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New 3D Plumbers' Course to Cut Plumbers' Shortage

New course for plumbers, using three dimensional virtual technology can help solve the shortage of plumbers in the UK, claims the training course provider. JTL, which offers the new plumbers training course, issued a fresh warning that the UKs construction industry could soon be hit by a shortage of skilled plumbers. Distance learning specialist Train4TradeSkills, has revealed that thousands of would-be plumbers and enrolling on a course that teaches plumbing skills using a three-dimensional virtual reality house to supplement practical and theoretical coursework.The course combines practical workshops, theory coursework and access to a custom built, state-of-the-art virtual online house to achieve City & Guild, CITB, BPEC and Corgi recognised plumbing qualifications.In light of recent announcements by the Olympic Delivery Authority announcing that the public and the private sectors will need between 9,000-10,000 construction workers to deliver the Olympic facilities in time for th ...
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Delays for Plumbers' Gas Installer Registration Scheme

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has admitted that the new gas installer registration scheme will be introduced nine months later than originally planned.The Health and Safety Executive has announced last summer that they have set up a competition for a new gas installer registration scheme for the next five years. According to the original plan, a winning candidate was supposed to be announced in early 2008 with the new scheme in place by early summer 2008.A spokesman for the Health and Safety Executive said that the announcement on the winning candidate was now subject to a delay because “effective transition arrangements” from the old scheme to the new one were still being finalised.The current scheme for gas safety registration, to which many plumbers and heating engineers subscribe, is operated by CORGI. Other organisations running to win the franchise include the National Association for Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT). Last year, the Health and Safet ...
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