Board director achieves NEBOSH distinction to support safety culture

A board director from drainage service provider Lanes Group has taken the unusual step of achieved a nationally-recognised health and safety qualification - as...
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School offers flexible paths to certification

AN exam free route to professional certification from the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) is being supported by the Environment Academy, a...

Two major asbestos-in-soils courses announced

Comprehensive courses will lay foundations for house builders charged with brownfield development, says training provider As the drive to build more new homes in...

New online library collection and teaching facility aims to help students learn about UN...

Academic publishing group Taylor & Francis has introduced a new Sustainable Development Goals Online platform, featuring an online library of over 12,000 articles and...

UK Asbestos Training Association updates rules of membership to address threat to industry standards

UKATA says it has overhauled its rules of membership to counter a threat from sub-standard service providers.

Online “green-career boosting” course launched by IEMA and partner

In April IEMA welcomed the launch of Health, Safety and Environmental training specialist Astutis Ltd's first online ‘Green-Career boosting’ course for everyone working in...

New nanotechnology journal launches

UNIVERSITY researchers have moved into the publishing sector with a new journal focusing on research and potential scientific breakthroughs in nanotechnology. Researchers from the nanoscience...

Essentials for managing drain repair: Two-day course in September

WRc has announced the dates for its next two-day "Essentials for Managing Drain Repair" course: Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 September 2016, at WRc...

Public sector can slash its energy bill by looking at lighting, and new courses...

The UK’s public sector is being encouraged to follow in the footsteps of organisations that have seen the light on inefficient lighting as efforts...
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Funds for real-time nutrient sensing

An overhaul of British Water’s wastewater treatment technicians’ training means plant operatives will now undertake onsite assessment to complete the course

Mott MacDonald joins campaign to support career opportunities for apprentices and graduates

Global management, engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has signed up to The 5% Club, an industry-led campaign focused on creating career opportunities for...

New category at Scottish green energy awards recognises Year of Young People

Scotland’s top renewable energy apprentice will be honoured for the first time at this year’s Young Professionals Green Energy Awards, which launched on 10...
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Legionnaires’: Is it time for tougher controls?

A training company has warned industry to react swiftly to the outbreak in Edinburgh of Legionnaires’ disease or risk losing the confidence of the...

Storm water specialist joins Jacopa

Tony Simister has joined wastewater specialist Jacopa to further strengthen the company’s storm water product portfolio. Tony has a background in both the commercial...

Study day offers up-to-date guidance on odour management

Specialist odour consultancy Silsoe Odours is offering a one-day course on odour management on 31 January 2019. It is seemingly the only CPD-Certified odour...

Government must commit to fair jobs transition in net zero plans, says new CCC...

A new briefing from  the Climate Change Committee (published on 24 May) calls for more decisive efforts to tailor the government's skills and jobs...

£650 million nuclear fusion package will create thousands of training places

Thousands of people will have the chance to train for careers in nuclear fusion technology, under UK government plans unveiled on 16 October. Speaking at...

Lighting workshops will address quantifying sustainable resilience

A new series of workshops on how to calculate circular and carbon metrics for lighting products has been announced by circular lighting expert Recolight....

Huge global demand for new wind technicians by 2027

New figures appear to clarify the workforce challenge facing the global wind industry with nearly 600,000 technicians needed during the next five years –...

Returners programme supports environmental professionals back into STEM roles

A returners programme at SLR Consulting described as a “unique opportunity” has been launched for the second time. Last year, the environmental and advisory consultancy...