S001 – Construction Safety Awareness Course We are very pleased to announce that the NPORS S001 – Construction Safety Awareness Course has been mapped as a full equivalent to the QCF Level 1 Award Health and Safety in a Construction Environment. This means that in addition to plant operators undertaking this course, labourers who have achieved the […]

While agriculture employs just 1.5% of the total UK workforce it accounts for almost 20% of all workplace fatalities in Britain. Aside from the devastating impact on families, friends and co-workers, deaths and injuries cost the industry £200m in fines, lost earnings and remedial work each year. Yet, according to the Health & Safety Executive […]

Lantra are pleased to announce the launch of our new suite of NVQ qualifications in Plant Operations. • Level 2 NVQ certificates in Plant Operations (Construction) • Level 2 NVQ Diplomas in Plant Operations (Construction) • Level 2 NVQ Diploma in Controlling and Lifting Occupations – Slinger/Signaller (Construction) Developed in conjunction with NPORS, a Construction Skills […]

Whilst many UK industries are suffering as a result of staff and skills shortages, nowhere is this more prevalent than in warehousing and logistics. Lantra training is seen as providing an effective solution that could help the situation and, to ensure we have the appropriate presence and credibility in the warehousing sector, Lantra has, following a recent audit, become a member of the ABA (Accrediting Bodies Association). […]

CITB HS&E Test ID Policy CITB Identification (ID) Requirements for HS&E Tests Important information All documents presented by the candidate as identification must: • be originals (no photocopies or digital copies) • be in date (valid) at the time of being provided (not expired) • be in the candidate’s name (which must match the name […]

  Subcontractors of many different trades are required to work on a project for The University of Manchester.  The campus is being expanded with a £1.2 billion investment. Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine have been appointed by the University of Manchester to deliver the bulk of its £1bn Campus Masterplan. A partnership […]

According to the Office for National Statistics, average pay rises are higher in construction and property than in any other sector. With some industry professionals seeing their salaries rise 4 times higher than the cost of living, there couldn’t be a better time to break into construction with a CPCS site licence such as a […]

The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food, Rebecca Evans announced earlier this week that a new farming connect framework will commence in October 2015. This new framework will be a collaboration of Mentor a Busnes and Lantra to deliver funding and training via various mediums including your current Lantra training provider. We will be here […]