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. Exploring other options can open the floodgates to qualifications you never knew existed and…
Mental health has been a major talking point around the world in recent years. In Britain, the traditional stiff upper lip is being replaced by an increasing awareness and understanding of mental health issues. Long gone are the shackles of early Victorian asylums and diagnoses such as hysteria. The Crown…
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…
The UK is grappling with a housing crisis. The swelling population is outstripping the amount of housing available. Despite common grumblings about mass urbanisation, the BBC reported that as of 2012, just 2.27% of England’s land had been “built on”. What does this mean for the building industry? A lot…
How many of our alleged leaders view their role as nothing more than a title. Rather than a role with responsibilities attached? How many executives and authorities point to their role as a way to increase their own status. Rather than to build up those who obey them? Is that…
Currently, I’m working as a site supervisor at a construction project in, Qatar. My employer decided to transfer me to take up a Claims role in a recently started project in Kuwait. This was an opportunity I was looking for. As the promotion came with a good hike to my…
