayer
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Granule or Pellet Application
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Skilled (Gold)
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Pesticides Foreman
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Skilled (Black)
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Pesticides Manager
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Endorsement on Gold & Black only
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Pesticides Operator– 3 endorsements for back of card with the rest on the App
Boom Sprayer
Handheld Application
Granule or Pellet Application
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All Landbased Card including CSO
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“CSCS in Partnership with LISS” using scheme logos card stating “ROLO H&S Trained”
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Yellow & White
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Consultant
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Relevant Occupational Skills - Ecology and Environmental Management
Ecology and Environmental Occupational Skills and Qualification Mapping September 2011v1
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Graduate/Associate IEEM
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PQP IEEM
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Cards Available
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Industry Accreditation
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Qualification level required
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Graduate/Associate IEEM
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Full Member of IEEM
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Red Card – Graduate/Associate Institute of Ecology and Environmental
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Provide evidence that they are Graduate/Associate IEEM
Professionally Qualified Person - Institute of Ecology and Environmental
Management
Provide evidence that they are a full Member IEEM (MIEEM) or Fellow IEEM (FIEEM)
Retired IEEM members are NOT eligible – denoted RTD, Affiliate
Members are NOT eligible & Student Members are NOT eligible
Inscription on reverse of LISS/CSCS cards:
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Graduate/Associate (Red)
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Graduate/Associate Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
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Professionally Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management
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All Cards
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“CSCS in Partnership with LISS” using scheme logos cards also states “H&S Trained”
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Relevant Occupational Skills - Amenity
Amenity Occupational Skills and Qualification Mapping September 2011v2
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Operative
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Trainee Amenity
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Amenity Worker
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Trainee Supervisor
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Amenity Supervisor#
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Trainee Manager
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Amenity Manager
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Consultants
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Visitors~
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Cards Available
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Sup+
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Routes to a Card
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Industry Accreditation
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Open Perm
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N/A
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31 Oct 2013
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31 Oct 2013
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31 Oct 2013
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31 Oct 2013
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N/A
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NVQ level required
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Working towards Level 2
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Level 2
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Working towards Level 3
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Level 3
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Working towards Level 4
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Level 4
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Level 5
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| Blue Card – City & Guilds 0065 - Level 2 - Work Placed Diploma in Work-based Horticulture | |
| 24 – Green Keeping (Golf) | 25 – Groundsman (all outdoor sports other than golf) or IOG equivalent |
| 26 – Parks, Gardens & Green spaces – (amenity/decorative horticulture) | 27 – Parks, Gardens & Green spaces – (cemeteries) |
| Edexcel Level 2 BTEC First Diploma in Amenity Horticulture | |
| Gold Card – City & Guilds 0065 - Level 3 - Work Placed Diploma in Work-based Horticulture | |
| 34 – Green Keeping (Golf) | 35 – Groundsman (all outdoor sports other than golf) or IOG equivalent |
| 36 – Parks, Gardens & Green spaces – (amenity/decorative horticulture) | 37 – Parks, Gardens & Green spaces – (cemeteries) |
| Edexcel Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Horticulture | City & Guilds Level 3 Advanced National Diploma in Horticulture |
| Edexcel Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Horticulture | City & Guilds Level 3 Extended Diploma in Horticulture |
| Black Card – City & Guilds - NVQ Level 4 in Horticulture | |
| 44 – Green Keeping (Golf) | 45 – Groundsman (all outdoor sports other than golf) or IOG equivalent |
| 46 – Parks, Gardens & Green spaces – (amenity/decorative horticulture) | 47 – Parks, Gardens & Green spaces – (cemeteries) |
| Edexcel Level 4 BTEC Higher National Certificate in Horticulture | |
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| Edexcel Level 5 BTEC Higher National Diploma in Horticulture | |
| Industry accreditation open for two years based against HND, old ND Hort and ND Turf, industry relevant degrees | |
Inscription on reverse of LISS/CSCS cards:
| Card Colour | Inscription |
| Green | Industry Accreditation (Standard) |
| Trainee (Red) | Trainee Amenity OR Trainee Supervisor OR Trainee Manager |
| Skilled (Blue) | Amenity Worker & Amenity Worker Industry Accreditation |
| Skilled (Gold) | Amenity Supervisor & Amenity Supervisor Industry Accreditation |
| Skilled (Black) | Amenity Manager & Amenity Manager Industry Accreditation |
| Endorsement on Gold & Black only | Amenity Worker & Amenity Worker Industry Accreditation |
| All Landbased Card including CSO | “CSCS in Partnership with LISS” using scheme logos cards also states “ROLO H&S Trained” |
| Yellow & White | Consultant |
| Yellow | Visitor |
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