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CSCS to Withdraw 100,000 Construction Site Visitor Cards
Most people are familiar with the contribution made by the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) towards improving standards and safety on UK construction sites. For several years now the strategic direction of the scheme has focused on ensuring that all...
read morePQ Reform: Build UK Need TICA Member Support
Build UK’s work on Pre-Qualification Reform has reached an important milestone. The Common Assessment Standard (CAS), which they have developed with members like TICA, aims to improve industry productivity through a streamlined Pre-Qualification process, is nearly...
read moreTICA Annual Lunch 2018 – Save The Date!
The TICA Annual Lunch will take place on Friday 5 October 2018 at the KIA Oval Cricket Ground. Pre Dinner Drinks will commence from 11:45 with guests being seated for lunch at 12:30. Invitations will be sent in the coming weeks, watch this space.... Contact Lynne...
read moreBuild UK Update
Build UK updated trade association members including TICA at the may forum and below is a summary of current topics: Duty to Report – the Duty to Report on Payment Practices and Performance requires all large companies who meet at least two of the following thresholds...
read more20% Off the Job Training for Apprentices
We recently communicated with members regarding the mandatory requirement for all apprentices to spend at least 20% of their training programme time on “Off the Job Training” (OTJT), the majority of this time will be spent at the National Training Centre in...
read moreNew Rules for 20% ‘Off the Job’ Training
TICA has produced a guide to help employers in England and Wales understand and work to the current ESFA funding rules on planning and delivering a minimum of 20% off-the-job training. From May 2017 the Government, through its funding agency the Education and Skills...
read moreApprentice Accommodation Funding (England/Wales only)
Following a change in government funding rules around the accommodation element of the apprenticeship standard funding, weekend stays for long distance apprentices can no longer be paid through the residential element of the standard funding cap. TICA will now be...
read moreFree Asbestos Awareness Training For TICA Members!
TICA has teamed up with an external learning platform to create an asbestos awareness on-line course. Following consultation over the past year with our IETTL Trustees, the trust has agreed to fund the platform development, and free of charge licences for all TICA...
read moreGeneral Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 28 May 2018. The new Regulation gives the individual more robust protection against misuse of their personal information/data. As an employer you will have a great deal of personal information in your...
read moreNext Inductions for TICA Apprentices
The dates for our next round of Inductions are: 02 July 2018 for one week 09 July 2018 for one week There are 10 places on each Induction, based on a first come first served basis. We will help you to recruit your apprentices by: writing and promoting your apprentice...
read moreTICA in Europe
Two former TICA apprentices are representing the UK at the 2018 FESI European Insulation Championships in Cologne. Apprentice of the Year, Del Rodgers (right), who works for Hertel UK is teaming up with Western Thermal’s Jordan Harding, a finalist in 2016. Following a...
read moreMeet Ian Tattersall
TICA’s new President talks about the future of the industry and his plans for our Association… Ian is Managing Director of KAEFER Ltd. He started as a trainee insulation estimator for Darlington Insulation in Burnley more than thirty years ago. His career has ranged...
read moreIndustry awaits consultation findings
The results of the government’s consultation on the practice of cash retention under construction contracts will be published in April. The consultation, which closed in mid-January, covered areas including: • the effectiveness of existing prompt and fair payment...
read moreAnnual Apprentice Conference
TICA attended the Annual Apprenticeships Conference in Birmingham – raising the profile of the Association and sharing best practice amongst industry peers. As well as presenting a paper on the 20% off the job training requirement for apprentices registered on the...
read moreGot an Apprentice? We Need Your Feedback!
So that we can ensure we are providing you with the best possible training provision we will be contacting all TICA Members in the coming weeks with a view to obtaining feedback about all aspects of the training programme. Your views are very important to us and also...
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