GGF joins BOS for Apprenticeship show
The Glass & Glazing Federation is partnering with the Building Our Skills organisation as sponsor of the National Apprenticeship & Education Event at Millennium Point, Birmingham in March.
The National Apprenticeship & Education Event attracts...
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...
Veka backs BOS with ‘inspiring’ initiatives
Veka is giving its support to Building Our Skills with support in two of the campaign’s programmes to help it attract new recruits into the industry.
The next few months will see the systems supplier...
Free training portal from Certass
Certass is out to skill-up the industry with the launch of its new Glazing Competency Portal.
The organisation’s MTC Continuum Card Holders can give their installers and site operatives free access to bite-size training sessions...
Deceuninck UK gains Investors In People Silver
Deceuninck UK has been awarded Investors In People (IIP) Silver in recognition of its efforts to reward and support its workforce.
Awarded with a Bronze IIP accreditation in 2019,
The company says it has taken steps...
BOS delivers 60 newcomers with joint funding
Building Our Skills has completed its commitment to train 60 fenestration newcomers using funding from the Midlands Energy Hub and BEIS.
The practical training course is three days of tuition incorporating one day online and...
Leaning into professional development
Employees at Quickslide have undertaken Lean Green Belt Training offered by West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services. This latest training is just part of a continued commitment by the leading windows and doors supplier to offer...
BWF campaign to champion the role of apprentices
The British Woodworking Federation has this week launched a campaign ‘Our industry's next generation: Apprentices tell their stories’ to champion the role of apprentices in woodworking and joinery manufacturing as well as highlighting the...
Double challenge for worker shortages
The ongoing shortage of skilled workers in the UK faced two challenges this week as the Construction Leadership Council urged the government yet again to extend its Shortage Occupation list on its points-based immigration...
Droylsden skills-up with GQA and IVS
Thirteen members of staff at Droylsden Glass have achieved a Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Fenestration Installation as result of a partnership between GQA, the awarding and qualifications writing body and IVS Training &...
