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    <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Apprenticeships broadened to benefit employers</title>
      <description>ConstructionSkills announce significant changes to the structure of Apprenticeships, which will bring benefits to businesses and their apprentices.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New structure for qualifications for industry</title>
      <description>Nick Gooderson, Head of Standards at ConstructionSkills explains how the new Construction Qualification Strategy will help develop a highly-trained workforce.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>UK construction workers in WorldSkills competition</title>
      <description>Two former ConstructionSkills apprentices have travelled to Japan to compete for the title of being the best in their trade in the world.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Challenge to become a first-choice employer</title>
      <description>Research by ConstructionSkills reveals that construction careers still do not feature on parents' radar as suitable choices for their children.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>New programme tackles industry health and safety </title>
      <description>ConstructionSkills launch their new integrated, industry led health and safety training programme - Site Safety Plus.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Health and safety training for life</title>
      <description>In response to industry demands and changing legislation, ConstructionSkills has introduced Site Safety Plus, a lifelong learning plan for health and safety in the sector.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Speakmans staff improve their computer skills</title>
      <description>Speakmans employees enrol on European Computer Driving Licence programme, which offers training on spreadsheets, presentations and office applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Awards launched to find learndirect Achievers</title>
      <description>ConstructionSkills are sponsoring the Construction Company category in the learndirect Achievement Awards.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Construction businesses 'healthy and buoyant' </title>
      <description>The future for construction businesses was confirmed as healthy and buoyant with the publication of new research on future construction projects UK.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Health and Safety Tests smash 1 million barrier</title>
      <description>CITB-ConstructionSkills has announced that Darren Hoft is the millionth candidate to pass its Health and Safety Test.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Health and Safety tests smash 1 million barrier</title>
      <description>CITB-ConstructionSkills announce that Darren Hoft is the millionth candidate to pass its Health and Safety Test.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Countdown commences for full compliance</title>
      <description>CITB-ConstructionSkills is calling upon construction workers to get qualified and carded quickly, or risk exclusion from major contracts next year.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>CITB-ConstructionSkills new website tool </title>
      <description>Finding information about being carded and qualified is now quicker, simpler and hassle free, thanks to a new website tool being launched by CITB-ConstructionSkills.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ConstructionSkills</category>
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      <title>Simpler, faster, hassle-free - SkillsDirect</title>
      <description>Announcement from CITB-ConstructionSkills that the SkillsDirect service is being launched to the whole construction industry.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ConstructionSkills</category>
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      <title>Construction industry missing out on apprentices</title>
      <description>CITB-ConstructionSkills says the construction industry could be missing out on over 6,900 new recruits every year partly due to the reluctance of companies to take on apprentices, .</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ConstructionSkills</category>
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      <title>Lack of investment in training</title>
      <description>Lack of investment in training is "Costing every small builder at least £1,700" according to a new analysis from ConstructionSkills. </description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>ConstructionSkills</category>
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