Training

CITB unveils new training model and grant scheme

A new system to access training and grants has been unveiled by CITB - the Construction Industry Training Board. The new Training Model and Grants...

The BWF launches the UK’s first fire door installation training qualification

The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) has announced the launch of its new qualification specifically to target the installation of fire doors in the UK....

FIS Skills: Demonstrating competence in the fit-out sector

Helen Yeulet from FIS Skills looks at the need for specialist contractors to demonstrate competence in the sector and how the CSCS card has...

FIS Skills brings BuildBack programme to Birmingham

FIS Skills rolled out its BuildBack programme in Birmingham last week with an assessment day held for trainees and employers at...

FIS invites Midlands employers to BuildBack assessment day in Birmingham

FIS Skills, the specialist skills delivery arm of FIS, is rolling out its flagship BuildBack programme in Birmingham to develop drylining skills and help...

FIS engages the sector in readiness for Fit-Out Futures

The phrase “no man is an island” not only holds true for individuals and societies but also applies to the construction sector, where building...

Consulting on a new CITB levy

With the outcome of CITB’s Training Levy Proposal consensus survey still fresh, Helen Yeulet, skills delivery director at FIS, considers what this could mean...

#iBuiltThis2017 winners announced

FIS Skills’ #iBuiltThis2017 competition ran on social media during September to attract young people and promote the construction industry as a...

Plaisterers’ unveil finalists for training awards

Young plasterers and dryliners are being recognised at this year's Plaisterers' Training Awards which will take place during a glittering ceremony at Plaisterers' Hall...

FIS unveils #iBuiltThis2017 recruitment campaign

A new campaign from FIS Skills that opens this month aims to encourage people of all ages to be proud of their project ‘builds’....