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Strong drop in the number of companies prepared to take on apprentices

Despite the government’s drive for more young people to take trade apprenticeships, a trade skills training college is reporting a huge drop in the number of companies in Surrey and Hampshire prepared to take on apprentices when the new academic term starts in September 2008. Southampton and Guildford based Apprenticeship Training Limited (ATL), are currently looking for firms and individuals to take on up to 60 apprentices aged 16 – 19 years ... [more]

Plumbers are still in huge demand

According to Train 4 Trade Skills, despite the credit crunch more and more people are opting for training for a traditional trade to weather the economic recession in Britain. The company is experiencing record levels of applicants wanting to enrol on its blended learning plumbing courses with no sign of a slow-down. Train 4 Trade Skills’ marketing manager, Mike Head, said “Traditional methods of training plumbers rely on people being in a ... [more]

Train4Trade Skills trains plumbers in virtual reality house

Would-be plumbers are being offered a new way to train on a blended learning course from Train4Trade Skills that uses games technology to create a virtual reality house, in which the plumbing students can practice their skills at no risk to themselves or to the public. The graphics and games technology used in today’s most advanced computer games is being used by Train4Trade Skills, to train plumbers as part of a `blended learning’ process tha... [more]

Computer games technology for Scottish plumbing course

Train4Trade Skills have launched a new blended learning plumbing course in Scotland, enabling would-be plumbers to study Scottish plumbing qualifications at their own pace. A new blended learning course specifically for participants of any age or gender to enable them to study Scottish plumbing qualifications at home or at work, in their own time, at their own pace, has been launched by Train4Trade Skills, who specialise in distance learning c... [more]

Majority of gas installers believe they should be assessed for on going competence to ensure compliance with current standards

The results are in for the Association of Personnel Certification Bodies’ (APCB) survey to find out gas installers’ views on the Approved Certification Scheme (ACS). Despite some misgivings, it seems that overall the majority of recipients are happy with the general format of ACS, with 96% opting to either keep the structure unchanged or break the assessment down into bite sized chunks, taken annually as opposed to the current five year regim... [more]

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