Jon, how did you first come in to the industry? I completed a 4 year apprenticeship in Wood Machining. I was head hunted by a college in Bristol I attended as an apprentice at the age of 21, to become one of the youngest lecturers. I left the college in 1996, and …
Debbie, how did you first come into the industry? Quite by accident – a colleague from a former company headhunted me back in 2000 into a new and exciting industry of powered access. HSS Training have CITB Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status and are the UK’s market leader in Ladder Association, IPAF, …
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This week we are spending Five Minutes With Steve Booker, the Managing Director and a Senior Instructor at Kentec Training Ltd. Kentec recently joined the NAS as our latest Approved Training Provider. Steve, congratulations on becoming a NAS Approved Training Provider. What is the best way for NAS Members to book one of …
Amid the current skills shortage, it is essential that the construction industry safeguards apprentices with formal apprenticeships. In the Retaining Talent in Construction Survey carried out by Build UK on behalf of the Construction Leadership Council, results in June showed that 43% of apprentices were currently furloughed, with 6.7% likely to lose their jobs by …
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Here at AT&C Ltd we have been quiet during the lockdown period, all the while, life still goes on. Recently we delivered training for essential maintenance staff to undertake works refurbishing Stoke Mandeville Hospital’s plant and energy centre, with another two groups for work in a Royal Residence amongst others. The Licensed Asbestos removal industry …
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Today’s Five Minutes is with Chris Bishop, Managing Director of AT&C Ltd, an NAS Approved Training Provider. How did you first come in to the asbestos industry? Like most people – I fell into it. By training I am an analytical chemist (Chartered Chemist) and a Chartered Quality Practitioner (I know my way …
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Today’s Five Minutes is with Michael O’Reilly, Managing Director of MGO’Reilly Assessment Services, an NAS Approved Training Provider. 1. How did you first hear about the NAS? I met the NAS Training Manager, Lorraine Shepherd, at a CITB Grants & Funding workshop in Kent back in January and I was …
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All in all it has been a busy eight months since I shared my last blog. Despite the obvious challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the world of Training and Development, the CITB, training providers and accrediting bodies have all reacted swiftly during lockdown, turning classroom based courses and their related accreditations into a …
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As part of NAS Approved Training Provider Week, today’s Five Minutes is with Allan Lock, Managing Director of AKL Assessments Ltd, an NAS Approved Training Provider. 1. How did you first hear about the NAS? We were invited by former NAS Director Robert Hudson to do a presentation to Interserve Interiors as they had …
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In the past few months the NAS has been delighted to welcome more new Members across all three tiers of membership; Full, Associate and Approved Training Provider. Find out more about each company below: All London Waste & Co – Associate Member Provides nationwide skip hire and waste removal including corporate, commercial and domestic services. …
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