Help! My House Is Falling Down – C4 Tuesday 10th August @ 8pm

Diamond Training Group is due to be featured in a brand new show on Channel 4 starting Tuesday 10th August, which is being presented by Sarah Beeny.

Diamond Training Group was introduced to the shows production company by Leo @ Bluesky Stone Direct, who was responsible for supplying Brazilian Slate floor tiles for the kitchen and patio areas of the project. We was then asked if we would be available to undertake the installation of these floor tiles, which we agreed to do in January of this year.

We sent Sam Koujan, Head Tiling tutor at our West Sussex branch along with a few of the students training with us to complete the Brighton based project which they really enjoyed being a part of, especially as they managed to possibly get themselves on TV!

For those of you that would like to view the show, the series is due to start on channel 4 Tuesday 10th August @ 8pm. There is also a link to the shows website below.

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/on-tv/help-my-house-is-falling-down/

http://www.blueskystone.com/

Diamond Training Group

Diamond Is Expanding Across The UK

We are extremely pleased to announce that we are in the process of opening a further 4 new training facilities across the United Kingdom, so that we are able to offer individuals the opportunity of training with Diamond Training Group without the need to travel and stay away from home in order to learn new skills.

The new locations that will be available to students looking to train with us are as follows, and have been selected to offer easy access to new skills and qualifications no matter where you are from.

Diamond Training Group ESSEX

Diamond Training Group WORCESTER

Diamond Training Group CHESTER

Diamond Training Group CARLISLE

All 4 new training facilities will offer both Wall & Floor Tiling and Plastering Courses, and will offer students fully equipped training facilities with qualified professional tutors as well as modern comfortable newly built conditions to learn a new skill in.

For further information on opening dates / available courses and course bookings, please contact one of our Course Advisers on 0800 622 6924 or email  info@diamondtraininggroup.co.uk .

New Plastering Award

We are very excited to announce that Diamond Training Group has successfully structured and written a Level 1 Plastering Award, which has been accredited by EDI, for exclusive delivery by Diamond Training.

The award has taken several months to structure and after a complex approval process EDI have accepted it and will now award industry recognised certificates for candidates completing our 2 week intermediate level plastering course.

Sam Koujan, Director of Training at Diamond Training Group commented,

“We are delighted to gain this accreditation; it is a real sense of achievement when an awarding body like EDI acknowledge your hard work and efforts and are willing to put their name against the training and assessment processes that you have developed. We employ a team of highly experienced Tutors and Internal Verifiers at the centre, who have all put a tremendous amount of effort into ensuring that students training with the company are recognised for the training they have undertaken and to help them progress on to Level 2 Qualifications”.

The Level 1 Plastering Award will be available from April 2010, to all students enrolling on to the 2 week intermediate plastering course.

To enrol for this award or to check course dates and availability, please call a member of the Diamond Training team FREE on 0800 622 6924.

Diamond Training Group shortlisted for the Observer Business of the Year Awards

Diamond Training Group is delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Observer Business of the Year Awards. Under the categories of Business of the Year and Education in Business, we know full well the competition is tough this year but to be shortlisted is a huge achievement and we only hope we go on to win one or ideally both of our categories.

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!

Kick start the New Year into gear with a new career

With the construction industry starting to show signs of improving and breaking out of the recession, now is the time to gain the skills and qualifications required to work within this fantastic industry.

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.

Learn a new skill with a fully funded training course

Diamond Training Group in West Sussex has just been awarded additional European Social Funding meaning they can offer 60 fully-funded training courses for anyone over the age of 18 that is unemployed, has been made redundant or is under notice of redundancy.

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