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If you’ve made your mind up and are ready to train for a brand new career as an electrician or plumber, the likelihood is that you have already worked out your available time schedules. Now all you have to do is find a training centre that offers you the right course over a period of […]
Tradespersons who have taken a plumbing training course but have been out of work for more than six months could find that their employment prospects are boosted by a new government guarantee. According to the Department for Work and Pensions, its Young Person’s Guarantee will offer up to 470,000 job, training or work experience opportunities […]
People who are unemployed and are considering taking an electrician training course to kick-start a new career could benefit from the government’s Train to Gain scheme. The initiative is a national service launched by the state for employees and those currently out of work to train and learn new skills. It gives Brits the opportunity […]
Professionals who have approved gas qualifications and are on the Gas Safe Register could now benefit from a new grade of membership offered by the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM). It was announced by the body in December 2009 that the Gas Technician grade was to be launched in the new year – […]
Tiling training courses may have become more popular over the last couple of months after the government revealed that the number of people taking advanced apprenticeships has increased. According to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the proportion of Britons completing these qualifications rose by 2,700 from 9,700 to 12,400 in the first […]
Tradespersons who have taken gas training courses could help save lives after details of a new national campaign were announced. An initiative called Be Alarmed! was launched back in October 2008 by the Energy Retail Association on behalf of the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance, which aims to cut down on the number of deaths […]
For many seriously thinking about a career change, most will have a good idea of the new area of work they would like to retrain to gain the necessary skills. The majority will have either been working in similar fields or possibly taking up an area of long held interest as a fulltime living. The […]
Tradespersons who have taken a tiler training course could find that their services are in demand among Britons who are looking to sell their house. Speaking to Huliq News, Matt Knox, chief executive officer of constructions classifieds website Diggers List, offered a number of ways that homeowners could boost the value of their property. He […]
Workers from London who have taken tiling training courses may find that their job prospects have been boosted thanks to the construction of Olympic Park. It was recently revealed that there are more than 9,000 people working on the big build of Olympic Park and the Olympic Village. The Olympic Delivery Authority’s (ODA) Job, Skills, […]
Plumbers and electricians could find that their job opportunities vastly increase by taking a green energy training course, following comments by therenewableenrgycentre.co.uk. It was recently revealed that the Crown Estate, which owns Britain’s coastal seabeds, granted rights to energy firms to build up to 6,400 turbines on offshore windfarms. According to a spokesperson for the […]
Homeowners have been encouraged to make their homes more energy efficient, which could provide work for tradespersons who have taken plumbing training courses. According to uSwitch, consumers could soon be forced to pay a further £548 on their fuel bills each year as a result of new investment recently announced by the Office of the […]
