December 2009

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  1. Installing Solar Heating - The Long Term Solution!

    Installing Solar Heating - The Long Term Solution!

    Training to be a plumber or gas fitter now carries responsibilities for implementing Government initiatives for implementing renewable ‘green energy’ for use in the home or workplace. Incorporated into a plumber’s work will be energy assessment and courses are available to learn this increasingly vital service. Solar PV systems are one of the renewable energy […]

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  2. Workers on electrical courses could help add value to homes

    Workers on electrical courses could help add value to homes

    Tradespersons who have taken electrician and plumbing training courses could help those who want to sell their house, Rated People has revealed. According to the worker recommendation service, people trying to boost the value of their property but have little DIY experience could benefit from employing a trained professional with approved electrical qualifications. Ottokar Rosenberger, […]

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  3. Electrician training courses 'could contribute to recession recovery'

    Electrician training courses 'could contribute to recession recovery'

    Industry workers training to get approved electrical or plumbing qualifications will benefit greatly, Working Links has revealed, and could even help the economy out of the current recession. According to Will Cookson, head of skills at the employment support organisation, vocational education helps people to make the most out of their careers and progress in […]

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  4. Electric cowboys can give you a shock!

    Electric cowboys can give you a shock!

    Time and time again, warnings are issued against the deadly dangers of getting electrical work ‘done on the cheap’ by unqualified tradesmen with little to no electrical knowledge or training. Yet time and time again, horror stories emerge in the press when the warnings are disregarded and a terrible injury or loss of life is […]

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  5. Electricians and plumbers could be essential to BSF projects

    Electricians and plumbers could be essential to BSF projects

    Those with approved electrical qualifications could soon find themselves in demand after it was revealed by Partnerships for Schools that 12 Building Schools for the Future (BSF) projects are set to get underway nationwide. According to the organisation, refurbishment or rebuilding work will get underway in the early months of 2010 on schools in Darlington, […]

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  6. Importance of tradespersons highlighted by Interserve contract win

    Importance of tradespersons highlighted by Interserve contract win

    Tradespersons who have taken electrician training courses could find that they are needed to help implement a facilities management scheme awarded to Interserve. It was recently announced that HSBC has appointed the firm on a £200 million, three-year contract to supply facilities services to 120 office and 1,600 retail sites throughout Britain and the Isle […]

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