Guides

Guides and know-how for UK civils and groundworks

Practical advice for groundworkers, civils operatives and the contractors that hire them.

Getting started

The ways into the trade, with or without experience.

How to Become a Groundworker in the UK: Routes, Cards and Pay
No qualifications needed to start. The three ways into groundworks, which CSCS card fits each stage, what employers ask for and what the work pays.

Cards

What each card is, how to get it and how to keep it valid.

NRSWA Street Works Card Explained: Units, Renewal and Cost
What the NRSWA street works card covers, the LA, O and S certificates and old unit numbers, how long each lasts, how renewal works and what the card costs.