Poprad turns out to say `Thank you for the music’
One of Slovakia’s most successful businessmen, British owner of the world-renowned AquaCity resort Poprad, Czech born Mr. Jan Telensky, has brought church music back to the community of Poprad in north east Slovakia with his generous sponsorship of the restoration of an unique Baroque church organ.  Mr. Telensky paid for the 18th century organ to be restored and installed in the Church of St. Egidius in his wife’s home town after hearing of his plight while visiting Poprad for the mayoral... Read Full Story
World’s first leading green resort hosts first World Travel Green Awards
AquaCity Resort, Slovakia, has been chosen to host the first World Travel `Green’ Awards, to be held in the eco-friendly waterpark and spa over the weekend of 5th – 7th September 2008. The Awards recognise the top achievers in the global travel industry, voted for by travel agents internationally. The Green Awards will recognise the contribution tourism organisations are making towards conserving the planet and advancing green tourism.  AquaCity Resort was the first winner of the World’s... Read Full Story
Home study plumbing courses have age-appeal
According to plumbing home study specialists, Train 4 Trade Skills, many adults looking for a career change simply can’t take time out to study trades on an apprenticeship or full-time college basis. To plug the nationwide shortage of skilled plumbers, the industry needs to find new ways of attracting new entrants, particularly older students and career-changers, and the company maintains that home study plumbing is the answer. Train 4 Trade Skills’ Marketing Manager, Mike Head, said... Read Full Story
SkillsTrain student gets top marks in national exams
"A British SkillsTrain home study student and mother of one has proved that university and college doesn’t always bring home the top results, as she swept the board in her Book-keeping exams with an A+ grade and a 96% pass rate, the nations top marks." SkillsTrain home study student, 45 year old mother of one, Catherine Cutts, a part time finance assistant from Worksop, has achieved the Britain’s top mark in the International Association of Book-keepers examinations, scoring an A+ grade with... Read Full Story
British plumbers opt for stay at home studies
In the light of Britain’s continued shortage of qualified trades people, home study specialists Train4Trade Skills has announced that thousands are signing up to study at home, using their unique blended learning plumbing courses. In the light of Britain’s major shortage of plumbers and qualified trades people, Train4TradeSkills’ revolutionary home-learning plumbing courses have attracted thousands of would-be plumbers, including a large number of ladies, since it was launched less than 12... Read Full Story
Train4TradeSkills plumbing home study gets PM’s backing
In the light of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s warming to British workers to get a skill or face unemployment, the CEO of plumbing home study specialists, Train4TradeSkills’ Mr. Jan Telensky said  “I’m delighted the British government is backing what we’ve been saying for years. Without skills, there’s no future for British workers.  Britain is already years behind the global skills race and our jobs are already being taken by an influx of overseas skilled plumbers, electricians and... Read Full Story
SkillsTrain creates virtual classroom in South Africa
British IT distance learning college, SkillsTrain, has backed an initiative to bring IT skills into South African classrooms to benefit kids who will have had little or no contact with computers.  The Project Africa scheme enables British tutors to train kids via a Live Internet Link from SkillsTrain’s Luton based head office, directly into South African classrooms. British based SkillsTrain, Europe’s largest provider of IT training, has helped over thirty South African school children take... Read Full Story
SkillsTrain boss has the X-Factor
British businessman supports young diabetic’s hopes for stardom and sponsors the production of a CD to be sold in aid of Diabetes UK, to coincide with Diabetes Week in June 2008. British businessman Mr. Jan Telensky, CEO of the UK’s leading IT home study and distance learning organisation SkillsTrain, has pledged to sponsor one the UK’s most promising young singing stars, former Harry Potter actor and international karate champion, type 1 diabetic, 19 year old Shane Board, from Poole... Read Full Story
SkillsTrain boss joins British PM in honouring kids
Mr. Jan Telensky, CEO of the UK’s leading IT distance learning company `SkillsTrain’ (www.skillstrain-uk.com), has joined the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah at 10 Downing Street, honouring and acknowledging achievements of youngsters from across the UK. The youngsters had all been nominated for a YOPEY (Young People of the Year Award) in a nationwide competition, run by top circulating  British women’s magazine, `Take a Break’.   Mr. Telensky, whose Luton based... Read Full Story