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CITB Levy Return
Submitting the Levy Return by the deadline is not only important for your company's eligibility for grant claims, but it's also a legal requirement. The Levy Return is an annual submission that outlines the amount of money your company owes for the Construction...
Participate in the Review of Apprenticeship Standards
This is an exciting opportunity for those passionate about the plastering trade to have their say in shaping the apprenticeship standard. The level 3 Plasterer Apprenticeship Standard is designed to provide apprentices with the necessary skills and knowledge to become...
FIS, CPA and CLC comment on the Autumn Statement
The Chancellor presented the Autumn Statement yesterday setting out the Government’s plan for a stronger economy. This supported British businesses by removing long-term barriers to investment, delivering energy security and the Net Zero transition, investment in...
Winners announced at 2023 Training Awards
FIS and Worshipful Company of Plaisterers have announced the winners of the sector Training Awards at its gala lunch held at Plaisterers’ Hall in London today. In front of a packed audience at Plaisterers’ Hall, the winners of the 2023 Training Awards were announced...
Welsh Government publishes its response on the definition of a Higher‐Risk Building
The Welsh Government has published its response to the consultation on the definition of a Higher‐Risk Building (HRB). It confirms that a HRB in Wales will be defined as over 18 metres or more than seven storeys with a single residential unit, as opposed to two or...
New public procurement regime designed to deliver better value for money
The Procurement Act received Royal Assent on 27 October and aims to create a new public procurement regime designed to deliver better value for money. Expected to come into force from October 2024, simpler and more transparent procurement processes will streamline the...
Help us to develop the End Point Assessment for Interior Systems
FIS is working at pace with NOCN (National Open College Network) to develop the End Point Assessment for Interior Systems Installer apprenticeship – Ceilings and Partitions pathway as there is not an assessment in place for this pathway. To progress this work, we...
New Passive Fire Knowledge Group develops knowledge shares to support compliance
A new set of resources looking at penetrations and compatibility were launched today at London Build by the Passive Fire Knowledge Group (PFKG), a collaborative construction forum (co-chaired by FIS Technical Director Joe Cilia). The PFKG brings together contractors,...
The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill has been introduced
The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill has been introduced. The bill seeks to reduce the risk of life from unsafe cladding on people’s homes and will give powers to ministers to assess and remediate certain types of buildings with unsafe cladding....