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 […]
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 third annual Farm Safety Week will run from 6 to 10 July 2015. Agriculture has the worst record for safety of any occupation in the UK and Ireland so it’s time to get involved, you only have to look at recent HSE cases/prosecutions and their associated fines served on farmers who have put their […]
If you , or any of your staff are planning to sit the above test, it may be worth knowing that the questions have recently changed and a new book is now available for revision, (GT 100 2015). The new book is available from amazon at CITB Health, safety and environment test
It has been reported this week that concerns over future employment, or lack of, should be listened to. Figures have shown that millions of people in the UK are training for non-existent jobs, creating a huge surplus of trained people without work. Pressure is mounting on the government to transfer their efforts. Instead of encouraging […]
The construction industry makes up around 6.5% of the UK workforce and contributes billions to our economic output. The construction sector is constantly evolving and adapting to new technologies, new needs, new laws ect. This week (16 July) it has been announced that 3 construction companies have apologised over black listing workers. Construction firms Balfour […]
Further good news for Wales, unemployment rates have fallen. Unemployment is now at 6.6%, decreasing 0.2% over 3 months. This means that 96,000 people are currently unemployed in Wales, compared to 132,000 people who were officially without work over the same period in 2012. What do more jobs in Wales mean? This news comes at […]
The world’s population is predicted to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, that’s a lot of mouths to feed. The figures come with problems, if the population rise stays on course we faced with all kinds of issues, such as quality of life, depletion of natural resources and general strain on the earth, but with growth […]
