An upskill welding programme has been developed to help address a predicted 47% increase in demand for welders across the engineering construction industry (ECI). The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board’s (ECITB) Labour Forecasting Tool predicts that the number of welders...
A local business owner and novice runner is preparing to take on the iconic London Marathon to raise vital funds for the Good Shepherd in Wolverhampton. Gareth Jones runs In-Comm Training with his sister Bekki, a company providing apprenticeships and...
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) is taking steps to help tackle qualifications fraud with the launch of a new certificate validation tool. As the industry-led skills body for engineering construction in Great Britain, the ECITB designs and awards...
An award-winning family butchers has taken its marketing and social media to another level after receiving expert guidance from Made Smarter West Midlands. Eric Lyons started in the 1800s and the family butchery and fine food business has three stores...
Hundreds of future engineers are set to benefit from an exciting new partnership between one of the UK’s leading training providers and Hoffmann Group UK. In-Comm Training, which offers apprenticeships and upskilling courses at academies in Aldridge and Telford, has...
The Government has announced that it will launch a consultation on the principle of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) forming a single body. The consultation is expected to run over 12...
Aprolis UK, a leading provider of materials handling solutions, has recognised the outstanding achievements of its engineering apprentices at the company’s first-ever apprenticeship awards ceremony. The event, which was held at Heart of England Conference and Events Centre in Coventry,...
Mercedes-Benz Global Training is transforming global corporate learning by leveraging AI-powered tools like imc Express to enhance efficiency, accessibility, and personalisation. Facing the challenge of training up to 350,000 retail employees worldwide, they have reduced content creation and translation time by up to...
Rowan Precision has celebrated an important milestone during UK’s National Apprenticeship Week, in its commitment to developing the next generation of engineering talent, after apprentice Ricardo Morgan officially completed his apprenticeship programme. The Birmingham-based precision machining specialist, known for its...
Ideal Heating has been hailed as a shining example of British manufacturing by Make UK’s new Executive Director. Rt Hon Robert Halfon, the former Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, visited Ideal Heating’s headquarters in Hull as part of...
