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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…
Willie Mahoney – Training programme with JGM
Memories of Scotland’s best summer in years are starting to fade and Autumn chills have started to nip the morning air. The season of ‘mists and mellow fruitfulness’ has rolled around, with younger children settled into familiar school routines while their older siblings have flown the nest – many to college or University, possibly for…
Championing lifelong learning in the Southern Uplands
I’m delighted, and more than a little flattered, to be invited to share this article via Esteem Training’s social media channels. We share a collective passion for helping industry professionals harness the power of training to reach beyond what they might have believed to be the limits of their abilities then watch them grow and develop as individuals, talented construction teams and business owners. The path that leads us to find our passion in life can occasionally feel long and winding, with many…
Leveraging the career-boosting power of training
They say it’s never too late to change the direction of our lives, and that received wisdom would seem to apply as much to our working lives as to our everyday existence. For some, career satisfaction might lie in having mastered most aspects of their role with few unforeseen events developing to potentially exceed their…
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…
The sky’s the limit for team training at Lee Glover Roofing
Many of us are familiar with the business development mantra that assigns top priority to developing robust professional networks and close working relationships that deliver mutual benefits for all concerned. The Dumfries & Galloway Construction Training Group (CTG), managed by Ian Wells, is a solid example of one such proactive construction professional development and networking…
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.…