https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2019/12/20/site-bosses-urged-not-to-turn-away-workers-with-expired-skills-cards/

NOCN having acquired CPCS from the CITB transitioned the test booking system at the start of December - the many operators requiring renewal have since encountered problems in booking tests.

Mark Buckton has appealed to sites to recognise "slightly out of date" Blue & Red cards whilst they resolve their system issues.

If competence is demonstrated by an in-date card which after all is the unique selling point of these card schemes should we take this further and admit on site those operators with a more "out of date" card or stay with the schemes principal of no valid card = no work? 

Roundtuit, thanks for highlighting this development. I suppose the first Q is whether NOCN has defined what "slightly out of date" is and whether they have explained how quickly the problem will be righted.

and the saga continues when the operator gets their "new" card as apprently a change in design has not been widely communicated

https://www.constructionenquirer.com/2020/01/10/colour-confusion-sees-new-skills-cards-refused-on-sites/​​​​​​​