News archive for Sep 2008
Skills competitions: head to head at back-to-back finals23 Sep 2008
Finishing touches are now being applied to the SkillELECTRIC and SkillPLUMB UK skills competitions finals organised by SummitSkills during the high-profile Interbuild show next month.
Poor management & renewables skills inhibit BSE productivity17 Sep 2008
SummitSkills, the Sector Skills Council for building services engineering (BSE), has published new research which develops themes that emerged from its recent Sector Skills Agreement. Poor management and leadership skills and limited skills competence within environmental technologies are highlighted as key factors inhibiting BSE sector productivity.
Bringing learning to the workplace16 Sep 2008
At his inaugural lecture at London South Bank University, Tony Thomas, Visiting Professor of Work-based Learning, presented his views on the recent policy announcements and targets from government on higher education and skills. His post is jointly endowed by SummitSkills and Engineering Services Training Trust Limited (ESTTL).