The team at Diamond Training Group has worked hard over the last 12 months to implement new systems to streamline and grow the business. Both a substantial amount of time and money has been invested within our training facility, ensuring we provide our students with a skills and training experience that is second to none in the UK.

Good luck to all the shortlisted businesses… see you on the 26th March at the Awards Ceremony!

We are extremely pleased to announce that Diamond Training Group has now secured an exclusive contract with Australian based company Silver Trowel Trade Training, to deliver RPL Assessments (Recognition Of Prior Learning) to UK based trades people, enabling them to gain recognised Australian AQF Level 3 qualifications to assist with their skilled visa and TRA (Trades Recognition Australia) applications.

Danny Evans Managing Director of Diamond Training Group commented, ” This is a real achievement and a very proud moment for our company. To be recognised for the quality and standard of work that we produce by a major international company that delivers training and qualifications to students from across the world is fantastic. When starting the company, we always planned on diversifying into different areas of education that we understood and felt that we could add something to, by delivering that little bit extra and gaining the trust of our students that were placing their future careers in our hands and now we have achieved this not only within the UK but also on an International scale and we are over the moon”.

The contract that has been awarded allows us to conduct skills assessments for UK based trades people, who have worked within the industry for 4 or more years that are looking to migrate to Australia but require their skills to be formally recognised. The trades that we are contracted to assess are as follows:

• Wall & Floor Tiling
• Roof Tiling
• Solid Plastering
• Wall & Ceiling (plaster boarding / Taping & Jointing / Interior Systems etc)

We are currently in the process of having a dedicated website developed for this side of our organisation which we hope to launch in the first week of February 2010. Details of this new side of our website will be posted on our Home Page as soon as it is complete and live.

Please check back for updates and company developments.

With a huge demand for skilled trade’s people, especially within the traditional “wet trade” areas such as wall & floor tiling and plastering, construction officials are reporting that there is a massive UK skills shortage that will only increase over the next 5 years. In a survey of its members, the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) found that an overwhelming 79% have experienced problems finding skilled staff over the last year, particularly in the crafts and trades sector.

Overall, 65% of those surveyed claimed the current workforce is not skilled, and 91% said they expect the shortage of up to standard workers to extend beyond this year. Michael Brown, deputy chief executive of the CIOB commented “Urgent attention is needed to attract more people into our industry. The attraction of projects like the Olympics should provide an opportunity to showcase the industry and attract many more young people.”
The Construction Industry Training Board says the sector must recruit 88,000 skilled workers every year for the next five years to meet its needs.

As you can clearly see there has never been a better time to start acquiring new skills and Diamond Training Group are here to help. We are able to provide you with the skills / knowledge and qualifications to start your new business in a very short space of time. After completing one of our courses you could be on target to start earning in excess of £35,000 per year, so why wait pick up the phone to day and request a full information pack 01903 739 407.

Some staff members set alarms early and traveled the usual 50 mile commute to work in some of the country’s worst weather conditions to make sure that they arrived on time, so not to cause any interruption to students lessons and schedules.

Apart from a burst pipe and some frozen water butts the day went without too many problems, all staff members and students that did make it in were in good spirit and getting as much tea and coffee as they could…ha ha.

The management team at Diamond Training Group would like to take this opportunity to say a BIG THANK YOU to all of the team for your effort and dedication.

We have many Armed Forces Resettlement and Redundancy Packages currently available, to find out more please call 01903 739407.

As a soldier you will receive resettlement advice and information to assist you to prepare for, and find, suitable civilian employment following your Service career.

This is where Diamond Training Group can help. We have arranged resettlement packages on behalf of service leavers for a number of years now and our staff are very experienced with the different processes and formalities involved.

We are able to handle your resettlement from initial enquiry through to training / certification and completion.

Our packages include Training / Assessments / Qualifications / Accommodation / Food & Drink throughout your stay with Diamond Training Group.

After your initial enquiry and decision to use Diamond Training Group to provide your resettlement package, we are happy to deal direct with your Resettlement Advisor, if necessary to ensure that all of your needs and requirements are met at all stages of the process, so you only have to concentrate on gaining the skills to work within civilian life once again.

Should you require any additional information or have any questions with regards to resettlement, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our team  who are more than happy to assist on 01903 739 407.

The contract Diamond Training Group holds with Chichester College will allow us to work alongside them with their Response To Redundancy project. This is a government project funded via ESF (European Social Funding), which has been set aside to tackle unemployment and to re skill people who have been made redundant and for the unemployed.

The funding is available for 1 & 2 week courses at Diamond Training Group for the following:

• 1 & 2 Week Tiling Courses
• 1 & 2 Week Plastering Courses

In order to apply for this funding you must meet at least one of the following:

• You must be 18 years old +
• Unemployed
• Under Notice of Redundancy
• Or have already been made redundant

For details on funding criteria please call us at the centre on 01903 739 407