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When it comes to Trade Skills training centres, it really is a case of the good, the bad and the ugly! Student testimonials can help to make your mind up about which one’s wear the white hats!It can be a bit confusing when it comes to trying to work out which trade skills training centre […]
Young people who are hoping to gain their approved plumbing qualifications might find that they benefit from the government’s Backing Young Britain campaign. Private sector training business A4e recently revealed that they are supporting the state’s initiative, which aims to work with UK companies to provide jobs, work experience, training and apprenticeship schemes. There are […]
Industry professionals who have taken an electrician training course could find that they benefit from increased funding in housing. The National Housing Federation recently revealed that the number of London residents on social housing waiting lists stood at 880,000 on April 1st 2009, which corresponds to 354,389 households. In addition, the body stated that it […]
Workers who have taken a plumber training course could find that their services are currently increasingly in demand among British self-builders. According to Raymond Connor, chief executive of BuildStore – supplier to the self-build, conversion and renovation market – now is the perfect time for people to construct their home. This is because of "increased […]
Tradespersons who have taken tiling training courses might be needed to protect British homes against flooding. According to the Environment Agency’s chairman Lord Chris Smith, firms in Britain need to spend more time developing products to help homeowners weatherproof their properties. He added that householders could upgrade their houses to cope with flooding, should it […]
Tradespersons who have taken an electrician training course could find their services increasingly in demand, following comments from Your Mortgage. It was recently revealed by Santander that the maximum loan-to-value ratio on mortgages for first time buyers purchasing new-build properties is to be raised from 80 per cent to 90 per cent. Commenting on the […]
Tradespersons who have completed an electrician training course could find that their job prospects are given a boost by a new Carillion joint venture (JV) project. It was recently revealed by the construction firm – which currently employs around 50,000 people – that it has reached financial close on a £600 million public private partnership […]
Tradespersons who have taken plumbing training courses could find themselves increasingly in demand if ideas from the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) are taken on board. It was recently found by Communities and Local Government’s English Housing Survey that homes have become more energy efficient over the last few years, with 7.4 million properties having […]
Industry professionals who have taken electrician training courses and live in the Gloucester region could find themselves in demand as a result of a new deal between Lovell and Gloucester City Homes (GCH). According to housebuilding firm Lovell, it has been named on a £30 million property reactive repairs and maintenance contract by GCH, which […]
Morgan Ashurst this week outlined its commitment to employing local construction workers on its projects – which could benefit Britons who have taken electrician or plumber training courses. The firm’s parent group Morgan Sindall released its "robust" preliminary results for the year leading up to December 31st 2009, which included a pre-tax and amortisation profit […]
Tradespersons who have taken a plumbing training course could find themselves in demand to install heat pumps if comments from Daikin are taken into consideration.tAccording to the firm, homeowners who are interested in taking advantage of the boiler scrappage scheme should swap their old appliance with a heat pump, which could offer more energy efficiency […]
