As most of you are aware it is Mental Health Awareness week next week, and we didn’t want this important event to pass by without comment from Apple Construction Training. We see many people from the construction industry pass through our training centre, most of whom...
May Open Courses CPCS A17C Telescopic Handler – all sizes excluding 360 slew Novice £995+VAT 14th May – 17th May CPCS A40A Slinger Signaller All Types – All Duties Novice £895+VAT 8th – 11th May CPCS A59 Excavator 360 above 10 Tonnes...
A brief history of apprenticeships The first national apprenticeship system of training was introduced in 1563 by the Statute of Artificers; a scheme that saw boys as young as 10 spend seven years learning a craft under the guidance of their ‘master’, and it was...
The skills gap in construction is a hot topic right now and rightly so. As one of the UK’s largest economic contributors, a skills shortage that is at crisis level is a worrying state of play, and there is a huge amount to be done in coming years to tighten it. The...
This month marked the 100th anniversary since women won the right to vote in the UK. Ever since this landmark achievement, women have been campaigning for equality so that they can achieve their potential regardless of their sex. Although the UK has made huge inroads...
Construction work can be dangerous at the best of times, but throw in the additional hazard of extreme weather conditions and those dangers are enhanced, and accidents can easily happen. Any Risk Assessment a construction site has under normal working conditions must...
There has been much made of the skills gap in the construction industry this year, with Brexit being a hot topic on everyone’s lips, but there is a skills shortage throughout construction, engineering and technology that is a real threat to industries both today and...
January Open Courses CITB Health & Safety Awareness £150+vat Monday 18th December Thursday 11th January CPCS A09 Forward Tipping Dumper £495+vat Friday 5th January & Test on 10th January CPCS A04C Tower Crane Trolley Jib – Remote...
CPCS & Citb Site Safety Plus November Courses Last Few Spaces CPCS A09 Forward Tipping Dumper & CPCS A31 Ride on Roller £725+VAT 22nd – 24th November CPCS A16 Industrial Forklift £495+VAT 13th – 14th November CPCS A17C TeleHandler – all...
Last Couple of Spaces CITB SSSTS Site Manager Safety Was £450+vat – Now £415+vat (or £165+vat for Citb Levy Payers) 16th – 20th October CPCS A61 Appointed Person – Novice Was £650+vat – Now £525+vat (or £75 +vat for Citb Levy Payers) 23rd – 27th October Other CPCS...
