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We are a well established and expanding metal fabrication company which requires an Estimator, either with experience, or a skilled metal worker who has the desire, skills, is able to read technical drawings, can undertake a site survey and measure and produce a quotation for a variety of clients, including local authorities and commercial more info
From 1 October 2011, agency workers who work in the same role with the same hirer for 12 continuous calendar weeks will be entitled to the same basic employment and working conditions as employees in comparable roles. more info
Industry views are being sought on a range of issues around skills and in particular whether current construction qualifications will meet the needs of employers and learners in the future in a consultation launched today by CITB-ConstructionSkills. more info
CITB-ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry, has been awarded the Issuing Authority for English Apprenticeship Frameworks for occupations in construction. more info
The law on age and retirement is changing. The Government is phasing out the default retirement age (DRA) from April 2011. more info
Mark Farrar, Chief Executive of CITB-ConstructionSkills, has called on Government to put employers at the heart of education policy for future skills and training to help Government meet its ambitious targets on apprenticeships. more info
Following a review of public bodies undertaken by the Cabinet Office, the Government has announced that CITB-ConstructionSkills is to be retained in the public sector, continuing to report to Ministers at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). more info
The Government has recently confirmed that the Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65 is to be removed from April 2011. more info
Planned privatisation of ConstructionSkills - a disaster for apprenticeship training?Construction union UCATT have warned that the potential privatisation of ConstructionSkills would be a disaster for apprenticeship training. more info