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Try A Trade West Midlands initiative for schools (children inspect tools with engineer)

HomeServe Foundation aims to boost number of school leavers becoming tradespeople with new ‘Try a Trade’ pilot scheme, launching in the West Midlands

General News, Homeserve Foundation / By Will Catterall

The HomeServe Foundation has launched a new initiative to encourage more young people to become plumbers or electricians after new research found the industry needs DOUBLE the number of trades apprentices recruited every year or risk crippling shortages. ‘Try a Trade‘, the new pilot initiative being rolled out in schools across the West Midlands, has …

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Louise Ward - WMCA - Future Skills Champion

Dedicated West Midlands apprenticeship expert named Future Skills Award champion

Homeserve Foundation / By lauranobrainer

While West Midlands Combined Authority apprenticeship manager Louise Ward dedicates her time to helping people graduate and reach their potential, her own terrific efforts have netted an award of her own. Because this week, she has been presented with a Future Skills Award for her outstanding commitment over 15 years, to training the next generation …

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Birmingham engineering firm named Future Skills Champion for outstanding training

Apprenticeships, Employers, General News, Homeserve Foundation / By Will Catterall

Birmingham-based global engineering firm Lander Automotive has been named as one of the first recipients of the Future Skills Award of the new year, for their outstanding commitment to training the next generation of highly skilled engineering and trades apprentices. The firm, which designs and manufactures fluid and air carrying pipes, tubular fabrications and interior trim …

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Nottingham plumbing and heating firm named as Future Skills Champion

Employers, General News, Homeserve Foundation / By Will Catterall

A Nottingham-based plumbing and heating firm has been named as one of the first recipients of the Future Skills Award of the new year, for its outstanding commitment to training the next generation of highly skilled trades apprentices. Bridgford Business Park-based BoilerCert, run by Charlie and Lyndsey Keightley, is amongst the first cohort of businesses …

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Net Zero plan set to create thousands of jobs in trades sector – but we need to start to train them now, warns charity

Homeserve Foundation / By lauranobrainer

The Government’s new Net Zero Strategy could create thousands of new jobs in the trades sector – but we need to start training them now, the HomeServe Foundation has warned. The plan, unveiled this week, includes an investment of £3.95bn to support low emission homes including new £5,000 grants to replace gas boilers with clean alternatives such as heat pumps. The Government’s own estimates suggest carrying out the work …

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HomeServe Foundation celebrates first birthday by securing facilities giant GFM as new strategic partner

General News, Homeserve Foundation / By lauranobrainer

Just one year on from its launch, the HomeServe Foundation – the registered charity arm of home repairs and improvements company HomeServe Plc – has announced it has secured Grosvenor Facilities Management (GFM), a UK leading provider of facilities management and integrated services for businesses, as a new strategic partner. Through the new partnership, the …

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MP Alex Norris meets trades apprentices at Nottingham Apprenticeship Academy

Apprenticeships, Employers, Homeserve Foundation / By Will Catterall

Nottingham North MP Alex Norris met new trades apprentices at the HomeServe Apprenticeship Academy this week. The Labour MP for the Bulwell area, where the academy is based, took a whistle-stop tour of the training academy with HomeServe CEO John Kitzie and COO John Hunter. The 12 gas engineering apprentices he met were successful candidates picked from 5,000 …

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Former Aston Martin Chief, and host of apprenticeship champions first to be honoured with ‘Future Skills Award’

Apprenticeships, Employers, Homeserve Foundation / By lauranobrainer

Former Aston Martin chief Andy Palmer, and a range of organisations nationwide are first recipients of a new award to celebrate apprenticeship champions in the UK. Future Skills Award open for organisations nationwide to apply for, as HomeServe Foundation aims to celebrate all individuals and organisations helping Britain recover and creating jobs. Former apprentice turned …

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New Solent pilot scheme helps create new and much-needed trade apprenticeships

Apprenticeships, General News, Homeserve Foundation / By lauranobrainer

The Solent is one of two UK regions participating in a new pilot programme aiming to connect those seeking apprenticeships with trades businesses. Insights from Portsmouth-based Checkatrade show government funding and local support is key to helping trades businesses in the region take on apprentices. The HomeServe Foundation, the official charity of HomeServe plc, has …

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HomeServe donates £120,000 to help West Midlands firms upskill their workforce

General News, Homeserve Foundation / By lauranobrainer

HomeServe has announced it has donated £120,000 to help West Midlands firms upskill their workforce as part of a bid to boost the region’s economic recovery after the pandemic. The cash injection will fund the training of up to 20 new apprentices across the West Midlands, with the first four new engineering apprentices graduating last …

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