Larry Ford has been making and selling stained glass since the 1970s. His mom was a talented painter and he suspects he got some of his artistic talent from her, even though he didn't use much of that talent growing up. After high ...
Tags: stained glass, Craftsman
The Electrical College of Canada—which is celebrating its 5th anniversary this year—officially launched its new, 7800-sf electrical educational facility at 90 Trowers Road in Woodbridge, Ont. Ralph Cerasuolo, the college's ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
The Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Training Program (EVITP) and the National Electrical Trade Council (NETCO)—the joint training arm of the Canadian Electrical Contractors Association (CECA) and IBEW, 1st District, ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Transportation
The skill and ability of the next generation of skilled trades professionals rely in large part on the mentors who teach them, says the Canadian Apprenticeship Forum (CAF), adding that apprentices in the skilled trades need strong workplace ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, journeyperson mentors, Apprenticeship
A major FTSE-100-listed mining company has revealed that it may have lost valuable corporate data after a laptop computer was taken during a domestic burglary, while it has also warned of a "potential loss of data" as a result of an alleged ...
Tags: Computer Products
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) says it has been warning the Federal Government for two years that the large reductions to incentives to employ apprentices was going to result in a dramatic drop-off in the number of ...
Tags: Service
De Monfort University (DMU) has joined forces with business advisors Deloitte to launch a masters in science (MSc) for cyber security - what it says is the first of its kind in the UK. DMU's Cyber Security Centre experts and Deloitte's ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
John Lewis is to launch a new technology apprenticeship scheme this year, which will see the firm further expand its IT department. The aim for the apprenticeship scheme is to train the next generation of IT leaders at John Lewis' head ...
Tags: John Lewis, Computer Products
Organisations across the IT, communications and defence sectors have teamed up with Business and IT Sector Skills Council (E-Skills UK) to launch cyber security apprenticeships. The aim is to boost the number of young people working in ...
May 9, 2013 - Skilled worker training centres that are a partnership of labour and management are found to be more successful in helping apprentices become journeypersons, says a new study commissioned by the Ontario Construction ...
According to the National Electrical Contractors Association in the States, the National Joint Apprenticeship & Training Committee (NJATC) has entered into agreement with Salisbury by Honeywell to create the Salisbury Personal Protective ...
Tags: Training Partnership, service
May 2, 2013 - The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) has launched the a call for nominations for the 2nd biennial Red Seal Award of Excellence, which honours the contributions of provincial/territorial/federal ...
Tags: Biennial Red Seal Award, Excellence, Consumer Electronics
The BBC has launched the BBC Technology Apprenticeship, working with UK universities and major broadcasters, "to address a critical skills shortage in the broadcast industry and help build the next generation of broadcast engineers", said ...
An auto-glazing apprentice has shown he has what it takes to succeed in one of the UK’s fastest moving sectors of industry, worth an estimated £5billion annually, by winning a major award for his outstanding achievement. ...
If you are interested in a career in metal machining, here are some things to consider: What the job entails: Metal machining requires you to shape and form metal stock and casting using detailed drawing and specifications. You will be ...