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FIS representing sector at Virtual Careers Fair in December
FIS is representing the finishes and interiors sector at the The virtual Apprenticeships: Earn while you learn careers fair. The event will allow young people from across the UK to find out more about apprenticeships within different sectors across the UK. It will...
National Apprenticeship Week theme ‘Build the Future’ announced for 2022
The theme for the 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week has been announced today. The National Apprenticeship Week 2022 theme of ‘Build the Future’ continues from 2021, and focuses on the benefits apprenticeships can have on individuals, businesses, and local...
CLC writes regarding UK Construction Products Regulations
The Construction Leadership Council has written to The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State, Department for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities & Local Government and The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng, Secretary of State, Department for Business, Energy &...
Slow down of Level 3 qualification reforms
On Monday, during the second reading of the Skills and Post-16 Education Bill, Education Secretary, Nadhim Zahawi, announced that level 3 qualification reforms were being slowed down to allow the sector more time to prepare for the changes. As a result,...
English Construction Apprenticeships Route Review
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) is holding a ‘mini consultation’ as part of the route review of construction. The consultation seeks stakeholder views on the occupations currently represented on the occupational map for construction....
Advice for funding training
To help organisations secure funding for training, the CICV Forum has produced a guide to the Flexible Workforce Development Fund. This guide is designed to explain the fund clearly and concisely and help organisations secure financial assistance for training. More...
BSI launches new technology to provide digital identification of products
BSI has launched BSI Identify to allow permanent structured product data to be found at any stage in the design, installation, maintenance and deconstruction of the product or system. The Construction Product Association (CPA) said ‘This unique initiative aims to...
Cost pressures broadened in Q3
All parts of the construction supply chain experienced continued growth in Q3, according to the Construction Trade Survey. Construction product manufacturers reported a fifth consecutive quarterly rise in product sales, whilst SME building contractors and chartered...
James Parlour announced as new FIS Technical and Vetting Manager
FIS is pleased to announce the appointment of James Parlour as its new Technical and Vetting Manager to support the technical work of the organisation and develop the membership vetting process. With more than 16 years’ technical, compliance and design experience...