The Competence Interview is for CPCS Competent (blue) cardholders who earned their cards through 'grandfather rights' (pre 2003) and don't hold a relevant NVQ or SVQ.

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You have been affected by this if you have renewed your blue card since January 2020 and instead of getting the full five-year card, your card had an expiry date of 31/12/2024.

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To extend your card to it's original expiry date you can either complete an NVQ or simply sit a competence interview.

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What is the Competence Interview?

The interview is a professional discussion between you and a CPCS tester, which is recorded.  

The purpose of the Competence Interview is that you use your knowledge, skills and experience to answer questions that cover the following areas:
• Effective Communication: Oral, written, listening, body language, presentation.
• Team Work: work effectively with others with limited supervision.
• Independent Working: Take responsibility of your own work.
• Logical Thinking: use clean and valid reasoning when making decisions to undertake work instructions.
• Work Effectively: Undertake the work in a reliable and productive manor.
• Time Management: use own time effectively to complete the work instructions to schedule.
• Adaptability: be able to adjust to changes to the work instructions.
• Assertiveness and confidence: able to resist pressures to work following unsafe practices.
• Respect: apply equality, diversity and inclusion in dealing with others.

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The interview is £150 and preparation materials are sent on booking.

Book your Saturday morning appointment online here or if you need another date please get in touch so that we can offer next available dates.

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