At a site gate, an operative in hi-vis holds out their site card while someone scans its QR code with a phone.

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What the tickets on your operatives' cards mean, how long each one lasts, and how to run QualTrack week to week.

Ticket guides

10 guides, last checked 5 Oct 2026

One page per ticket: who needs it, how long it lasts, how to renew it and how to check a card is genuine. Every figure comes from the scheme owner, awarding body or HSE, and each guide shows when we last checked it.

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TicketLasts
CSCS cards explained5 years for most skilled cards
NRSWA street works tickets5 years per certificate
EUSR SHEA cards: Water, Gas and Power3 years (Water, Power), 5 years (Gas)
National Water Hygiene card3 years
CPCS plant operator cards2 years (red), 5 years (blue)
NPORS plant operator cards2 years (red), 5 years (blue)
Confined space tickets3 years on the EUSR scheme
First aid at work certificates3 years
Asbestos awareness1 year (UKATA certificate)
NCO tickets: water and gas network construction5 years

How-to guides

12 guides

Set the account up once, then the jobs you'll do every week. Each step shows the screen it happens on.

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Blog

Changes to card schemes and ticket rules as they happen, and what we've added to QualTrack.

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