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Boosting young women's perceptions08 May 2008
At a special interactive skills event in the North West of England, young women were given a flavour of the high quality careers available in building services engineering.
Sector's brightest talent awarded at NTA
23 Apr 2008
The British Library in London played host to the 2008 National Training Awards for the building services engineering sector on 2nd April. The lively event was hosted by Stuart Lyon, Vice Chair of SummitSkills. Special guest speaker Kriss Akabusi MBE captivated the audience with his motivational speech, emphasizing the value of teamwork.
The dawn of a new era for building services engineering skills
23 Apr 2008
After months of careful consultation and planning, April 18th saw the end of the ‘Horizon’ project and the UK launch of the Sector Skills Agreement for building services engineering. The launch event took place at the Institute of Civil Engineers where employers, government and sector partners gathered to hear about the agreement and its future plans.
SummitSkills seeks new Board Chair
18 Apr 2008
Following his appointment as CEO of UKSkills, Simon Bartley will be standing down as Chair of SummitSkills at the end of 2008, leaving the way open for a successor from January 2009, so SummitSkills have launched a recruitment drive to appoint a new Board Chair to take up the post from June 2008, allowing a handover period.
New strategy to boost apprenticeships
15 Feb 2008
SummitSkills, the sector skills council for building services engineering, has welcomed government plans to expand and strengthen apprenticeships.
Take the Summit Holiday Village challenge
15 Feb 2008
SummitSkills is challenging the sector’s budding new talent to test their skills in its interactive careers game, set in the virtual world of the ‘Summit Holiday Village’.
The Prime Minister's Global Fellowship
12 Feb 2008
Globalization means the world is getting smaller as cultures and people from other countries are connected in ways never experienced before. This is an exciting time for young people and SummitSkills is helping to promote the Prime Minister’s Global Fellowship, aimed at young people in England involved in further education or apprenticeships.
Apprenticeship Week 2008
11 Feb 2008
SummitSkills is helping to promote Apprenticeship Week to employers in the building services engineering sector. Running from 25-29 February across England, this week-long celebration of the unprecedented success of apprenticeships aims to raise their profile and encourage more employers to take on apprentices.
National Occupational Standards - another chance to comment
07 Feb 2008
SummitSkills is calling for further views on changes to the sector's national occupational standards (NOS) and qualifications, following its major review of the existing NOS suites and qualification structures.
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