CCUS Adds Formwork Demolition and Steel Frame Skills
Overview
The construction worker skill assessment system is adding “formwork demolition workers” and “steel frame workers” as new fields. Assessment standards have been established for both fields, bringing the total number of fields assessed to 51. Under the system, skill levels are rated in four stages according to workers’ experience, knowledge and skills, and management ability, based on standards certified by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Workers receive a Construction Career Up Card corresponding to their skill level.
Key points
- “Formwork demolition workers” and “steel frame workers” have been added to the assessment standards, bringing the total to 51 fields.
- Based on certified standards, workers are rated in four stages according to experience, knowledge and skills, and management ability.
- Workers receive a Construction Career Up Card corresponding to their skill level.
Overview
The construction worker skill assessment system objectively assesses each worker’s skills and experience accumulated and registered in the Construction Career Up System, based on standards for each occupation.
Specialist construction industry associations and other organizations conducting assessments must establish standards for each field and obtain certification from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Details
The fields for which standards have newly been established are “formwork demolition workers” (Japan Formwork Construction Industry Association) and “steel frame workers” (Japan Steel Construction Association). As a result, assessments are conducted in 51 fields.
The Construction Career Up Cards issued according to assessment results come in four types: gold, silver, blue, and white.