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Inspiring a Generation

2/26/2013 9:29 AM EST  -   Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
ECITB at Skills North West
‘The engineering construction industry needs to recruit 60,000 more skilled workers over the next ten years’, that’s the message coming loudly and clearly from the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB).

The ECITB will be exhibiting at Skills North West on the 6th& 7thMarch, at EventCity in the Trafford Centre, Manchester. The ECITB can be found at stand 100,...
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National youth program launches to address Canadian skills shortage

1/28/2013 10:00 AM EST  -   Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
TORONTO, ON – Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada has partnered with Kal Tire to create a new national youth program called Skilled4Success. With a national shortage forecasted in the skilled trades sector, Skilled4Success will provide essential pre-employment exploration opportunities, job skills training and job shadowing experiences for youth across Canada.
Skilled4Success is being implemented in 12 Boys and...
(Left to right) Reza Razmjoo, Business Development Director, TWI; Ms Meriyam Abd. Majid, Chief Executive Officer, GIATMARA Malaysia; Christine Wylde, TWI; Ms Rosfarizam, GIATMARA Malaysia; and Chris P
 

Welding training partnership adds value to Malaysian Government programme to boo...

12/3/2012 7:43 AM EST  -   TWI Ltd
In just one year since signing a partnership agreement with TWI Training and Examination Services, GIATMARA Malaysia (literal translation: grass roots knowledge movement of Malaysia) has been able to train and qualify over 130 instructors in basic and advanced welding skills. The partnership is one of the initiatives reinforcing the national idea of creating opportunity by providing first-class learning environments...

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7/9/2012 7:13 AM EST  -   CIBSE
CIBSE ‘Training for Building Performance Award’ highlights growing importance of knowledge and skills for engineering ‘excellent buildings’

9th July 2012
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has just announced the categories for its Building Performance Awards 2013.  Training and development throughout the whole of the built environment is receiving considerable attention, not least...
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2012 Annual WJS Conference: The Importance of Welding Advances, Skills and Quali...

6/20/2012 6:39 AM EST  -   TWI Ltd
Over 70 delegates from the UK, Europe, India and Australia gathered at The Welding Institute, Cambridge, for the Annual WJS Conference from 29-30 May 2012. Twelve invited speakers, introduced by Sayee Raghunathan, TWI, focused their presentations on the Importance of Welding Advances, Skills and Quality Management.
At a time when demand for welding skills is increasing alongside new technologies and materials...
Emily Smith
 

Top Equine Learner Takes the Lead

3/6/2012 5:11 AM EST  -   Lantra
Emily Smith, from Bennett Equine, was recognised as ‘Equine Learner of the Year’ for her dedication to training at the ninth annual Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards ceremony.

Emily, who was nominated by Barony College and completed a National Certificate in Equine Studies, said: “I really want to progress my career and become a head groom some day, so I hope that having my skills...
Overall Lantra Award Winners, Daryl Russell and Emily Smith
 

Awards go to Scotland’s Top Land-based Learners

3/6/2012 5:00 AM EST  -   Lantra
A Horticulture Modern Apprentice working in Cumbernauld has been awarded the top prizes at the ninth annual Lantra Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year Awards ceremony.

Daryl Russell, an Apprentice with North Lanarkshire Council was recognised as ‘Overall Winner - Land-based and Aquaculture Learner of the Year’, which was sponsored by Skills Development Scotland, The Scottish Government and Scottish...
Grants for land-based employers to hire Apprentices
 

Grants for Land-based Employers to Employ Apprentices

2/28/2012 4:52 AM EST  -   Lantra
There has never been a better time for land-based businesses to employ an Apprentice, as 40,000 small and medium sized businesses will get £1,500 to employ their first Apprentice.

‘The Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16-24 year olds’ is an incentive designed to help employers discover the benefits of having an Apprentice in their workplace. The incentive is run by the National Apprenticeship Service and it...
Businesses should 'Love Apprenticeships'
 

Businesses Should ‘Love Apprenticeships’

2/7/2012 4:59 AM EST  -   Lantra
Businesses are urged to ‘Love Apprenticeships’ this year as Lantra, Sector Skills Council for land-based and environmental industries, has created a free website that puts interested employers in touch with learners, helping to bring an Apprentice into their workplace.

Apprenticeships are a great way to breathe new life into a business, as employers get to train apprentices from scratch, to ensure they develop all...
Learners are urged to 'Love Apprenticeships'
 

Love Apprenticeships?

2/6/2012 6:01 AM EST  -   Lantra
There are even more reasons for learners to ‘Love Apprenticeships’ the year as Lantra, Sector Skills Council for land-based and environmental industries, has created a free website and match making service that provides learners all the information and tools they need to begin an Apprenticeship.

The changing times have required many learners in the UK to re-assess their long term plans and decide what their future...