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Mind maps – free tool for generating fresh ideas
In this blog post we share how our team makes use of mind maps to generate fresh ideas to help bring new projects to fruition and how you, too, can harness the power of mind maps almost immediately. Several of our team have been using mind maps for years courtesy of our exposure to Accelerated…
CCG Group – Award-winning partners delivering quality construction training
CCG Group The CCG Group is one of the country’s largest privately-owned construction and manufacturing companies, founded in 1947 with a vision to “build a more sustainable and progressive future for Scotland”. The company’s ongoing success is grounded in a programme of stringent quality control and continuous improvement in both their products and people. CCG’s…
Funded places available on our regional SVQ3 workshops for Site Supervisors
Regional SVQ3 Workshops for Site Supervisors Our SVQ3 Site Supervisors programmes are a recognised route to CSCS Gold card. They are funded by Skills Development Scotland and companies can also claim £3500 CITB Modern Apprenticeship grant on certification. Sign up to our funded SVQ3 workshop programmes for Supervisors – places available in Aberdeen, Cumbernauld, Dumfries…
McTaggart Construction – building for the future, creating opportunity
From time to time, we find ourselves being asked whether our funded construction management training for supervisors and managers merits the significant investment of time, effort and commitment demanded of both candidates and assessors. Thankfully, this type of questioning arises rarely since we are blessed to have worked with Scotland’s leading construction and civil engineering…
EMN Plant, Shetland – Our Friends in the North
Shetland has made a welcome return to our TV screens – courtesy of BBC One’s popular ‘Shetland’ series starring Douglas Henshall as Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez – helping to shine a deserved spotlight on the more northerly of Scotland’s stunning Northern Isles. The series shares a slice of Shetland life with mainlanders possibly otherwise unfamiliar…
Gearing up to thrive in the low carbon economy
As chief executive of CECA Scotland (Civil Engineering Contractors Association), I relish the opportunity to contribute this guest article to be shared with Esteem Training’s network of clients, partners, supervisory and management candidates and SVQ ‘graduates’. Esteem Training’s working relationship with CECA Scotland stretches back well over a decade and we share many of the same values…
Investment in training that mirrors a reputation for excellence
Much has been written regarding the talent shortfall looming for the Scottish construction industry due to the predicted departure of a significant cohort of experienced professionals eligible to retire over the next five years. It’s possible that this projected exodus of expertise may acutely impact the civil engineering sector, where large numbers of new entrants…
Championing the Living Wage in Scotland
With wellbeing, personal development and the invaluable contribution of our talented team at the heart of Esteem Training’s success, we’ve been keen for some time to make an official public statement in recognition of those key factors. We’re therefore delighted to have been awarded accredited status as a Living Wage Scotland employer, including being profiled…
‘Steemies’ Year-end Team Day celebrates success and focuses on the future
Open, two-way communication forms a core element from the coaching and support tools with which we pave the way for our SVQ candidates to succeed in securing their career-boosting vocational qualifications. You may already be aware that the Esteem Training team likes to do considerably more than simply talk the talk. We like to walk…
Dedicated teams deliver top dividends for D A Macdonald
Civil engineering firms based in Scotland’s stunning rural locations are accustomed to covering expansive geographical territories while delivering highly professional services to diverse and technically-challenging construction projects with unique logistical considerations not necessarily faced by their urban competitors. D A Macdonald (Contractors), based in Lochgilphead, Argyll is the area’s premier civil engineering contracting specialist.…