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Tradespersons who want to take a plumbing training course to increase their industry skills could benefit from the government’s Train to Gain programme. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, the number of people who have earned a qualification through the scheme has passed the one million mark. Skills minister Kevin Brennan commented […]
Workers who have completed electrician training courses might find themselves in demand as a result of plans to invest in Newcastle’s grade-II listed Byker estate. The iconic site was built between 1969 and 1982, is home to close to 10,000 people and was designed to encouraged social interaction among its residents. According to Communities and […]
Tradespersons who have taken a gas training course could find themselves increasingly in demand, following a prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). According to the body, self-employed Stanley Burrage was fined £1,200 and ordered to pay further costs of £1,200 after he was found guilty of installing a kitchen, including a gas hob, […]
As the recession lingers on and more job cuts are announced in areas such as in financial services because they can be done at one-tenth the cost on the other side of the world, the construction trade continues to hold firm. UK housebuilder, Persimmon has just this week announced an improvement in trading, with sales […]
Tradespersons who have gained their approved plumbing qualifications are extremely important and perform highly skilled work, a company boss has stated. Writing to the Financial Times, Charlie Mullins, managing director of Pimlico Plumbers, challenged recent comments made by BAE’s Dick Olver. Mr Olver suggested that university-educated engineers should not be described in the same way […]
Workers who have completed electrician training courses could find themselves in demand to help with a new government campaign. The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills – which is led by Peter Mandelson and has close to 2,900 staff – announced yesterday (March 2nd) that it aims to get an extra 7.5 million Brits connected […]
Tradespersons who have taken plumbing training courses could find themselves in demand to install new environmentally-friendly boilers and heating in British homes, following new research. According to the Pilkington energiKare MOT Your Home study, people appear to be putting more of an emphasis on the green credentials of property. It found that 76 per cent […]
Tradespersons who have taken electrician training courses could benefit from plans to transform and create a number of neighbourhoods in Scotland into low-carbon communities. Workshops took place yesterday (March 1st) in towns across the country, aimed at drawing up blueprints for small and large-scale projects and designing new developments that would offer residents an eco-friendly […]
Tradespersons who have completed an electrician training course might be needed to help implement a new government initiative, which was announced today. According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change – which was created in 2008 – the Warm Homes, Greener Homes Strategy hopes to help cut carbon emissions from homes in Britain by […]
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 […]
