The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), in partnership with Speedy Hire, is bringing together experts and industry leaders to strengthen skills critical to occupational safety and health (OSH) in the UK. The initiative is designed to provide ...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) Industry Impact Fund has awarded Amey £245,000 to support the delivery of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS) training programme. Set to launch on 26 February at HMP Inverness, the two-year initiative, will bring accredited ...

Amey, in partnership with The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (DofE) charity, has begun rolling out its new youth rehabilitation initiative the ‘Step Ahead Pathway programme’ across the prison estate in England and Wales. Now underway at HMP Brinsford in Wolverhampton, ...

Lift industry leaders are calling for action as new research has found widespread competency gaps in FM teams managing lifts and escalators, with many struggling to keep pace with safety and compliance demands. Skills gaps and competency shortfalls are leaving ...

A new Protective Security Training Programme designed to enhance preparedness for terror-related incidents and promote safer public spaces has been launched by Bidvest Noonan. The initiative, began with comprehensive training for control room operators, trauma-trained medics, and security officers, focused on ...

The first dedicated programme in the UK focused specifically on the design, planning, and delivery of large-scale rooftop solar systems for commercial and industrial buildings has been launched by GTEC Training, a leading provider of renewable energy and low-carbon training ...

Lucy Jeynes, a respected figure in the facilities management sector and founding Director of Leamington-based Larch Consulting, has been appointed Chair of Governors at South & City College Birmingham (SCCB). Over a 35-year FM career, Jeynes has advised major organisations ...

A major funding package has been secured to help the UK construction sector address the estimated £21 billion in losses each year from poor workmanship. Regeneration specialist, Equans, has secured £193,000 in Industry Impact Funding from the Construction Industry Training ...

FM services provider, Bidvest Noonan, has joined Young Enterprise Northern Ireland (YENI), as an Impact Partner. Through this partnership, Bidvest Noonan will contribute to YENI’s enterprise education programmes, which reach over 90,000 students across Northern Ireland each year. These programmes ...

The government is promising more training for 16 to 21-year-olds in a bid to ‘refocus the skills landscape towards young, domestic talent’. However, it has also confirmed plans to scrap funding for postgraduate apprenticeships. What kind of impact could this ...