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The white card for graduates and diploma holders who work on site without an NVQ.
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The Academically Qualified Person (AQP) card is a white CSCS card for people whose route into construction is a qualification, not an NVQ. Graduate engineers, trainee quantity surveyors and site technicians often hold one.
CSCS keeps a list of accepted qualifications. It includes construction-related degrees, HNDs and HNCs, some CIOB certificates and certain NEBOSH qualifications. Send a copy of your certificate and, if you have it, the transcript showing your units.
If your course is not on the list, the PQP card (through a professional body) or a management NVQ may be a better route.
| Role | Usual qualification |
|---|---|
| Graduate engineer or site technician | Degree, HND or HNC in civil engineering or construction |
| Trainee quantity surveyor | Degree in quantity surveying or commercial management |
| Chartered professional (later on) | Professional body membership, which moves you to the PQP card |
Next step: many AQP holders join a professional body such as RICS or CIOB and move to the PQP card.
The AQP card needs either the CITB Managers and Professionals (MAP) test or the CITB Health and Safety test, passed within the last 2 years. MAP has 50 questions in 45 minutes and a 92% pass mark.
Practise with the free MAP mock test and book your MAP test.
Pass MAP during the summer so your card is ready for your first day.
An accepted HNC counts. Send the certificate and transcript with your test pass.
It may not count. Check the CSCS list, or look at the Trainee or Experienced Worker routes.
Book the AQP route.
Send us your certificate and we will check it against the accepted list before booking your test and applying.
Book your AQP cardCall 0208 099 4324Academically Qualified Person. It is a white CSCS card for holders of accepted construction qualifications.
The CITB Managers and Professionals (MAP) test or the CITB Health and Safety test, passed within the last 2 years.
5 years. You renew it with a new MAP pass from the 2 years before renewal.
Yes. Once you are a member of an approved professional body at an accepted grade, you can apply for the PQP card.
It is a white card.
Yes. Many holders join a professional body and move to the PQP card, or complete a management NVQ for the black card.
It normally arrives in 7 to 10 working days once the application is approved.
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