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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 […]
Engineers in the Burnley area may be considering plumbing courses after it emerged that a local firm has confirmed a £2.5 million deal with a European energy company. James Hargreaves Plumbing Merchants could receive this sum of money over this year and next, with the organisation set to build a showroom on Parliament Street using […]
The building company assigned to carry out the £86 million expansion of the Diageo plant in Fife has revealed that 150 jobs are being created through the project, which could lead to an increase in demand for bricklaying courses. BBC News reported that groundwork has begun at the site, with construction firm Rok in charge […]
With dire warnings predicted for a prolonged period of drastic cost cutting and austerity measures in the UK, which aim to reduce the deficit mountain, news of construction industry projects are a welcome sign that confidence continues to grow in the continuing emergence from recession, suffered in recent years.The announcement that construction firm, Morgan Ashurst, […]
Two bricklaying courses in Boston, Lincolnshire are being held to help improve the health and safety knowledge of employees in the industry. Organised by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the events at the Princess Royal Sports Arena on June 15th and 16th are open to people employed in various construction-related activities, such as plastering […]
There may soon be more demand for electrical courses around Exeter after a fire at an industrial unit near the city was attributed to an electrical fault. No one was injured in the blaze, but the smoke from the incident at the Colas depot on Tan Lane was visible from miles away, according to the […]
An industry expert has suggested the new jobs that are set to come on to the construction market are likely to be in retrofitting applications, which could lead to a rise in demand for electrical courses for engineers. Director of external affairs at the Federation of Master Builders Brian Berry explained that there may be […]
There may be renewed interest in gas courses in Scotland after a woman was badly burned following a gas explosion at a pheasant hatchery. BBC News reported that the woman was still in a serious condition the day after the incident, which occurred at about 19:50 BST on Thursday June 3rd. The 56-year-old woman suffered […]
There’s always more to simply learning core curriculum knowledge! Any form of skills training teaches you how to approach a problem, analysing its cause and knowing how to supply the correct solution. This is never more applicable when training to be an electrician.Many who decide to enter the industry, either at the start of their […]
There may be more demand for decorating courses this summer, since people often decide to get stuck into DIY jobs around the house during periods of good weather. This is the opinion of deputy editor at Build It magazine Anna-Marie DeSouza, who suggested that individuals may have previously been put off by the "dismal" spring […]
