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- With the growing interest in MCS ( Micro Generation Certification Scheme ) and renewable technologies, the partnership between Able Skills and Vokera is directly responding to the growing demand for qualified renewable engineers and MCS approved products.Able Skills has built a firm reputation for renewable training and quality, Vokera have an excellent reputation established from […]Read article
Plumbing courses suit ex-serviceman
Read articleServicemen may like to consider plumbing courses when they finish working in the Armed Forces. Such qualifications were a perfect fit for one ex-Army man, who has recently made it into the finals of a national model search to star in Screwfix's next Geared Up workwear catalogue. Speaking to the Swindon Advertiser, Kev Bird described […]
Engineers on electrical courses invited to take part in design project
Read articleTechnicians on electrical courses may like to get involved in a new government scheme to design the next generation of electricity pylon. The competition has been organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects, National Grid and the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Engineers who have – or are studying – electrical course qualifications […]
Solar PV Blooms At Chelsea Flower Show And At First Solar Town!
Read articleSolar PV installations continue to make the news, both in major commercial and residential applications across the UK …Starting on a topical note, the world’s first retractable photovoltaic awning is being showcased at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, 25-29 May. A flexible, lightweight solar film system, the 3kW awning has an estimated annual power output […]
Great Portland Estates plans may create work for electrical course graduates
Read articleGreat Portland Estates is set to work on 2.2 million sq ft of property space over the next three years, suggesting it may require the skills of tradesmen who have completed electrical courses. The developer released its preliminary announcement of results on Tuesday (May 24th) showing that six schemes totalling 405,800 sq ft are near […]
Solar Courses For Micro CHP
Read articleFor homeowners, there are key advantages to installing a Micro CHP system, which combines both heat and power from the same energy source within their individual property. Plumbing students, both new to the industry and established plumbers looking at the different types of City & Guilds/BPEC and NICEIC renewable energy courses Able Skills provides, and […]
Colchester Council activity may spur interest in PV training
Read articleThere may soon be more interest in PV training in Essex as Colchester Council has announced plans to fit thousands of solar panels on council houses and other buildings it owns. Proposals unveiled by the local authority suggest 2,000 homes will benefit from the technology, as well as other facilities such as the Leisure World […]
Burgeoning self-build sector could create work for plumbing course students
Read articleThe self-build industry is in healthy shape, according to one industry source, which could lead to employment opportunities for engineers who have completed plumbing courses. Jaclyn Thorburn, communications manager at BuildStore, pointed out that there are increasing numbers of finance options for people who choose to carry out construction work themselves. Technicians with plumbing course […]
Operation Celtic Odyssey could inspire take-up of renewable energy courses
Read articleThere may soon be more interest in renewable energy courses in Wales, as a major environmental assessment of the country's coastline is being carried out to review its potential for marine power. Operation Celtic Odyssey started on May 6th and will run until May 20th 2011, with academics from Bangor, Swansea, Cardiff and Aberystwyth universities […]
Installing PV Solar Energy Makes Hay While The Sun Is Shining!
Read articleDid you know that the Sun converts more than 4 million metric tonnes of hydrogen into helium every second? It’s been doing this for the past 4.5 billion years and will continue to produce solar energy at this rate for another 5 billion years!The amount of energy the Earth receives from the Sun is about […]
Demand for renewable energy courses could be set for growth
Read articleThe number of people signing up for renewable energy courses could be set for a significant spike, if one online recruitment firm's statistics are anything to go by. RenewablesCareers.com this week revealed that it has seen a 70 per cent increase in international traffic in the first four months of the year and a 78 […]
Plumbing course students offered tax advice
Workers on plumbing courses who undertake a homebuilding or renovating project could be in line to have VAT refunded on radiators. Helena Gerwitz, general manager of Feature Radiators, accepted that the tax system can be complicated and involves a lot of deadlines and specific criteria to be met. However, she stressed that in certain situations […]Read article