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- A home improvement source has suggested a botched DIY project could have a negative effect on a house's value, which could lead to a greater reliance on professionals who have undertaken training, such as electrical courses. Andrew Leech, director of the National Home Improvement Council, urged people to have a go at tasks around the […]Read article
Electrical courses popularity could grow if schools project goes ahead
Read articleThere is cash available in the government coffers to pay for the construction of all the schools it had planned for, it has been suggested, which could lead to more workers signing up for electrical courses. Speaking to Construction News, a source close to the Capital Review team – which is tasked with looking at […]
Popularity of garden lighting could increase demand for electrical courses
Read articleAn industry commentator has suggested that it has become more common for people to spend money on installing lighting in their gardens, which could affect take-up of electrical courses in the UK. Managing director of Elstead Lighting Jonathan Lucas explained there is growing interest in fitting such devices in people's properties, with consumers seemingly attracted […]
Electrical RCD Toolkit Campaign.
Read articleA home’s consumer unit – or fusebox, as it used to be known – is at the very heart of the house electrical supply circuit. It’s absolute ability to provide a safe and secure control to both prevent and minimise risk from any possible electrical supply discontinuity, malfunctioning or overload is crucial to home and […]
DIY incompetence could lead to more interest in plumbing courses
Read articleA home improvement expert has noted that there are a lot of modern men who are not very good at DIY, which suggests they could benefit from plumbing courses. Andrew Leech, director of the National Home Improvement Council, described how such abilities have become something of a "lost art", with less males able to carry […]
Youngster's comments may inspire others to take plumbing courses
Read articlePlumbing courses could see more demand from young people if the remarks of one apprentice are taken on board by others. Stephen Jackson, who is 16 years old and from Chester-le-Street, managed to secure his apprenticeship through a joint project between Sunderland Football Club and Cestria Community Housing. He revealed how grateful he is to […]
Electrical course attendees advised over health and safety agreement
Read articleWorkers in the process of completing an electrical course may be interested to hear about a new agreement between the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Building Control Alliance. The arrangement, which was signed at 11:00 BST on Friday September 17th 2010, will see the two organisations working more closely to improve standards on […]
Plumbing Skills Training - Theory And Practical!
Read articleRecently, secretary of state for education, Michael Gove announced that an independent review of vocational education for 14 to 19-year-olds is to be carried out. It had been suggested that when it comes to Higher Education training, there needs to be a balance in vocational courses between teaching practical skills and building job competencies.In other […]
Plumbing course attendees may be needed for energy-efficiency drive
Read articleA spokesperson for Friends of the Earth has called on the government to make sure people living in poverty have energy-efficient homes, which may require the expertise of workers who have completed a plumbing course. The charity suggested a new law should be introduced to protect those people who cannot afford to heat their properties, […]
Professionals with electrical course qualifications 'required for complex DIY'
Read articleThe skills learned by technicians who have attended an electrical course may be required by homeowners, it has been suggested. Anna-Marie DeSouza, editor at Build It magazine, pointed out that there are plenty of people deciding to improve their current home rather than move to another property. She noted that this has led to a […]
Pre-Winter House Health Check Up
About this time, every year, the advice is given out to all property owners to conduct a timely house health check up as the first signs of autumn appear. Sadly, all too often the sensible words of advice are not always heeded and inevitably, another hard winter sees the depressing list of statistics of people […]Read articleCall out professionals with plumbing course qualifications 'straight away'
People should make sure they stay on top of home maintenance by calling engineers who have taken plumbing courses as soon as a problem appears. Tim Doherty, managing director of the National Self Build & Renovation Centre, noted that larger projects do require more planning and preparation. However, for issues such as bleeding radiators and […]Read article