Edinburgh College

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Top construction trainees from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been named as competitors at the SkillBuild National Finals 2022. SkillBuild is delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) in partnership with WorldSkills UK, often dubbed the ‘skills Olympics&r

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A new skills academy to prepare young people for the variety of careers in the construction industry is being launched by the City of Edinburgh Council. Skanska and Mitie have recently been awarded a 10-year Statutory Inspections, Repairs and Maintenance contract for operational buildings with the c

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Edinburgh College has officially opened a new Renewables and Energy Efficiency Training Centre aimed at helping people save energy in their homes, thanks to funding from SP Energy Networks. The new facility will see students, apprentices and industry professionals learn how to use cutting edge equip

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Secondary pupils from schools in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Musselburgh took part in a two-day traditional building skills event held at the Scottish Parliament this week. The hands-on practical workshops provided 13 to 15 year olds with the chance to discover more about traditional skills apprent

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Robertson project manager David Coll (left) with Keith Melville at the Roxburgh Place site Students from Edinburgh College have taken their learning out of the classroom thanks to a partnership with one of the UK’s largest infrastructure firms.

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Painting and decorating students Ben Herne, Mauro Rosmaninho, and Jordan Charters with civil engineering associate degree student Wendy Ross Edinburgh College’s construction department raised the roof as students who have proved they are built of the right stuff were celebrated at the college’s

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The Rt. Hon. the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Fiona Woolf CBE, The Master of the Plaisterers’ Company, Michael Jones & John Laing John Laing, Edinburgh College’s head of the Institute of Construction and Building Crafts, has been honoured with a lifetime achievement award at an

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David A More Trophy winner Ian Flockhart (centre) from SNIPEF Heating Scotland Ltd with Robin Hall (L) and Robert Beagley (R) Edinburgh College graduate Ian Flockhart, 52, picked up the top award at the 13th annual Apprentice Prize Giving Ceremony organised by the Scottish & Northern Ireland Plu

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