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If there’s one industry that is showing significant development in stark contrast to those sectors appearing to be in the slow lane for recovery from recent UK recession, it’s the fast rising solar PV industry!Newly released figures from Capital Green, global recruitment consultancy in key environmental and renewable energy categories, show an employment increase by […]
Out with the old and in with the new……. 6189 QCF Plumbing Courses arrive at Able SkillsAble Skills has been delivering qualification Plumbing courses (C&G 6129) on a fast-track basis for more than 6 years now, the same tried and tested formula, producing quality Plumbers who are industry ready. We have always taken pride in […]
Housing minister Grant Shapps has revealed that publicly owned land will soon be made available for people to build their own home, which could boost interest in electrical courses and other professional training. The MP made his comments at Grand Designs Live 2011 in London, saying that he wants to bring self-build projects into the […]
More tradesmen could soon be tempted to undertake PV training in response to the rising number of consumers hiring technicians to install solar panels. According to statistics released by the Department for Energy and Climate Change last week, a record 11,314 people fitted such microgenerators to their properties in the first three months of the […]
Roy Johnson, one of Able Skills Gas Instructors, successfully completed the London Marathon on Sunday 17th April.Roy is not famed for being a fitness fanatic and so when he decided to enter for the Marathon and commence training, the rest of us thought maybe he was just ‘going a little mad’.As the day drew closer, […]
From July 2011, the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) is due to begin with support for UK householders by a Premium Payment scheme to help cover the purchase price of renewable heat systems for up to 25,000 residential installations. Although the first phase is a temporary measure until the RHI scheme is fully rolled out in […]
Graduates of plumbing courses may get plenty of work in the coming weeks, with a significant number of people planning to renovate their properties. According to research by HSBC, 40 per cent of householders intend to take advantage of the upcoming bank holiday weekends to carry out some home improvement work. The installation of new […]
Graduates of renewable energy courses and other professional installers of green technology need to be protected from bad press caused by "unscrupulous" bandwagon-jumpers, it has been suggested. Kevin Wellman, the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering's operations director, said it is a chief concern at the moment that undesirable people are prevented from getting […]
Those attending renewable energy courses could find themselves being employed to future-proof people's homes when they are qualified. Editor of Build It magazine Anna-Marie DeSouza suggested that a growing number of people are beginning to think about how they are going to afford retirement and are taking measures now to make matters easier. This includes […]
Plumbing courses could soon be in demand across the country after a scheme was introduced in Wales that could have implications for the rest of the UK. Newly-built properties including houses, flats and care homes in Wales will now be required to have sprinkler systems fitted in case of fire, Plumbing Park reports. If the […]
The skills gleaned by those on renewable energy courses are not being fully utilised by the power sector, according to one organisation. Leonie Greene, head of external affairs at the Renewable Energy Association (REA), told the Ecologist she is frustrated that solar photovoltaic technology is being misrepresented. "There is a perception that it is a […]
