As of 02nd Sept. 2019 CSCS has removed the exemption which allowed anyone completing an N/SVQ L2 to apply for their CSCS card without passing the CSCS H,S&E Operatives test
The decision has been taken in line with The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) who first announced their intentions in 2015 as part of Industrial Strategy: Construction 2025 and updated the recommendations in Nov. 2017.