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Changes to CITB Plant Standards and Grants announced

|Date: July 27, 2022

Changes to CITB Plant Standards and Grants announced

CITB has announced changes to its plant standards to standardise training and testing requirements across ...

CITB has announced changes to its plant standards to standardise training and testing requirements across the construction industry. The changes will start being introduced in January and follow consu ...

July 27, 2022
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Female-led construction school offering pioneering apprenticeships with virtual reality technology

|Date: May 30, 2022

Female-led construction school offering pioneering apprenticeships with virtual reality technology

The UK’s first co-funded, industry-led construction school, AccXel, has introduced specialist VR technolo ...

The UK’s first co-funded, industry-led construction school, AccXel, has introduced specialist VR technology into their plant operator apprenticeship programme, following an asset finance funding packa ...

May 30, 2022
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MPQC Plant Operator Competency Scheme going digital

|Date: April 05, 2022

MPQC Plant Operator Competency Scheme going digital

The Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) Plant Operator Competency Scheme is migrating from bei ...

The Mineral Products Qualifications Council (MPQC) Plant Operator Competency Scheme is migrating from being paper based, to smart card technology, throughout 2022. The Plant Scheme, originally devise ...

April 05, 2022
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L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage training supported by Xwatch

|Date: February 08, 2022

L Lynch Plant Hire and Haulage training supported by Xwatch

Lynch believes that the right training and familiarisation on all types of plant that the company supply ...

Lynch believes that the right training and familiarisation on all types of plant that the company supply is key to the company and the wider industry’s future. Ensuring that Lynch customers’ sites are ...

February 08, 2022
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All aboard the HireTrain at Executive Hire Show

|Date: February 03, 2022

All aboard the HireTrain at Executive Hire Show

Hire Association Europe (HAE) is promoting careers and training in the hire industry, including the unmis ...

Hire Association Europe (HAE) is promoting careers and training in the hire industry, including the unmissable programmes through HireTrain, at the 2022 Executive Hire Show in the CBS Arena, Coventry ...

February 03, 2022
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The Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship is now live to deliver an awesome training opportunity

|Date: January 27, 2022

The Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship is now live to deliver an awesome training opportunity

The Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship standard is now officially live. Ross Moloney, CE ...

The Level 3 Lifting Equipment Technician apprenticeship standard is now officially live. Ross Moloney, CEO of the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association said: “We are incredibly excited that this awe ...

January 27, 2022
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CITB calls on industry to shape Plant standards and support for the future

|Date: November 22, 2021

CITB calls on industry to shape Plant standards and support for the future

Employers are being asked to get involved in a review of Plant Short Duration Training Standards and Gran ...

Employers are being asked to get involved in a review of Plant Short Duration Training Standards and Grant support. The review is being carried out by CITB with the aim of simplifying access to plant ...

November 22, 2021
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Serious Labs MEWP VR Simulator approved for IPAF PAL Card renewals

|Date: October 12, 2021

Serious Labs MEWP VR Simulator approved for IPAF PAL Card renewals

Serious Labs, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) heavy equipment training simulators and blended l ...

Serious Labs, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) heavy equipment training simulators and blended learning solutions, achieved another world first today. After a rigorous review process, its Mob ...

October 12, 2021
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VR and eLearning extend options to renew IPAF training

|Date: October 11, 2021

VR and eLearning extend options to renew IPAF training

New ways to renew and extend MEWP operator training made available by IPAF, giving operators renewing the ...

New ways to renew and extend MEWP operator training made available by IPAF, giving operators renewing their PAL Card and training certification options to use VR sims and eLearning. New ways to renew ...

October 11, 2021
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CITB secures construction industry support for Levy Proposals

|Date: September 17, 2021

CITB secures construction industry support for Levy Proposals

Construction employers have backed CITB’s Levy Proposals to support skills and training across England, S ...

Construction employers have backed CITB’s Levy Proposals to support skills and training across England, Scotland and Wales, by way of the Consensus process. The provisional result will now be taken ...

September 17, 2021
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