The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is urging school leavers in the Liverpool area to apply for construction apprenticeships for a rewarding career in the industry.

CITB manage the recruitment and delivery of apprenticeships with employers, and coordinate learning both on site and in college.

Hugh Baird College is one of more than 200 across the country which is contracted with CITB to work in partnership to deliver its ‘gold standard’ apprenticeships.

The timings for the request could not have come at a better time in Liverpool. Construction and building plans are moving ahead and leaving austerity measures well behind. Continue reading →

There is an ever more reason for concern for the safeguarding of the elderly in Care Homes. It is a trending subject that appears daily in the media and no region across the country has escaped the publicity of ‘abuse cases’ in care homes.

The debate points to a number of attributes on how best to stamp out abuse in residential care homes, but for now there doesn’t seem to be a practical solid solution to put forward. Continue reading →

The Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) is making changes as to how to obtain a CSCS Green Card (Labourer Card).

These new requirements being introduced from July 2014, state that along with the CITB Health, Safety and Environment (HS&E) Test, a qualification (or alternative) must be achieved in order to apply for the Green Card. Continue reading →

Liverpool fireworks and bonfire displays are ready to make sure November 5 goes off with a bang across Liverpool and Merseyside.

Thousands of families are expected to flock to organised displays which are taking place in parks and other venues across Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral and Knowsley.

Whatever you do on Bonfire Night, the number one aim is for you and your kids to have loads of fun. But while you do, please follow some basic safety rules to make sure no-one ends up in tears or at A&E! Continue reading →