We are pleased to announce our nominated charity of the year for the next 12 months is Mind. This deserving charity aims to help anyone who is experiencing mental health…
ACAD Skill Card Price Rise
The cost of a ACAD Skill Card will be increasing to £36 (including VAT) with effect from 1 October 2018. This increase applies to all cards administered directly by TICA/ACAD.…
ACAD PM Benchmark Data Well Received
ACAD has been flooded with positive feedback on our initial report published the Asbestos sectors first ever benchmark values for a range of activities. ACAD, the not for profit trade…
S/NVQ Centres for the Asbestos Sector Now Open for Business!
ACAD, the not for profit trade association leading the Asbestos sector, is pleased to announce the Asbestos sectors first dedicated S/NVQ centre is now available to ACAD members as well…
Got your phone? You’ve got your Skill Card
As well as your physical Skill Card, we’re now issuing a virtual card, so you’ve always got it to hand. The virtual Skill Card is stored on the Vircarda app,…
CSCS Goes Back to Basics
The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) was set up 23 years ago to ensure that everyone who works on UK building sites has the training and qualifications they need for…
‘Asbestos ALERT’ field trials in Holland with Mini Containment
Alert Technology Ltd are pleased to announce field trials of the ‘Asbestos ALERT’, their life-saving new real time airborne asbestos warning device, will be starting outside of the UK for…
Save the date! The Contamination Expo Series is Fast Approaching
More than 3,500 contamination professionals will head to Birmingham’s NEC on the 12 & 13 September for Europe’s leading event for contamination experts – showcasing the latest strategies, techniques and technologies being…
ACAD Launch Personal Monitoring Benchmark Data
All Licence holders are required to obtain Personal Monitoring (PM) data which is used to confirm the suitability of RPE and also to allow individual exposures for different types of…
Summer Regionals
The latest round of regionals has drawn to a close with some of our regions attracting record attendance figures. Due to the demand ACAD will also be hosting a virtual…