CPCS / NPORS Red Trained Operator Card Extension Service

£62.50 ex VAT

Is your CPCS or NPORS red trained operator card expiring before you can finish your NVQ? We check eligibility and arrange a 12-month extension to give you time to complete the qualification. Includes one eligible card extension fee and our administration.

Is your red trained operator card expiring?

If your CPCS or NPORS red trained operator card is due to expire before you finish your NVQ or SVQ, you may be eligible for a 12-month (one-year) extension. This gives you additional time to complete the relevant qualification and then apply for your blue competent operator card.

Contact us before purchasing with your card scheme, card number, expiry date and qualification registration. We check your eligibility and handle the application. Applying before expiry helps avoid a gap in your card validity; an expired card is not valid simply because an application is being prepared.

CPCS extension rules

Your red trained operator card must be in date or have expired within the last 12 months.
You must be registered for a vocational qualification relevant to the category.
The extension card is issued for 12 months from the date of application, to allow you to achieve the qualification.

If your card expired more than 12 months ago, or you have already had an extension, contact us first so we can check the correct route. Do not assume this standard extension is available. Read the current CPCS extension rules.

NPORS extension rules

You must be registered with an awarding body for the relevant NVQ or SVQ before applying.
An eligible trained operator card may be extended for 12 months to allow you to complete the qualification.
NPORS currently requires an accepted NPORS or CITB health, safety and environment test passed within the two years before application.
If you do not achieve the qualification by the end of the extension, NPORS says you cannot apply for another trained operator card. You must first achieve the relevant qualification, complete the required skills testing and apply for a competent operator card.

If your NPORS card has already expired, contact us before purchasing. We will confirm your eligibility with NPORS; the CPCS expiry allowance must not be assumed to apply. Read the current NPORS extension rules.

What is included?

Eligibility and document checks, administration and the scheme fee for one eligible red trained operator card extension. Your NVQ, any required test and the later blue card upgrade are separate. Approval and card issue depend on the scheme accepting your evidence; site access remains subject to the site’s requirements.