Trailblazing digital construction training initiative


Crannog Centre is the latest


location to sign up to receive fibre broadband thanks to the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme


in Scotland CAREER Colleges Trust has approved City of Glasgow College to be the first to offer its trailblazing initiative in Scotland. Sponsored by building and civil engineers, Sir Robert McAlpine, it aims to take construction training to a new level. The pioneering venture will offer skills


training to 16-18-year olds, focusing on new digital methods of construction which are now essential for the industry. City of Glasgow College, whose


Broadband take-up hits 60 per cent as top tourist centre connects


PREHISTORIC Scotland met the 21st century with the Crannog Centre in Kenmore being the latest location to sign up to receive fibre broadband thanks to the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme. Across Scotland, of the 943,000 homes and businesses who have received deployment thanks to the programme, more than 60 per cent have signed up and are now benefiting. Situated in the remote countryside and


welcoming more than 20,000 visitors a year, the Crannog Centre is one of many local businesses and organisations with a much-improved digital network, using fibre


technologies, thanks to the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme. Delivered through two projects – led


by Highlands and Islands Enterprise in its area and the Scottish Government in the rest of Scotland – funding partners include BT Group, the UK Government through Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK), local authorities and the EU via the European Regional Development Fund. The programme has been delivered on the ground by engineers from Openreach, with their focus during the final months of the programme on building ultrafast full fibre networks to reach more difficult locations.


twin site super campus development was constructed by McAlpine, will run the Career College as part of its wide-ranging and high-quality tertiary education provision. Career Colleges are employer-led


ventures, equipping people with the skills needed by businesses in a wide range of industries including health care, hospitality and digital as well as construction. There are currently more than 20 operating around the UK. The Career Colleges Trust is now


working with Sir Robert McAlpine and City of Glasgow College to develop a digital construction curriculum that meets the future needs of industry. This curriculum will run from April 2020 as a pilot and the full Career College will open in September 2020. The successful curriculum will then be rolled out to other colleges around the country in 2021.


Emirates' iconic Airbus A380 to return to Glasgow in 2020


EMIRATES has confirmed that the world’s largest commercial passenger aircraft will return to Glasgow in 2020. The double-decker aircraft, which has a wingspan of almost 80 meters and can carry more than 500 passengers, will return to the airline’s popular Glasgow- Dubai route from March. Emirates plans to operate


the iconic A380 on a year- round basis on the double daily service, Scotland’s busiest long-haul route. One of the airline’s Boeing 777 aircraft fleet will continue to


Emirates' Airbus A380 will return to Glasgow in 2020


be used on the route. Since the introduction of the Glasgow-Dubai service in 2004, more than 4.8 million passengers have travelled between the two cities and further afield


through Emirates’ network of 158 destinations. In addition to transporting passengers, Emirates’ SkyCargo on the A380 will continue to carry key Glaswegian exports across the world, including Scottish whisky, salmon, cheese, chocolate and oil well equipment. The most popular destinations for Scottish salmon, shellfish and oysters include China and Hong Kong, while Scottish whisky is most frequently exported to South Africa, Singapore, Sydney and Korea.


Career Colleges Trust has approved City of Glasgow College to be the first to offer the initiative in Scotland


First Glasgow will provide free matchday travel for Warriors fans’ to and from Scotstoun Stadium


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