Update – as time has moved on, so have the circumstances surrounding Covid-19. Presently, SuperSkills is fully open and conducting assessments as normal. Call 01845 527445 to book and we will give you any later information. Everyone has been taken aback by the sudden increase in Corona Virus infections across the world. That a pathogen […]
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We need to build three hundred thousand houses a year. That’s a tough challenge. Even more so when you think that we haven’t done that since the 1950’s. And it’s not helped when there is constant turnover of Housing Ministers. Esther McVey – who started in the post when Boris Johnson became PM last month […]
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A few weeks ago Richard Harrington the Business Minister spoke at the annual Construction Sector Forum and made a particular point about the need for large contractors to pay their bills to subcontractors on time. He highlighted a couple of cases where, as he put it, big businesses were using the money they owed to […]
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Construction Workers need “Plan B” to guarantee their future. Scroll down to find out how to become an NVQ Assessor
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A friend who is an electrician gets asked to change fuses in plugs by people. I’m not kidding. They would happily pay him, rather than look on You Tube. There are 360,000 UK results on You Tube for that subject and people call him. Bonkers.
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Life has many disappointments, but high on the list must surely be when somebody looks down on you. And there is no surer way to do that than to demean somebody’s occupation. This country has spent many years seemingly moving away from the old-fashioned “class system”, where the unpredictability of birth set your pathway in […]
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To get any National Vocational Qualification, there must be evidence of your competency in the workplace. You need to be working and for the Assessor to see you doing it – to develop your skills by giving you further training if needs be – and for you to meet the occupational standards. You can’t get the NVQ if your training is completely delivered at a training centre.
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……are From People Whose CSCS Cards Have Expired……….Or Who Have Been Putting Off The “Evil Day” Here at SuperSkills, we care about our customers. I’ve thought long and hard about writing this, because the last thing I want to do is unnecessarily scare people – or worse still, for suggestions to be made that we’re indulging […]
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Settling down for the last evening of the year is always a time for reflection. 2017 has been nothing if not interesting. Scroll down to see more……………..
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I really wonder what is the attraction to, or satisfaction with, sending round computer viruses. It doesn’t strike me as a career choice with a consistent income stream for the participants. I’m not sure spending your life employing what must be a considerable amount of intellect to developing something that only exists to cause a […]
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