Taking electrical courses or other vocational qualifications is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative to an expensive university course. Sarah Clover, business development manager at advice website notgoingtouni.co.uk, has suggested that the current economic climate has made taking more employment-focused courses may represent a "sensible approach". She pointed to the fact that many people taking university […]
Attendees of electrical courses could be presented with an increased range of employment opportunities in the near future as part of new green energy plans by the government. Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne has outlined plans for a new Green Deal initiative at the Economist UK Energy Summit, which will see billions of […]
A skills shortage in the UK’s construction industry has increased the importance of electrical courses and other educational programmes, according to a report. The Chartered Institute of Building has published its fourth annual skills survey, revealing that 72 per cent of construction industry professionals believe there is currently a lack of skilled workers in the […]
Workers with electrical qualifications could be employed to install solar panels as part of a new green housing scheme in Birmingham. Birmingham City Council has confirmed that as many as 40 council houses in the area are to be retrofitted with environmentally-friendly home improvements as part of the Green New Deal pilot scheme. The initiative […]
Electrical course attendees in Scotland may have a range of new employment opportunities available to them thanks to new plans from Iberdrola. The Spanish energy giant, which owns ScottishPower, has stated its intention to increase the size of its Iberdrola Engineering and Construction UK division, having recently completed the incorporation of 96 members of the […]
The importance of electrical courses could be set to increase after the government made a commitment to supporting a number of green building programmes. Business secretary Vince Cable has confirmed that the government will be maintaining support for several millions of pounds worth of low carbon construction projects. These will include the creation of four […]
People who work towards electrical qualifications and other vocational courses will find it easier to walk into the job of their dreams. This is according to vocational education organisation City & Guilds, which is marking VQ Day 2010 on June 23rd with the launch of a new campaign called Stars behind the Stars. The campaign […]
The benefits of electrical courses have been underlined recently, as a bakery received a significant fine from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) for not following official guidance. Genaro Saiano and Dejan Durkin, company directors of DG Bakery in Bedfordshire, failed to comply with HSE notices, which were issued to prevent workers from being exposed […]
Electrical courses could become more popular after NG Bailey was announced to have registered on the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS). The company has an annual turnover of about £600 million and received a British Council of Offices award for innovation last year. According to NICEIC, an independent voluntary body for the UK electrical contracting industry, […]
Construction firm Balfour Beatty may have inspired more demand for electrical courses by scoring a second major deal of the past few months. The Derby contract is said to be worth about £220 million and will see the company build 14 schools in three phases between now and September 2014, reported Building.co.uk. With the construction […]
Electrical courses in London could see new interest from construction workers after the Walkie Talkie building reportedly moved one step closer to being built. Confirmation that the construction of the new Walkie Talkie building in London could begin in September may inspire workers to sign up to electrical courses. Recent reports suggest Canary Wharf could […]
Interest in electrical courses in Wales could be set to increase, after it was revealed that a new £2 billion project to install windfarms off the north coast of the country will go ahead. The RWE Innogy-led initiative will see 160 wind turbines constructed by 2014 and 1,000 jobs could be created for workers in […]
