Tony Barry appointed as CISRS Compliance Director

Tony has worked as CISRS Compliance Manager since July 2021 and has quickly become an integral part of the team, his depth knowledge and experience within the industry and its recognised training scheme have seen him quickly rise to board level.

His role is to ensure that the CISRS training scheme courses remain relevant, robust, cost effective and ‘fit for purpose’. He has been heavily involved in the recent review and development of the Scaffolding Apprentice Standard working with IFATE and the industry trailblazer group.

With over 40 years – 23 years as a working CISRS scaffolder, supervisor, manager, and 20 years with the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) National Construction College as an instructor, assessor, and National scaffolding training programme manager for access & rigging training.

Tony’s role is to ensure that the CISRS training scheme courses remain high quality, cost effective and ‘fit for purpose’. Tony has been involved in the recent review development of the Scaffolding Apprentice Standard as part of the trailblazer working group.