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10 Feb 2012 The People's Award from City and Guilds - Please Vote
We are proud to announce that David Paterson of Scottish Coal has been awarded the 'Medal for Excellence' from City and Guilds for the Occupational Health and Safety Practice Level 4 qualification, which he achieved through JB Management. There is a further award that David is automatically eligible for, The People’s Choice Award, but he needs your support please.
'Now in its second year, the People’s Choice Award is the only category where the winner is chosen by public vote. Each medallist is eligible but the number of votes you receive is up to you! Voting is now open and will close at midnight 2 March 2012. The People’s Choice Award gives you the opportunity to get involved. Share your success and encourage family, friends, tutors and anyone else you can think of to vote for you. Find the person you'd like to vote for by clicking on the first letter of their surname. Please note you can vote once per day per medallist.'
Please click on the link below and vote for David Paterson to win the People’s Choice Award – JB Management thanks you for your support.
2 Feb 2012 Andrew Merry Shows His Support For The Modern Apprenticeship Programme
Andrew Merry from boy band 'The Risk' took time out from his busy schedule to visit us here at JB Management. Andrew popped in to give his support to the Modern Apprenticeship programme. Andrew explained “I know how important the Modern Apprenticeship programme is and how it can help you with your career."
Andrew is pictured here with JB Management staff Nichola, Lisa, Sara and Claire. If you are interested in finding out more about our Modern Apprenticeship placements call us on - 01292 886664 or visit the webpage below.
The Risk have had over 90 gigs since exiting the X-Factor and are now back in London preparing for the up and coming 2012 X-Factor tour. Andrew would also like to thank all the people of Ayrshire who voted and supported him throughout his career.
24 Jan 2012 Is Your Organisation Eligible For ERI Funding?
Skills Development Scotland have recently announced that an incentive of up to £2000 is available to employers who recruit a Modern Apprentice under the age of 20. This latest recruitment incentive is perceived to be in direct response to youth unemployment reaching 100,000.
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance announced that funding of up to £7.5 million will be available for Skills Development Scotland to offer recruitment incentives to employers. This incentive is available to employers who recruit a Modern Apprentice or enrol an existing employee to the programme.
JB Management has funded spaces for Modern Apprenticeships in the following disciplines:
• Business & Administration
• Logistics
• Occupational Health & Safety
• IT Professional
• Warehousing & Storage
For further information on the above scheme, call our recruitment team on 01292 886664 or visit the link below:
14 Dec 2011 Government Press Release - QQI to Train Oil Workers in China
QQI the international arm of JB Management has signed an agreement with Shandong Chamber of Commerce for Petroleum (CCIOC) which will see us deliver training and development in CCIOC’s training college in Dongying, the oil and gas capital of Shandong Province.
Mr Salmond announced the agreement during his visit to Shandong, where he is leading a trade delegation along with Scottish Development International (SDI) chief executive Anne MacColl, in the latest leg of the First Minister’s visit to China.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between Bill Ure, Managing Director, QQI and Mr Xie Chuan Li, Chief Secretary, CCOIC.
Dongying, which is Shandong’s main city, has 40 years experience in oil field technology and is host to China’s second largest oilfield. The city’s oil and gas workforce has high levels of staffing requirements and a new oil and gas training centre is currently under development.
QQI was introduced to the chamber through SDI in November 2011, following a mission to Shandong in 2010, led by Mark Newlands, head of SDI’s education sector. The organisations were matched together to discuss a potential collaboration and subsequent discussions have led to the development of the MOU.
The First Minister said: “This is great news for a Scottish company and for Scotland overall. The agreement will see valuable knowledge of our oil and gas technology being shared with CCIOC training college and is a clear demonstration of the strong links which continue to grow between ourselves and Shandong Province. The challenges of growing today’s economy mean that we should be open to opportunities to share our wealth of knowledge in key areas such as this and follows hard on the heels of EMEC’s contract to work with the Ocean University of China, which I announced while in Shandong. There is huge potential for Scotland and China to work together in knowledge transfer across a range of industrial sectors.”
As a result of the agreement, QQI will train a number of China-based trainers in relevant SQA subjects, develop and deliver a two year training course and organise a reciprocal visit programme to explore all opportunities for mutual co-operation.
Bill Ure, QQI Managing Director, explained “QQI are very pleased to sign our first MOU in China which reinforces our belief that there are real opportunities in the area of high level training which can be developed with our Chinese partners. We hope to welcome them to Scotland in the Spring to further cement our relationship and to explore new and exciting initiatives between our organisations.
“I have been delighted by the support provided to QQI by SDI in accessing the Chinese market and in general with our international ambitions. We have new business opportunities coming from China and other markets which bode well for the future of QQI.”
Anne MacColl, chief executive of SDI, said: “This is a significant development for QQI and we expect the business to grow and develop. The MOU further reinforces Scotland’s commitment to working with CCIOC and builds on our strong relationship with Shandong Province. We ran a very successful trade mission to this region in 2010 and CCIOC undertakes regular visits to Aberdeen.
“China represents a huge opportunity for a number of Scotland’s sectors including education, energy, food and drink, and financial services. SDI is committed to helping companies access new global markets and we introduced QQI to CCIOC as we felt the team had the experience and expertise in the oil and gas industry to deliver qualifications to the sector in China. We’re also working with the QQI team to develop existing and new opportunities in the Middle East and Asia.”
1 Dec 2011 Ball in Honour of First Minister in Beijing
Representatives of JB Management Chris Merry (Business Development Manager) & Meiqin McColm (Business Development Consultant) are pictured with Le Peng (Director) from a vocational college in Dandong, Liaoning Province in Northeast China. All of the above were in attendance at a ball being held in honour of Scotland’s First Minister in Beijing this evening which was aimed at developing new and existing partnerships in China. For further information on the event and the Scottish Government’s efforts to develop relations with China, please visit the link below.
