UK CPCS Loading Shovel

This assessment involves assessing the candidates knowledge and skills on the Loading Shovel through theory and practical assessment.

• Undertake all pre-start, running checks and shut down procedures, mount and dismount
• Explain precautions to be taken for underground and overhead services and other hazards
• Prepare and configure the wheeled loading shovel for site and road travel
• Place the machine in an out of service condition
• Carry out excavations from an embankment of different materials and form stockpiles and ramps
• Ensure load integrity and security
• Explain loading/unloading procedures for machine transportation

• UK CSCS health & safety test within the previous 2 years
• PPS number
• PPE Equipment

1 Day

• A21 Wheeled Loading Shovel
• A22 Tracked Loading Shovel

Your Red CPCS Trained Operator Card is valid for 2 years. During these 2 years you must achieve your NVQ in Plant Operations to upgrade to a Blue CPCS Competence Card.

CITB CPCS Card

Unemployed

If you are unemployed and seeking work, you may be eligible for funding from the Department of Social Protection to cover all, or some of the costs of your training. (means depending, you may be entitled to up to €1000).

Candidates who wish to avail of this must make an appointment with a case officer in their local Intreo office, discuss their case & apply for funding. The candidate will receive a funding application form which they must sign & bring/post to us. Upon completion, we will send this back to the case officer who will then review the funding application.

Upon receiving funding approval in the post from the Department of Social Protection, candidates must then call us to reserve a place on our course. We cannot confirm a place on our course until funding approval is gained.

Employed

If employed within the private sector or are a sole trader, there may also be funding assistance available through Skillnet funding. Skillnet may fund a percentage of your training, if eligible. For more details on this, please contact us on 074 91 27786.