A new skills and policy department has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to address the major training and recruitment challenges faced by the sector. A team of skills and policy specialists will focus on improving the ...

The Deborah Rowland Scholarship, a scholarship fund dedicated to finding and supporting new talent in the FM industry has launched a JustGiving page, and is inviting organisations and individuals who are passionate about nurturing the next generation of FM leaders ...

OCS has teamed up with Young Enterprise, a leading charity in the UK dedicated to empowering young people through financial and enterprise education, and whose mission aligns with OCS’ commitment to fostering the next generation’s skills and confidence. Young Enterprise ...

With a real focus on increasing the number of opportunities for young talent and developing industry-leading training schemes, the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has elected Adam Broomfield as Chair of its Skills Working Group. Broomfield, who is the current Operations ...

A new report from AI-powered skills training platform Lingio has revealed the challenges of high turnover and skills shortages in the deployment of frontline workers in a range of sectors, including hospitality, transportation, cleaning, and healthcare. According to the report, ...

A Scholarship backed by one of workplace and facilities management’s highest profile practitioners, who has been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, has been established. The Deborah Rowland Scholarship, created in collaboration with Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), intends ...

A strategic partnership has been signed between the University of Bradford and energy infrastructure expert SSE Energy Solutions to collaborate on education, research, and the implementation of sustainable energy initiatives. The partnership aims to use the expertise and resources of both ...

Bidvest Noonan has launched its VR training programme, Altius, with more than 1,600 security officers onboarded for phase one of the programme. Altius see security officers train in virtual environments using VR headsets. These environments are perfect replicas of their ...

National training provider specialising in construction, utilities and green skills, Simply Learning (formerly Expedient Training) has appointed Angela Keyworth as Director of Retrofit and Renewables Training to significantly grow its retrofit training division. Keyworth, who has been running JWP Success ...

Equans, in partnership with technology company Multiverse, is offering its UK employees data apprenticeships through the newly launched Equans Digital & Energy Services Data Academy. Employees taking part in the academy will develop skills including data analytics, AI (Artificial Intelligence) ...