PMES Gold Supervisor Card

Description

PMES Gold Supervisor Card

This card is aimed at workers who are currently working in a supervisory capacity within the plumbing industry. Supervisors are accountable to ensure plumbing teams deliver works safely and efficiently, and in compliance with all industry regulations. They will also perform routine health & safety checks, and ensure the labour force is organised and an appropriate size for the task at hand. They will usually report directly to a Plumbing Manager, and therefore support the overall delivery of projects. In this way, they enjoy a reasonably high level of on-site accountability.

Applicants to this scheme will need to have:

• Successfully completed a PMES-related Level 3 or 4 NVQ or equivalent qualification. If this award relates to an open-ended ‘supervisory’ course, then a pass certificate for a plumbing-related Level 2 or 3 NVQ or equivalent qualification must also be produced as supporting evidence for your application. Examples of an exclusively ‘supervisory’ course would be the Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Occupational Work Supervision, and the Level 3 NVQ in Construction Site Supervision.
• An ‘employer endorsement’ note, which stipulates that you’ve been operating as a plumbing supervisor in alignment with the JIB-PMES supervisor job specification (as articulated in the PMES supervisor application form- more on the application process to follow).
• Passed the CITB Managers and Professionals Health, Safety, and Environment Test. Alternatively, you may have navigated one of the exemptions appropriate to applications for this card scheme. These have been listed previously.

Important additional points

In years gone by, there was an alternate ‘Industry Accreditation’ programme that also supported applications for this card scheme. If you gained your card through this initiative, you are still eligible to re-apply for gold card supervisor membership when your renewal is due.

However, if you’ve submitted your renewal application after 30^th October 2020, you’ll notice your new card’s expiry date will not be later than the end of 2024, despite this card usually having a standard five-year validation period. This is because it has been planned that the ‘Industry Accreditation’ scheme will be completely phased out by 2025. Therefore, on renewing your card after the final day of 2024, you’ll need to pass the qualifying criteria listed above, rather than rely on the endorsement of the original accreditation scheme.