From left to right: Andrew Jones, Expolink - IT Award Sponsor, Pat Wherton, BICS - Training Award Sponsor, Carmel Ford, Southampton University - Training Award Winner, Janet Willis, University of Leeds, Recycling Award Winner, Libby Wainwright, Sheffield Hallam University - IT Award Winner, Mark Swales, Chairman of BACHE
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Self Cleaning Bathrooms
Nanotechnology will make cleaning lavatories a thing of the past.
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Is it Time to Help Cleaners Brush Up Their English?
ESF money via Skills Councils for In-house teachers.
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Bird 'Flu Summit Firms Urged to Plan for the WorstReport from Times Online by Tracy Boles
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HSE Information Sheet- 'Slips and Trips: The importance of floor cleaning'
is now available HERE
****************************************** Industry PATHWAY CARDS Explained
A Skills Passport for the Cleaning Industry is now standard. BICS, Asset Skills, BCC, CSSA and Purple Passport have joined forces to make the Pathway Card a reality. The cards will provide a record of achievement and skills which will help employers by providing a verifiable record for potential recruits.
>more (BICS presentation in the Members section/Document Library/BICS)
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UCEA Update and Seminars - IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT