The construction sector is one of the wealthiest and fastest-growing industries in the UK. Thanks to the housing crisis and the national skills shortage, there has never been a better time to get into the sector. With jobs to suit every interest, there’s something for everybody and a lot of…
Women in construction are not an alien concept. There are around 300,000 women in the UK working in construction, which makes up around 2% of the UK female workforce. The first two recorded women in construction were aristocrats 400 years ago. However, they did not begin to become a staple part…
Nutrition Courses Nutrition is a hot topic these days. With the rise of social media and more food choices than ever before, the choice of diets and lifestyles to follow can be overwhelming. It doesn’t help that many of the most popular nutritional plans contradict each other. Two of the…
Construction is a vast and ever-growing sector. As the population swells and the standard of living heightens, the industry is booming. There are places in the construction sector for people of all skills and talents. Whether you’re interested in manual labour, advanced craft, maths, law or management, there’s great potential…
A CSCS card is a valuable asset to any professional in the construction industry. If you’re the proud owner of a CSCS card but have noticed it is due to expire soon then this guidance is for you. Here are some frequently asked questions around CSCS card renewal. 1….
Introduction Awarding bodies are an often overlooked wishing-well of opportunity when it comes to getting qualified. There are more education providers than many people realise and employers recognise far more awarding bodies than OCR and AQA. Therefore, exploring other options can open the floodgates to qualifications you never knew existed…
Home study doesn’t mean the same thing for everybody. While for some it might conjure romantic images of reading Dickens by a roaring fire, others could be envisioning hours of effort that ends with a home-printed, essentially useless certificate. Both of these imaginings are perfectly possible because there is a…
Introduction to Online Learning Online learning has been knocking about since the 1980s but is still in bloom. Just as online dating didn’t really become a completely acceptable way to meet people until the Tinder revolution, online learning is rapidly becoming an accepted and respected method of gaining qualifications. Employers are…
Photography, like any profession in the arts, is a highly competitive business. Gone are the days when only real tech wizards could navigate their way around a camera. With camera phones in our pockets all the time, appreciation and willingness to pay for real photography talent is decreasing. It’s very…
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying Commercial management and quantity surveying are to create new opportunities in the business industry; the concept defines progress and development in the business. Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying construction usually mean to lead the construction business to success through managing, overseeing and analysing the aspects of a…
