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PCA launches new 2018 training programme

National trade body the Property Care Association (PCA) has set out its schedule of professional development training for 2018.

The PCA has invested significant resources into developing a comprehensive portfolio of courses throughout the year in areas including condensation, damp and timber preservation, residential ventilation, structural waterproofing, invasive weed control and flood resilience.

Led by experts in their fields, the courses are designed to meet the needs of delegates at whatever stage in their career.

There are specific surveyor-led courses including surveying timber and dampness in buildings, surveyor in structural waterproofing, control and eradication of Japanese knotweed and property flood resilience.

Courses are also available for office-based staff, or those at technician level, who will benefit from gaining an understanding of their industry and the work carried out by their colleagues in the field.

Training can also be used as part of foundation study for a number of widely recognised professional qualifications. These include Certificated Surveyor of Timber and Dampness in Buildings (CSTDB), Certificated Surveyor in Structural Waterproofing (CSSW) and Certificated Surveyor in Japanese Knotweed (CSJK).

Jade Stocker of the PCA’s training team, said: “The 2018 training prospectus contains new courses and qualifications, as well as training and exams that are now established as cornerstones of professional credibility and recognition.”

A downloadable copy of the prospectus is available at www.property-care.org/training-qualifications/

Print versions can be ordered from jade@property-care.org

The courses are run at the trade association’s training locations in Cambridgeshire – which include a purpose built practical facility, which creates an environment to apply theory where applicable.

Delegates can also take advantage of the PCA’s bespoke in-house training packages, which are delivered directly to clients at a location and date of their choosing.

Many of the courses in the prospectus are available in this format, which can provide a more cost effective and convenient option.

And to allow clients to focus on specific training needs for their organisation and staff, they can discuss their needs with the PCA training team, who will draw up a tailored training package which can be delivered at a location of the client’s choosing.

Specific information on in-house training options can be found at www.property-care.org/training-qualifications/training-courses/in-house-training-options/

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Carillion were chasing claims of £260m before collapse

Carillion bosses were pursuing or planning claims for over £260m on seven contracts before the firm collapsed.

The extent of claims it planned to chase were revealed in the board’s business plan put to its banks and the Government in the board’s failed attempt to buy extra time with emergency funding.

This also revealed that it had written £1.1bn off its balance sheet due to legacy contracts, delays in settlements and PFI transactions.

The claims dossier opens an avenue for the Official Receiver, overseeing Carillion’s liquidation, to pursue although in practice claims are usually written off because they are difficult to pursue following corporate collapse.

The claims were also being contested providing no real guarantee of the estimated claw-back.

According to the business plan the board believed it could claim £43m on the delayed Royal Liverpool Hospital PFI contract, including recovery of claims from third parties of £34m following problems with concrete beams on the project.

Its other legacy hospital, the Midlands Metropolitan Hospital, was targeted for completion in June 2019 because of problems with building services on the project.

The report reveals that the board was predicting it could recover an Aecom claim of £10m by June this year.

On its Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route three-way joint venture project Carillion said it hoped to recover £25m from Transport for Scotland by this summer and further cash of £15m from designers and insurance by the end of £2018.

Carillion also believed it could recover £16m from its phase one residential project for the Battersea PowerStation development, which was delivered nearly a year late.

On its downtown Doha project in Qatar, the board reported that it had agreement from Msheireb Properties for extension of time claims amounting to £97m.

Meanwhile the Government has revealed that it has already spent £150m on financing the wind down of Carillion.

The cash has been used by the Official Receiver to keep some services running, and for legal fees.

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