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Sending employees on work-related training such as plumbing courses could encourage them to feel a greater sense of loyalty to a firm. This is the view of Sarah Clover, a spokesperson for notgoingtouni.co.uk, who described vocational qualifications as being a great way for companies to ensure their staff have the right knowledge. Training such as […]
An online source has suggested the jobs achieved by people who take vocational training such as plumbing courses can often lead to better salaries than other more conventional qualifications. This is the view of Iampav, who posted a reply to an Independent article on the newspaper's website, saying that vocational education has in the past […]
A recruitment expert has suggested companies could benefit from arranging more apprenticeships, which may lead to more attendees on plumbing courses. Shagufta Mustafa, a spokesperson for the National Apprenticeship Service, pointed out that such programmes will see people trained in areas that employers need staff. This suggests that an apprentice could be studying vocational qualifications […]
Olympic Park in London is set to be redeveloped after the Games in 2012, which could mean there are job opportunities for workers on electrician training courses in the future. Lord mayor of London Boris Johnson announced that the area will be renamed Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and will feature new homes and facilities. The […]
People who have taken plumbing courses could find their services increasingly sought-after if a new scheme launched by a Swindon branch of Tesco is a success. According to the Swindon Advertiser, several local firms have joined forces with the retail giant for the new Tesco Home Services scheme, which will allow customers to use the […]
Birmingham City Council's plans to install thousands of solar panels at local homes and business could result in a sudden surge in the number of people opting to take electrical courses in the area. The local authority revealed earlier this week that it intends to fit photovoltaic panels in prime locations across the suburbs of […]
Hot on the heels, as it were, of recent news that the Prince of Wales has installed 32 solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of his London residence, Clarence House, comes the announcement from the Obama administration that the White House will be installing a mix of solar thermal and photovoltaic panels, spring 2011, which […]
Engineers who have completed a plumbing course could have more maintenance work ahead, after a statement from uSwitch.com. The website's director of consumer policy Ann Robinson urged people to sign up for boiler insurance products that include a safety check, since this ensures they will not be taking any chances with their health. This may […]
Sunderland FC may have needed to call on the expertise of an engineer who has completed plumbing courses on Saturday (October 2nd). The Premiership football side were facing Manchester United – a game that ended 0-0 – at the Stadium of Light, but the maintenance team had to deal with an emergency as a sewage […]
Workers currently studying on electrical courses may see new employment opportunities as a result of a proposed high speed rail link in the UK. Policy advisor for the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce William Rogers claimed that up to 12,000 construction jobs could be created if the project connecting London and Birmingham goes ahead. In his […]
According to a recent City and Guilds survey, over 80 per cent of plumbers were found to be financially better off, even during the recession, than they were during the same period in the previous year!Even though every year there will always be many existing plumbers and other trades personnel retiring earlier than normal, which […]
More former miners could be inspired to go on electrical courses after the government announced plans for improving its coalfields regeneration programme. Over the past 13 years, schemes have been taking place in former mining communities to create employment opportunities for those who lost their jobs when the pits closed in the 1980s. However, a […]
