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A new low-cost method of heating water could mean engineers may benefit from taking plumbing courses to understand the new technological advance. The environmentally-friendly device – called Solasyphon – has been created and sold by John Willis with his team at Willis Renewables. It is a heat exchanger that is installed on the outside of […]
An industry body has highlighted the importance of gas safety in holiday accommodation, which could encourage some proprietors to enrol in gas courses. Gas Safe Register spokesperson Sarah Hill claimed that tourists let their guard down when it comes to such issues and this is worrying. According to the organisation’s research, 37 per cent of […]
New skills gained from electrical courses could help people improve their CV, since one source has suggested qualifications can help make up for lack of experience. Senior consultant at The Write Stuff Peter Panayotou stated it certainly cannot do any harm to have extra skills and employers may be impressed that a person has completed […]
Sometimes the thought of starting a new career can appear very daunting indeed! There’s always much to learn – and in the construction trade industry – practical skills to master too! Many trades have been transformed by new materials and technologies, making the work now involved much more simpler, streamlined and thus, you can accomplish […]
There could be increased interest in plumbing courses after a source suggested young people are not learning enough skills to secure jobs. Matthew Freeman, head of young people and communities at employment and skills specialists Working Links, claimed that it can be "extremely damaging" for youngsters to grow up without enough training to develop their […]
Interest in electrical courses may soon spike in Somerset after it was revealed that EDF Energy intends to build a nuclear power plant near Bridgwater. It will involve some £500 million of investment by the firm and also looks set to boost employment in the area, both while the facility is being built and when […]
Interest in bricklaying courses in London may be set to rise after a contract was agreed for a new prison to be built in the capital. The facility – which will be called Belmarsh West and will be situated next to the existing Belmarsh prisons – is worth £415 million to outsourcing company Serco, which […]
Recently the media has been focusing on an increasing number of ex-armed services personnel and their struggle to reintegrate into normal civilian life, even after many months, or even years have elapsed since leaving active duty. The problem has been highlighted because of the UK’s still fragile recovery from recession and the current severe government […]
An industry figure has highlighted the importance of engineers completing plumbing courses before carrying out domestic installation and maintenance work. Chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering Blane Judd suggested that it should be a greater priority for everyone to hire a well-qualified professional. He claimed that only those people who […]
Electrical courses may soon see a surge of interest in the Liverpool area after it was announced that new technology is being trialled in the city. Chief executive of the Mersey Partnership Lorraine Rogers described to the Liverpool Echo how the north-west destination has won the chance to trial Smart Grid techniques, which she suggested […]
