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 ...
Read More »Continuous learning
Ian Meaden, COO of EMCOR UK, argues for organisational commitment to nurturing talent and cultivating a culture of continuous learning In 2023, Ciphr reported that 82 per cent of surveyed employees were more likely to have job satisfaction if they ...
Read More »OCS joins National Safe Spaces scheme
OCS is part of 12 leading private security service providers that have pledged to support the National Business Crime Centre’s Safe Spaces scheme, which is also known as Operation Portum. This comprehensive initiative invites businesses to participate and contribute to ...
Read More »Interns join EMCOR UK as part of 10,000 Black Interns programme
Six interns from the 10,000 Black Interns programme are spending six weeks in paid roles at EMCOR UK in departments including HR, finance, IT, legal and marketing. 10,000 Black Interns is run by the 10,000 Interns Foundation and gives black ...
Read More »Training transformation
Without the necessary skills and knowledge you have a workforce that is – at best – unable to drive innovation and development and – at worst – unequipped to work safely and efficient, says Martin Hottass, Corporate Development Director at ...
Read More »High Voltage Foundation training receives 3rd party recognition
Are you looking to take the first steps on your high voltage competency journey? Are you an appointed HVAP who finds it difficult to gain operational experience on your own equipment? If either of the above are true, PPL Training’s ...
Read More »Training recognition service launched by ASFP
A new training recognition service to offer an independent third-party evaluation of training courses specific to passive fire protection (PFP) has been launched by the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP). ASFP Recognition ensures that all recognised providers work to ...
Read More »Upskilling the unemployed
Amey’s People Director Stephanie Johnson describes a raft of recruitment and training strategies that aim to bring back the long term unemployed to the workforce The UK workforce has been changing dramatically over the last few years as a result ...
Read More »Bellrock launches Management and Leadership programme
Bellrock has partnered with the University of Huddersfield to launch a bespoke in-house management and leadership development programme. A first for the technology enabled workplace solutions business, Bellrock launched the course at the end of last year, which aims to ...
Read More »ESS partnership to deliver ‘First Steps’ supported internship
ESS, the Defence, Energy and Government Services sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has partnered with Bedford College, part of The Bedford College Group, to deliver the ‘First Steps’ supported internship at its MOD Chicksands site. The programme is providing ...
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