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Martin Hofschroer
More people are taking vocational courses in an attempt to get practical jobs. City & Guilds revealed that it had experienced an 11 per cent rise in the number of people enrolling in vocational learning courses during the past year. City & Guilds director general and chief executive Chris Jones said that more people were keen to up-skill and show potential employers that they will benefit their business during the current economic climate. The vocational education establishment found that electrical courses were most popular among students as City & Guilds had 97,411 certified learners being educated about electrical installation. Other popular areas of vocational learning included plumbing courses and construction related education such as bricklaying courses, carpentry courses and plastering courses. One area which was experiencing rapid growth was learning in relation to green energy courses as more and more people are looking to take advantage of the boom in the renewable sector. More people are learning how to install technologies such as solar panels and domestic micro wind turbines because homeowners are becoming more aware of the benefits of having energy efficient houses. Mr Jones said that completing vocational courses was a great way for job seekers to get an advantage in an increasingly competitive market. He said: "Our learner data reveals that Britain really has got talent! More people are recognising the value of work-related learning and equipping themselves with the right skills and training they need to succeed and lead in today's fast-paced economy. "With apprenticeships and work-related learning now a firm priority on the UK's education agenda, demand for skills-based courses has never been higher." While more people might be enjoying the benefits of vocational learning in the second decade of the 21st century one man is still using the skills he gained on plumbing courses in the 1930s. Lancaster Online reported the story of Mervin Buch who is still plumbing at the grand old age of 90. Mr Buch went onto say that while some aspects of plumbing have changed over the years the fundamentals are still the same. He told the website: "You've got water here that has no pressure and water over there that has pressure. You have to have something here to energize it, to build up the pressure, and a pipe, that will never change." Mr Buch officially retired 25 years ago but still works ten hours a day at his plumbing job.
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