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Your support needed: drylining training materials
FIS is working to support an increase in availability, quality an uptake of apprenticeships in the sector to help address labour shortages linked to the new immigration system. We need the sector to rally to help accelerate this work. We are particularly keen at the...
Help and advice to help to minimise the risk of a cyber attack
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently launched its Small Organisations Newsletter. SMEs cover a huge range of businesses and make up 99% of all business in the UK. Often SMEs do not have the budget of large organisations to spend on cyber security....
New Market Surveillance requirements for Economic Operators
Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 – Market surveillance and compliance of products amending Directive 2004/42/EC, Regulations (EC) No. 765/2008 and (EU) 305/2011 (the EU-CPR) comes into full effect on 16 July 2021. However, Articles 29-33 and 36 applied from 1 January 2021....
Government Consultation: Rating Energy Performance of Commercial Buildings
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has opened a consultation on introducing a performance-based policy framework in large commercial and industrial buildings. This consultation sets out the government's proposals to introduce a national...
Holyrood candidates back regulation of construction industry and development of skills at special CICV Forum hustings
Regulation of the construction industry is essential for a safer and more productive future, election hopefuls from Scotland’s main political parties told a special digital hustings hosted by the Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum The importance of skills...
CDM 20-20 vision – changing the culture
Does the construction industry understand the CDM Regulations in their entirety? This is a new report providing much needed clarity on the management arrangements for all projects. Since 2015, Construction Industry Council’s (CIC) Health & Safety Champion has...
Employer representative bodies needed to pilot local skills improvement plans
Employer representative bodies are being asked by government to step forward and lead pilots for new local skills improvement plans (LSIP). First mooted in the FE white paper, the plans will aim to make colleges align the courses they offer to local employers’ needs....
CITB to retain National Construction Colleges
CITB has announced that they are retaining the CITB National Construction Colleges (NCC) in Norfolk and Glasgow. The facilities offer mainstream and apprentice training in Dry Lining, Partitions and Ceiling Fixing. More details about the training available can be...
Have your say on flexi-job apprenticeship schemes
The new flexi-job apprenticeship schemes were announced by the Chancellor in the last Budget. It is proposed that the schemes will build on the existing Apprenticeship Training Agency model, to allow employers to join forces and access funding to create new or expand...