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Recently, secretary of state for education, Michael Gove announced that an independent review of vocational education for 14 to 19-year-olds is to be carried out. It had been suggested that when it comes to Higher Education training, there needs to be a balance in vocational courses between teaching practical skills and building job competencies.In other […]
A spokesperson for Friends of the Earth has called on the government to make sure people living in poverty have energy-efficient homes, which may require the expertise of workers who have completed a plumbing course. The charity suggested a new law should be introduced to protect those people who cannot afford to heat their properties, […]
The skills learned by technicians who have attended an electrical course may be required by homeowners, it has been suggested. Anna-Marie DeSouza, editor at Build It magazine, pointed out that there are plenty of people deciding to improve their current home rather than move to another property. She noted that this has led to a […]
About this time, every year, the advice is given out to all property owners to conduct a timely house health check up as the first signs of autumn appear. Sadly, all too often the sensible words of advice are not always heeded and inevitably, another hard winter sees the depressing list of statistics of people […]
People should make sure they stay on top of home maintenance by calling engineers who have taken plumbing courses as soon as a problem appears. Tim Doherty, managing director of the National Self Build & Renovation Centre, noted that larger projects do require more planning and preparation. However, for issues such as bleeding radiators and […]
Electrical courses attendees may be needed in order to install microgeneration appliances, which one source has suggested are focused on the creation of electricity rather than export on to a wider grid. Tobi Kellner, information officer at the Centre for Alternative Technology, noted the UK feed-in tariffs (Fits) are similar to the German equivalent, except […]
Demand for electrical courses in Scotland may increase in the future as a result of the investment provided by Iberdrola, since one source has suggested many jobs will be created. Chief executive of Friends of the Earth Scotland Duncan McLaren claimed the investment the nation is set to receive from the Spanish firm could help […]
Ontime Trades have recruited two Able Skills plumbing students to join their experienced and highly skilled team.Andy and Martin are set to put their heating and drainage skills to the test for Ontime Trades after completing accredited plumbing courses, gas training courses, commercial gas courses and renewable energy courses with Able Skills.Both men started training […]
New research has shown that people who own property overseas are paying a significant sum of money to technicians who may have attended plumbing courses. A study by the Post Office showed central heating is the third biggest maintenance cost for houses abroad. Homeowners may benefit from taking plumbing courses, so they do not need […]
Able Skills are delighted to announce that two of our graduates are now working as fully qualified electricians.Russ and Clive only recently completed their electrical education with Able Skills and were soon snapped up by Ontime Trades, a new company offering plumbing and electrical services in the Kent area.The two sparks are completely qualified to […]
Plumbing courses could be beneficial for residents of Wolverhampton, after it was found that the area has the highest proportion of working-age people with no qualifications. According to BBC News, Lord Digby Jones has described education as vital for the British workforce. Speaking to the same resource, vice president at City of Wolverhampton College Bhanu […]
