Education & Training News Latest news from the quarry, asphalt, cement, concrete and aggregate recycling industries Submit News 08/12/2021 11:34 | Education & Training IQ hosts Community Christmas Festival at NSC National Stone Centre at Wirksworth to hold its first-ever Community Christmas Festival 29/11/2021 10:00 | Education & Training IQ improves CPD reporting for members New reporting tools introduced to help IQ members record and access their continuing professional development activities 22/11/2021 23:41 | Education & Training STEM Festival finale held at Barrasford Quarry Tarmac host interactive day for pupils as final part of Northumberland National Park STEM Festival 05/11/2021 10:54 | Education & Training Hanson meet The 5% Club gold standard Company recognized with prestigious gold award for broad range of work-based training schemes 28/10/2021 21:53 | Education & Training Rare opportunity at the National Stone Centre Scanning electron microscope gets school pupils up close and personal with insects and microorganisms 25/10/2021 16:19 | Education & Training MinTrain launch new website New joint-venture industry training provider targets global growth with launch of new website 15/10/2021 00:26 | Education & Training Eppleton successfully complete OCA scheme MinTrain deliver full Occupational Competence Assessment for all Eppleton Quarry operatives 08/10/2021 10:01 | Education & Training New historic venue confirmed for IQ Fellows’ Lunch Following a one-year hiatus, this year’s celebratory event will take place at Coombe Abbey 07/10/2021 10:28 | Education & Training EIG to host ‘virtual’ conference in November Extractive Industry Geology Conferences hosting free-to-attend virtual conference on 3–4 November 2021 05/10/2021 10:07 | Education & Training IQ strengthen team with strategic appointments Anthony Elgey and Isaac Azim appointed to two key management roles at Institute of Quarrying 27/09/2021 11:52 | Education & Training MP Skills receives Ofsted report for apprentice programmes New government department report on apprenticeships in mineral extractives sector set to be published 24/09/2021 11:19 | Education & Training Masters success for Jacqueline O’Donovan Industry champion celebrates Master’s degree graduation at University of Wolverhampton 21/09/2021 12:09 | Education & Training ICT issues new suite of training videos New training videos detail correct performance of tests to recently revised standards: EN12350 and EN12390 15/09/2021 00:12 | Education & Training MPA welcomes fast-track HGV tests in principle But Association warns much more needs to be done to tackle challenge of chronic driver shortage 08/09/2021 08:40 | Education & Training MinTrain and TMT to merge Companies to form one-stop solution for construction materials supply sector training and assessment 12/08/2021 17:20 | Education & Training Breedon ‘break the mould’ in driver training U.K. Truckmixer Training create bespoke truckmixer-specific training programme for new Breedon drivers 12/08/2021 17:15 | Education & Training New conveyor training content from Martin Engineering Latest online modules designed to integrate with existing Learning Management Systems 11/08/2021 14:56 | SHE OneCard milestone for Tarmac Smart card that improves HGV driver safety and improves customer confidence reaches major landmark 20/07/2021 11:49 | Education & Training Concrete – Focus on Sustainability CEMEX launch new RIBA-accredited sustainability CPD course to help clients with climate action 29/06/2021 16:02 | Quarrying BAA appoints new executive management team Mike Phillips appointed as CEO of the British Aggregates Association to head new management team 24/06/2021 10:28 | Concrete Female engineering graduate challenges stereotypes Forterra’s Nia Lewis calls for more women to consider a career in the engineering sector 15/06/2021 14:33 | Education & Training TMCA gains CLOCS accreditation Tipper/Mixer Competency Assessment gains Construction Logistics and Community Safety accreditation 10/06/2021 12:20 | Education & Training IQ launches new membership tool Brand-new interactive tool makes it easier to become a member of the Institute of Quarrying 09/06/2021 17:23 | Education & Training Mannok launch 2021 student work placements Local students to embrace ‘real-life learning’ with paid summer work placements at Mannok Load More Latest Jobs Divisional Managing Director Hills Quarry Products have an opportunity for an experienced Divisional Managing Director to join and lead their existing company based in Swindon More Jobs
08/12/2021 11:34 | Education & Training IQ hosts Community Christmas Festival at NSC National Stone Centre at Wirksworth to hold its first-ever Community Christmas Festival
29/11/2021 10:00 | Education & Training IQ improves CPD reporting for members New reporting tools introduced to help IQ members record and access their continuing professional development activities
22/11/2021 23:41 | Education & Training STEM Festival finale held at Barrasford Quarry Tarmac host interactive day for pupils as final part of Northumberland National Park STEM Festival
05/11/2021 10:54 | Education & Training Hanson meet The 5% Club gold standard Company recognized with prestigious gold award for broad range of work-based training schemes
28/10/2021 21:53 | Education & Training Rare opportunity at the National Stone Centre Scanning electron microscope gets school pupils up close and personal with insects and microorganisms
25/10/2021 16:19 | Education & Training MinTrain launch new website New joint-venture industry training provider targets global growth with launch of new website
15/10/2021 00:26 | Education & Training Eppleton successfully complete OCA scheme MinTrain deliver full Occupational Competence Assessment for all Eppleton Quarry operatives
08/10/2021 10:01 | Education & Training New historic venue confirmed for IQ Fellows’ Lunch Following a one-year hiatus, this year’s celebratory event will take place at Coombe Abbey
07/10/2021 10:28 | Education & Training EIG to host ‘virtual’ conference in November Extractive Industry Geology Conferences hosting free-to-attend virtual conference on 3–4 November 2021
05/10/2021 10:07 | Education & Training IQ strengthen team with strategic appointments Anthony Elgey and Isaac Azim appointed to two key management roles at Institute of Quarrying
27/09/2021 11:52 | Education & Training MP Skills receives Ofsted report for apprentice programmes New government department report on apprenticeships in mineral extractives sector set to be published
24/09/2021 11:19 | Education & Training Masters success for Jacqueline O’Donovan Industry champion celebrates Master’s degree graduation at University of Wolverhampton
21/09/2021 12:09 | Education & Training ICT issues new suite of training videos New training videos detail correct performance of tests to recently revised standards: EN12350 and EN12390
15/09/2021 00:12 | Education & Training MPA welcomes fast-track HGV tests in principle But Association warns much more needs to be done to tackle challenge of chronic driver shortage
08/09/2021 08:40 | Education & Training MinTrain and TMT to merge Companies to form one-stop solution for construction materials supply sector training and assessment
12/08/2021 17:20 | Education & Training Breedon ‘break the mould’ in driver training U.K. Truckmixer Training create bespoke truckmixer-specific training programme for new Breedon drivers
12/08/2021 17:15 | Education & Training New conveyor training content from Martin Engineering Latest online modules designed to integrate with existing Learning Management Systems
11/08/2021 14:56 | SHE OneCard milestone for Tarmac Smart card that improves HGV driver safety and improves customer confidence reaches major landmark
20/07/2021 11:49 | Education & Training Concrete – Focus on Sustainability CEMEX launch new RIBA-accredited sustainability CPD course to help clients with climate action
29/06/2021 16:02 | Quarrying BAA appoints new executive management team Mike Phillips appointed as CEO of the British Aggregates Association to head new management team
24/06/2021 10:28 | Concrete Female engineering graduate challenges stereotypes Forterra’s Nia Lewis calls for more women to consider a career in the engineering sector
15/06/2021 14:33 | Education & Training TMCA gains CLOCS accreditation Tipper/Mixer Competency Assessment gains Construction Logistics and Community Safety accreditation
10/06/2021 12:20 | Education & Training IQ launches new membership tool Brand-new interactive tool makes it easier to become a member of the Institute of Quarrying
09/06/2021 17:23 | Education & Training Mannok launch 2021 student work placements Local students to embrace ‘real-life learning’ with paid summer work placements at Mannok
Divisional Managing Director Hills Quarry Products have an opportunity for an experienced Divisional Managing Director to join and lead their existing company based in Swindon