A man who used a false name to work on UK construction sites has been sentenced to six months’ jail, following a Home Office and Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) investigation. Twenty-three year old Nigerian national, was sentenced on Thursday 26 January 2017 at Sheffield Crown Court. He was arrested in November 2016 and charged […]
A Luton man has been jailed for 18 months and recommended for deportation for illegally working in the UK and falsely obtaining construction skills certification cards, following a Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) investigation. The 34-year-old Indian national, paid someone to sit the health and safety tests required to obtain the Construction Skills Certification Scheme […]
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) is notifying the industry that the following occupations will be transferred to the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS): Communications Installer Communications Team Leader These two occupations will now fall under the Datacomms suite of ECS cards, with a relevant Datacomms card being issued according to the individual’s qualification level. During […]
Triple Bar Nuclear New Build Sites With the confirmation that EDF Energy has reached an agreement with China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for a nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point, Somerset. It will soon be time for the work to start. If you fancy a career change and want to look at applying for […]
Attain Skills & Knowledge would like to take this opportunity to thank all our clients that carried out our testing and training courses through the funding process during September 2014 until the end of June 2015. We are pleased to announce that over 450 clients achieved CSCS passes, Health & Safety Level 1 Award and […]