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Another Successful Win!

We are very pleased to announce another contract win! Water Skills has recently won a new contract with Dwr Cmyru Welsh Water to deliver Level 2 Competency Training following the recent tender process.

Over the last 12 months Water Skills has worked closely with Dwr Cmyru Welsh Water to deliver apprenticeship programmes, trainee programmes and 1-1 training.

For further information please co...

Successful approval for CABWI Level 4 qualification

Water Skills has recently gained approval for Level 4 Diploma in Utilities Network Planning and Management. The submission came about due to customer demand, and the first learners are due to enrol this summer.

This is the 28th CABWI qualification to be added to Water Skills license.

The level 4 qualification is aimed at those working in network planning and management within the water sec...

Successful Re licencing Visit for 2014/15

Merit Skills Ltd has received a positive external verification visit with its license being renewed for a further 12 months.

CABWI's exterbal verifier made the following comments;

'Since CABWI approval in 2010, this Centre has made very good progress with the quality of CABWI provision over the past 4 years. Through a process of continuous development, the overall standard of assessments ...

New Website For Gas Skills

Merit Skills will be officially launching an exciting new arm to its business on the 1st March 2013. Our new division will deliver training and assessment to the Gas Industry, branded Gas Skills a new website will go live at the same time.

We will keep you up to date with all the latest developments over the coming weeks so please keep checking our website.

If you would like further inform...

Trainer and Assessor Vacancy - Water

Due to the recent win of several long term contracts within the water industry Merit Skills is looking to increase its existing training team further. Merit Skills is currently looking for a trainer and assessor with a water distribution and/or leakage background.

For more information regarding the role and how to apply please contact a member of the team on 01733 246415.

Approved For High Risk Confined Space Courses

Merit skills is pleased to announce that we are City and Guilds approved for High Risk Confined Spaces.

For further information please do call us on 01733 246415

Network Construction Operations (NCO) Success

Merit Skills is please to announce that 14 candidates from May Gurnery have completed their Network Construction Operations qualification in both mains and service laying.

Each candidate has worked have to prove competence in their day to day roles. All candidates have been assessed whilst in the work place and gathered additional supporting material to produce a portfolio of evidence.

Congr...

Fine for Trench Support Collaspe

A worker laying a drainage pipe at a holiday park suffered serious injuries when a trench he was working in collapsed on top of him. The employee was helping to lay the pipe at a Leisure Park on July 23 2010, when the wall of the two metre deep trench caved in. He was dug out by others at the scene before the emergency services arrived but had suffered multiple fractures to his skull, jaw and ch...

Fund your Programmes!

Merit Skills Ltd has successfully been awarded further funding for work based learning qualifications.

The team are really pleased to have secured this funding as it will allow them to offer funding to those clients wishing to support their employees through the new QCF qualifications.

Maria Fulluck of Merit Skills commented "successfully securing funding for work based learning programmes a...

E Portfolios Launched

Merit Skills are please to announce that our first pilot of group of candidates using eportfolios is to commence. The first group will be 15 learners working within the water industry.

Merit Skills is committed to helping the environment and reducing our own carbon footprint as well as supporting our customers strategic plans with regards to the environment.

This is the first cohort of many...

Confined Space Accident - Safety Alert

A safety alert has been issued by SBWWI regarding a recent confined space accident. The safety alert demonstrates that what appears to be straight forward working activities can have tragic consequences.

A worker suffered severe brain damage as a result of entering a confined space to read a water meter. He had not used his equipment to check whether the atmo...

New Apprenticeship Incentives

The apprentice service has issued the following article regarding their new incentive aimed at encouraging SME's to take on apprentices.

On 16th November 2011, the government announced a new incentive to encourage thousands of small firms that don't currently employ apprentices to take on a young apprentice aged 16 to 24. This will support up to 40,000 new Apprenticeships. The incentive is for...