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Two thirds of tradespeople believe Government funded apprenticeship schemes could combat the skills shortage

|Date: 13 February, 2025

Two thirds of tradespeople believe Government funded apprenticeship schemes could combat the skills shortage

The number of Brits waiting for essential work to be completed at their homes and businesses is at an all ...

The number of Brits waiting for essential work to be completed at their homes and businesses is at an all time high as the UK’s skills gap continues to outweigh demand - and many employers in the trad ...

13 February, 2025
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BFT Automation Makes Training Commitment

|Date: 15 March, 2024

BFT Automation Makes Training Commitment

BFT Automation has set its commitment to training after research by the company revealed that 88% of inst ...

BFT Automation has set its commitment to training after research by the company revealed that 88% of installers think manufacturers have a role to play in developing new skills in the industry. The le ...

15 March, 2024
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Engineering services industry grapples with rising demand and skills shortage

|Date: 11 September, 2023

Engineering services industry grapples with rising demand and skills shortage

The latest engineering services industry survey, backed by leading trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNI ...

The latest engineering services industry survey, backed by leading trade bodies ECA, BESA, SELECT and SNIPEF, has revealed that electrotechnical businesses are growing more concerned about labour shor ...

11 September, 2023
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Welsh electrical firms especially worried about future skills | ECA

|Date: 24 August, 2023

Welsh electrical firms especially worried about future skills | ECA

Electrotechnical contractors in Wales are more concerned than employers elsewhere in the UK about shortf ...

Electrotechnical contractors in Wales are more concerned than employers elsewhere in the UK about shortfalls in workforce skills and qualifications as the sector prepares for the upturn in work neces ...

24 August, 2023
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Rated People campaigns for a more diverse trades industry

|Date: 12 September, 2022

Rated People campaigns for a more diverse trades industry

Ahead of ‘National Tradesmen Day’ (16th September 2022) – a day that was created to celebrate incredible ...

Ahead of ‘National Tradesmen Day’ (16th September 2022) – a day that was created to celebrate incredible people working in trade professions – the find-a-tradesperson platform Rated People highlights ...

12 September, 2022
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Record numbers use free CHAS jobs resource

|Date: 29 March, 2022

Record numbers use free CHAS jobs resource

The supply-chain risk management expert, CHAS, is seeing record numbers of people using the CHAS Jobs Boa ...

The supply-chain risk management expert, CHAS, is seeing record numbers of people using the CHAS Jobs Board as the UK continues to grapple with a severe skills shortage. The CHAS Jobs Board is a free ...

29 March, 2022
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How Do We Solve The Electrical Skills Gap?

|Date: 24 April, 2019

How Do We Solve The Electrical Skills Gap?

Tim McNeilly, Managing Director of I.C. Electrical, discusses the current electrical industry skills shor ...

Tim McNeilly, Managing Director of I.C. Electrical, discusses the current electrical industry skills shortage and why perceptions must change if it is to attract quality new entrants in the future. Th ...

24 April, 2019
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