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CITB Construction Skills Site Safety Plus Scheme - Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS)

site safety 2Who should attend?
This course is intended for project managers, site managers and supervisors as well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies. Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course. Possession of this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations as a demonstration of competence in the role of site manager.

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Londoners may call out plumbers for variety of reasons

Most people will call out an emergency plumber when they have some form of urgent problem relating to their water or heating supply.Such tradesmen are trained to be able to deal with a huge range of issues that your average homeowner is not going to have a clue how to fix.Naturally, when it comes to the nuts and bolts of keeping water running around the house, you need to be able to call a professional you can trust - or face a few days without showering at home.

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Construction industry faces ‘retirement timebomb’

Construction-traineeThe construction industry is facing a ‘retirement timebomb’ as the number of 16- to 19-year-olds working in construction has more than halved in three years, according to research by CITB-ConstructionSkills.

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Scott is at the top of his trade

3011 winner Interior SystemsA WORCESTERSHIRE apprentice has been named top of his trade after being honoured at the National Construction College East annual apprentice awards.

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