February 2010

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  1. Need for gas training courses underlined by HSE

    Need for gas training courses underlined by HSE

    The importance of tradespersons who have taken a gas training course has been highlighted by a new legal case launched by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). According to the body, self-employed gas installer Jaime Loxston was fined £1,250 and ordered to pay £550 worth of costs after he was found to have put 700 […]
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  2. Sydney case shows need for electrician training courses

    Sydney case shows need for electrician training courses

    A legal case in Sydney, Australia has highlighted the importance of tradespersons who have taken electrical training courses.tIt was recently revealed by New South Wales Fair Trading that an unqualified electrician, Ferras Aridah, who performed illegal work on 19 commercial and residential units between 2006 and 2008, has been made to pay fines and costs […]

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  3. Plumbing training courses could assist Kier project

    Plumbing training courses could assist Kier project

    Tradespersons who have approved plumbing qualifications could find themselves in demand for a new scheme being carried out by Kier Moss.tAccording to the firm, it has recently started work on a project for Sandwell Mental Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust, which will see a new High Dependency Rehabilitation Unit built. It is believed […]

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  4. Plumbing Year End Work Booster Good News For Training!

    Plumbing Year End Work Booster Good News For Training!

    News of the UK inching out of recession is swiftly followed by survey data showing that builders and electricians were the busiest of the trades in the last few weeks of 2009, with plumbers getting an additional boost due to the heating season and severe weather.December saw tradesmen ending the year on a high, working […]

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  5. Electrical training courses could help Lovell development

    Electrical training courses could help Lovell development

    Workers who have taken a plumber or electrician training course could find that their services are needed to complete a new housing development in Scotland. It was revealed today (February 2nd) by housebuilding firm Lovell that work has begun on a new £22 million scheme, which will deliver some 195 new homes across three sites […]

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  6. Apprenticeships could help those looking for electrician training courses

    Apprenticeships could help those looking for electrician training courses

    Britons hoping to get their approved electrical qualifications and become an electrician could find that an apprenticeship is extremely beneficial. The government launched National Apprenticeship Week yesterday (February 1st), which aims to highlight the benefits that come with being an apprentice. It is also encouraging businesses to make use of the new Apprentice Grant for […]

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  7. Plumber training courses 'bring job satisfaction'

    Plumber training courses 'bring job satisfaction'

    People hoping to retain as a plumber and gain their approved plumbing qualifications could take inspiration from Hannah Lewis. According to reports in the Hampshire Chronicle, Ms Lewis decided to change profession after 15 years as a veterinary nurse when boredom began to set in. She told the publication that she took a plumber training […]

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  8. Low Carbon Electricity and Heating Install Scheme Launched.

    Low Carbon Electricity and Heating Install Scheme Launched.

    Promising a great boost for the domestic electrician industry and all those, either currently training to be an electrician or thinking of a career change, a second low carbon heating generation scheme to be introduced in April 2011 was today announced by Government Energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband.At the same time the feed-in […]

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  9. Electrician training courses to provide jobs boost?

    Electrician training courses to provide jobs boost?

    Workers who have taken an electrical or green energy training course could find that they have increasing job opportunities if the UK continues to move towards a low-carbon economy. It was revealed by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) that environment secretary is set to make a speech at the launch of the […]

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  10. Electrical training courses could benefit environment

    Electrical training courses could benefit environment

    Tradespersons who have taken electrician training courses could find themselves in demand to install green technology, following a government announcement today (February 1st). According to the Department of Energy and Climate Change, from April eligible homeowners and communities are to be given payments for fitting green electricity-generating devices such as small wind turbines and solar […]

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