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Hot on the heels, as it were, of recent news that the Prince of Wales has installed 32 solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of his London residence, Clarence House, comes the announcement from the Obama administration that the White House will be installing a mix of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels, spring 2011, which […]
Engineers who have completed a plumbing course could have more maintenance work ahead, after a statement from uSwitch.com. The website's director of consumer policy Ann Robinson urged people to sign up for boiler insurance products that include a safety check, since this ensures they will not be taking any chances with their health. This may […]
Sunderland FC may have needed to call on the expertise of an engineer who has completed plumbing courses on Saturday (October 2nd). The Premiership football side were facing Manchester United – a game that ended 0-0 – at the Stadium of Light, but the maintenance team had to deal with an emergency as a sewage […]
Workers currently studying on electrical courses may see new employment opportunities as a result of a proposed high speed rail link in the UK. Policy advisor for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce William Rogers claimed that up to 12,000 construction jobs could be created if the project connecting London and Birmingham goes ahead. In his […]
According to a recent City and Guilds survey, over 80 per cent of plumbers were found to be financially better off, even during the recession, than they were during the same period in the previous year!Even though every year there will always be many existing plumbers and other trades personnel retiring earlier than normal, which […]
More former miners could be inspired to go on electrical courses after the government announced plans for improving its coalfields regeneration programme. Over the past 13 years, schemes have been taking place in former mining communities to create employment opportunities for those who lost their jobs when the pits closed in the 1980s. However, a […]
The increasing demand for qualified skills in key green energy technology is once again in the news. At a major European Union ‘Promoting Green Jobs’ conference held in Brussels it was highlighted that increasingly, women are being called upon to train to fill the skills gap.It was also stated that the ‘future of green innovation’ […]
Women have been told to study engineering and science-related qualifications in order to secure green jobs, which could increase take-up of electrical courses. Damien Dallamagne, founder of management consultant Innergic, told delegates at the Promoting Green Jobs: Ministerial Conference that women are ideally suited to such work, as they are able to multi-task. He explained […]
A new wind turbine components factory opening up in the north-east of England may offer people who have taken electrical courses the chance to put their skills into practice. The facility at Haverton Hill, Billingham has been developed by Tag Energy Solutions and is set to create 400 jobs for technicians in the area. Although […]
The ever increasing importance of Skills training centres in providing the crucial qualified trades personnel for the electrical, plumbing and gas industries has been recently highlighted. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has warned that the construction industry could face a skills shortage as a result of a very challenging economic period ahead, especially as some […]
A mother who took a plumbing course has described how much she enjoys the activities involved with the profession. Kelly Adamson told the Lancashire Telegraph she intends to one day start a female plumbing firm. She explained that she went to work with her father for a time before she enrolled on a plumbing course […]
