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Green light for academy

EMPLOYERS IN THE BUILDING

services engineering sector are to benefit from a new National Skills Academy that will co-ordinate skills training in design, installation and maintenance of environmental technologies.

Approval for the bid, led on behalf of employers in the sector by SummitSkills, to create the £3m Building Services Engineering Green Skills Academy, was announced by business secretary Lord Mandelson.

The academy will play a key role in transforming the ability for businesses in the sector to access the training and skills they will need to meet future increased demand for the installation of renewable and environmental technologies in the UK. The BSE Green Skills Academy will focus on training in the full planning and installation process for environmental technologies – from the correct design and sizing of the renewable installations, to the

best positioning of the product, through to its connection to the existing power and water systems and ongoing control. It will also educate pupils in the

delivery of knowledge around specific products and technical issues for each technology, and the commissioning, maintenance and service of these technologies post-installation. Keith Marshall OBE, chief executive of SummitSkills, commented: ‘The creation of a Building Services Engineering Green Skills Academy is a critical step forward for the BSE sector. ‘As the National Strategic Skills Audit highlights, future jobs and employment in the sector depend on the ability of businesses and employers to develop the skills to deal with the task of fitting the environmental technologies, which will be commonplace as the UK meets its commitments to the low-carbon agenda.’

Leeds arena moves closer

LEEDS CITY COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED THAT BAM

is its preferred contractor for building the city’s arena. The building of the 13,500-seat arena is projected to

cost £55m and should protect 100 construction-related jobs in the area. A further 100 jobs will be created in west Yorkshire, as well as 90 apprenticeships. Work should begin on the project towards the end of 2010, and the venue is due to be completed in 2012. Councillor Andrew Carter, leader of Leeds City Council,

said: ‘BAM has significant experience in building world-leading stadiums and, throughout the tender process, they have demonstrated huge commitment and enthusiasm for the project.’

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