School Budget Cuts Affect Vocational Schooling And Plumbing Courses

Potential workmen may need to take plumbing courses with coaching centers after it

was published that some universities will be axing vocational subjects.

Research by the Association of Colleges (AoC) revealed that colleges across England face a 200 million pound cut to funding as adult learner budgets are expected to shrink by around ten to 25 per cent in size.

Out of 162 colleges surveyed, 43 said that funding we set to be slashed by a quarter in a move that will affect vocational courses aimed at the over-19s.

Subjects that are predicted to be influenced include plumbing courses, bricklaying courses, plastering courses, tiling courses and electric courses.

Chief executive of the AoC Julian Gravatt said: "We know that the Treasury is under significant pressure to further curtail public spending."

Sally Hunt, general secretary of the School and Varsity Union, disagreed that the spending cuts would hurt those folks that are looking to take electric courses at their local school.

She claimed : "We are talking about adults through their working lives who are having to retrain and re-skill."

"These are the folks that aren't going to be in a position to get a place. I am talking about stuff like bricklaying, joinery, electric installation, catering, care work, security."

Martin Doel, AoC chief executive, said that the spending cuts were happening now and would affect people who were looking to enroll on college plumbing courses this September.

People that are curious about taking plumbing courses so as to either improve their talents or become a fully qualified workman should analyze the services supplied by commissioned coaching centers.

Adult learners who need to become plumbers or electricians will get advantages from coaching centers which supply the Electric 2330 NVQ and 2356 NVQ qualifications and the Plumbing 6129 NVQ.

Potential students who might not have the time to retrain should research if a training centre offers courses of different durations, whether it is from weekend, part-time or fulltime.

It is advisable that budding tradesmen look at green energy courses as training in emerging renewables such as Solar PV systems and Ground Source Heat Pumps is becoming increasingly desirable.

The government's UK green initiative for supplying clean energy and cutting emissions in domestic homes is inspiring more homes to install energy saving appliances.

Workmen with the abilities to install Solar PV systems and Ground Source Heat Pumps will have a substantial advantage as they'll have the facility to meet the demand of a rising number of clients.

by: Alf Rainer

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