CISRS will hold an industry webinar on 22 September to explain its decision to leave the Construction Skills Certification Scheme and answer questions about what happens next.
The session follows the CISRS Board’s decision to terminate its membership of CSCS, with the scheme citing legal concerns over its ability to comply with Construction Leadership Council Industry Card Scheme Rules.
CISRS said updated legal advice found the scheme was at “undue risk” because it was in breach of the rules.
The organisation said a detailed review of the CLC requirements, issued in March 2024, concluded that CISRS could not fully comply while continuing to meet the needs of the wider scaffolding and access industry.
CISRS argues that scaffolding certification must work across sectors beyond construction, reflecting the use of scaffolders in industrial, infrastructure and other specialist environments.
The decision to leave CSCS has prompted widespread discussion across the scaffolding sector, particularly around future card recognition and access to construction sites once CISRS cards no longer carry the CSCS logo.
The webinar will give employers, training providers and scaffolders the chance to question CISRS directly about the decision and the transition ahead.
It will take place at 2pm on Tuesday 22 September.
CISRS said the session would also look at how remaining uncertainties around the future of the scheme could be resolved.
