Cornwall pledges ten apprentices this year
Cornwall Group has pledged to create ten new apprenticeships before the end of this year as part of its continuing commitment to support the up skilling of workers in the glass industry.
The group, which...
‘Talent scheme to remain free for at least a year’
The Construction Leadership Council has confirmed that the Construction Talent Retention Scheme is to remain free for all construction and associated businesses and candidates for at least another year.
The organisation has also launched ‘Talentview’,...
More careers targeted in new skills partnership
Building Our Skills had broadened its range of career apprenticeship support by teaming up with the Learning Skills Partnership with the aim of attracting newcomers into fenestration roles such as trade supply, accountancy, customer service,...
£10,000prize in search for top apprentice
Prizes worth up to £10,000 are up for grabs in the seventh annual Screwfix Trade Apprentice competition, with entries invited until Feb 21.
Top prize includes £5,000 of tools, a £3,000 training budget and £2,000...
More online training from Conservatory Outlet
Conservatory Outlet has launched a series of online sales training forums for sales staff across its retail network to explore and share best practice within the industry.
The training outlines the network’s approach to maximising sales...
‘Daylight, health and well-being’ in new learning module
Natural daylight, and its role in promoting health, wellbeing and productivity, is the subject of a new RIBA-approved learning module from internal glass specialist Indeglås, ‘Daylight Transfer – a Guide to the Design Approach,...
Granada focuses on secondary glazing in new CPD series
Architects and specifiers are invited to take part in a new series of CPD seminars from Granada Secondary Glazing, focusing on its use in all types of buildings, including listed and historic properties.
Southern area...
Practical training from Building Our Skills
Building Our Skills is launching a practical training programme in line with its aims of bringing more new people into the fenestration industry and upskilling existing industry employees.
The programme includes an introduction to the...
New site for glass trainer MRG
Glass industry training provider MRG Services has launched its new website.
The new site provides information on the programmes which cover not only glass-related qualifications but also management, business, competency updates, facilities management, sales and...
Howells adds Ultraline training
Howells Patent Glazing has added to its training portfolio with a new workshop for its Ultraline low-pitch, non-intrusive aluminium rooflight, available as a GQA approved familiarisation workshop and an e-learning experience.
Participants will be trained to perform quality...