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New CITB-ConstructionSkills chairman
17 Feb 2010

SummitSkills, the Sector Skills Council for Building Services Engineering (BSE), welcomes the appointment of a new chairman to CITB-ConstructionSkills.


Vocational Qualifications - the right skills, right for your business
15 Feb 2010

In driving growth for the economy, employers need employees with the right skills, in the right place, at the right time. In order to achieve this, work-related qualifications have been reformed to better meet the needs of employers, employees and people entering work.


Building Bridges: linking employers and education
05 Feb 2010

At a special industry conference to examine the links being forged between building services engineering and higher education, our chief executive Keith Marshall will explain how SummitSkills is working to bring the sector’s employers and the education community closer together.


Building services engineering: securing the future
05 Feb 2010

SummitSkills welcomes a special two-day conference organised by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) which delves into potential strategies that could equip building services specialists to cope with the economic challenges they could face in the coming years.


Free course can help bid for Government contracts
28 Jan 2010

SummitSkills welcomes the launch of a free public procurement course that aims to help small businesses supply services and goods to the public sector.


New Gas Technician membership for Gas Safe registrants
25 Jan 2010

SummitSkills applauds the introduction of new grade of membership announced by the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM).  Launching this month, the new membership level will be known as Gas Technician and is open to everyone on the Gas Safe Register.


Apprenticeship grants available for 16 & 17 year olds
20 Jan 2010

The National Apprenticeship Service has announced this week that it will provide up to 5,000 apprenticeship grants with a value of £2,500 each to encourage employers to take on unemployed 16 & 17 year olds as apprentices.


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