2021 is upon us, and while things haven’t immediately improved for most people, businesses are soldiering on. For us, a new year means the opportunity to build on what we’ve created during this pandemic, and continue to reach more and more people. Primarily this means a continued focus on expanding our remote learning courses. We’ve… Read More
Every country has a few unfortunately named towns (the UK more than most!). As silly as some of these sound, though, they can often be an attraction for tourists. For the Canadian town of Asbestos, however, a name associated with its legacy of asbestos mining has forced them to change identities, even though it means… Read More
Last Updated: 22nd December 2020 This week has seen the introduction of a new set of local restriction tiers to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. While there will be some easing of restrictions from the recent lockdown, a large part of the country has been put straight into Tier 4, the most restrictive tier available.… Read More
As you may have noticed, the past few months have seen a massive expansion in our capability to deliver remote learning courses via Zoom. Thanks to the efforts of various course providers in adapting their examination process – and our work adapting the syllabus – we’re now able to offer a range of courses for… Read More
The CITB SSSTS and SMSTS courses have proved to be some of the most popular remote learning courses we offer, frequently selling out over the past few months. Now, we’re pleased to announce that the CITB has allowed learning providers to offer even more places, raising the class sizes from 10 to 12 for the… Read More
It’s spooky season here at SAMS, and we’re dead set on saving you money! Our popular UKATA Asbestos Awareness course is now 10% off until 1st November, making it as little as £5.85 per license. Asbestos is a suitably spooky substance, and not just because it’s ghostly pale. Asbestos is still present in thousands of… Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has seen a massive and necessary change to our health & safety course offerings. As we haven’t been able to host sessions at our training centre in Manston until recently, Zoom training was an ideal compromise. Over the past few months, we’ve had a fantastic reception to our Zoom training courses, and… Read More
We recently heard the news from UKATA that asbestos training is at its lowest point in five years. While we’re going to delve into that topic in a bit more detail soon, we felt it was important to do our bit to raise those numbers in a more meaningful way. That’s why we’ve decided to… Read More
Even in a year like the one we’ve had, the Beirut disaster stands out as a major shock. The massive explosion in the Lebanese capital ranks among the biggest non-military explosions ever recorded, and caused damage on a frightening scale. The precise death toll is still being counted, while hundreds of thousands are currently homeless… Read More
We’ve continued to add to our online course offerings as this pandemic has progressed, with great feedback from many of our clients. Now, we’re proud to be able to bring one of our most in-depth and rewarding courses to the online format: the NEBOSH General Certificate course! Our NEBOSH General Certificate Zoom course has been… Read More