Vicki Cook

 The most recent data shows that the labour market continues to tighten, with all the main indicators showing improvements over the past quarter, and compared to the previous year, for the second consecutive month. The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.1% over the past month to 29.6 million (up 3.0% over the year) The … Read more

Energy & Utility Skills are accepting submissions for four award categories at this year’s Institute of Water President’s Dinner and Awards event. Last year’s event, the first since the beginning of the lockdowns, was packed – every seat had been booked in advance. Previously, we have presented four awards based on an internal judging process … Read more

Energy & Utility Skills has recently been appointed by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to review the Gas Network Construction (GNC) National Occupational Standards (NOS), and is inviting employers, training providers and professional bodies to get involved. Alongside the Gas Network Construction NOS review, Energy & Utility Skills is also preparing to review the Water Network … Read more

 The most recent data shows that the labour market continues to tighten, with all the main indicators showing improvements over the past quarter and compared to the previous year. The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.3% over the past month to 29.6million (up 3.9% over the year) The employment rate increased by 0.2% over the quarter to 75.6% … Read more

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) announcement at the end of May describes four key changes that will be of interest to employers and training providers and introduces the ESFA’s (draft) apprenticeship funding rules for 2022/2023, which detail more than twenty-five new rules for the coming year.  While the news that the ESFA will … Read more

Today, Energy & Utility Skills launched its Collaboration in Action document, looking over the successes we have seen with a focus on our collaboration with other organisations, including our membership and partners. The last year has seen a stepping up of actions towards achieving Net Zero, including a greater focus on the skills requirements of … Read more

It’s hard to believe that ten years have passed since London hosted the Olympic Games.   As Chair of the Olympic Delivery Authority, Sir John Armitt was charged with creating the venues, facilities and infrastructure needed for 15,000 athletes to compete at the highest level and two million spectators to safely watch them.    His designs included … Read more