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Interest in electrical courses may soon spike in Somerset after it was revealed that EDF Energy intends to build a nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. It will involve some £500 million of investment by the firm and also looks set to boost employment in the area, both while the facility is being built and when […]Read article
Prison contract may lead to new demand for bricklaying courses
Read articleInterest in bricklaying courses in London may be set to rise after a contract was agreed for a new prison to be built in the capital. The facility – which will be called Belmarsh West and will be situated next to the existing Belmarsh prisons – is worth £415 million to outsourcing company Serco, which […]

Retraining ex-Armed Forces For Better Job Prospects.
Read articleRecently the media has been focusing on an increasing number of ex-armed services personnel and their struggle to reintegrate into normal civilian life, even after many months, or even years have elapsed since leaving active duty. The problem has been highlighted because of the UK’s still fragile recovery from recession and the current severe government […]

'Vital' that consumers hire workers who have completed plumbing courses
Read articleAn industry figure has highlighted the importance of engineers completing plumbing courses before carrying out domestic installation and maintenance work. Chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering Blane Judd suggested that it should be a greater priority for everyone to hire a well-qualified professional. He claimed that only those people who […]

New technology may lead to increased demand for electrical courses
Read articleElectrical courses may soon see a surge of interest in the Liverpool area after it was announced that new technology is being trialled in the city. Chief executive of the Mersey Partnership Lorraine Rogers described to the Liverpool Echo how the north-west destination has won the chance to trial Smart Grid techniques, which she suggested […]

Large companies could encourage interest in plumbing courses
Read articleIt is important for large companies to urge their workers to sign up for training programmes, such as plumbing courses. This is the view of Guardian writer Norman Pickavance, who pointed to rising unemployment as a good reason for young people to get trained up in different skills. By this logic, workers would be putting […]

Certain projects 'best carried out by workers who have taken tiling courses'
Read articlePeople who have completed tiling courses may be in greater demand if the public takes note of the views of one DIY commentator. Writing for the Times-Standard, John Driscol explained that he takes great pleasure in carrying out DIY projects around his home, but tiling has become an exception to this philosophy. He described the […]

Wembley City development may spark interest in electrical courses
Read articleThe latest plans for the redevelopment of Wembley City have been announced and it looks like engineers who have completed electrical courses will be needed. In a statement published by Quintain Estates & Development, it was revealed that that a 160,000 sq m area may see the construction of residential properties, shop and hotel space, […]

Skills from plumbing courses 'useful even for new homes'
Read articleInterest in plumbing courses may rise after one source noted that problems can easily arise in new homes as well as older properties. Writing for Helium, Joe Brooks claimed that plumbing issues tend to reveal themselves at the most inopportune moments. All of this may spur people on to take plumbing courses or hire a […]

Maternity ward closure highlights significance of electrical courses
Read articleThe importance of electrical courses has been underlined after Colchester General Hospital was forced to temporarily close its maternity ward as a result of an electrical problem. None of the 16 babies inside the special care baby unit were affected by the issues, but new admissions were redirected to facilities in Cambridgeshire, Essex and Suffolk. […]

Electrical Green Energy Training To Aid Employment
Following the recent coalition Government budget announcement that they plan to create a green investment bank, and intention to bring forward private investment in clean energy and green technologies, many commentators are predicting that the green industry could be a major driving force in the UK's economic recovery.The introduction of renewable technologies like PV Solar […]Read article
World is 'crying out' for people to take plumbing courses
More young people should be advised to sign up for plumbing courses rather than pursue academic subjects, according to one source. Writing for the Mirror, Fiona McIntosh suggested that the world is "crying out" for more plumbers and the profession can offer youngsters direction in their lives. In her opinion, it would be better to […]Read article

