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Two top electrical apprentices have been honoured in the 2013 ECA Edmundson Awards, for their consistent high standard of academic and technical work.
Training charity JTL hosted a parliamentary reception to mark the launch of its new programme to encourage more women into building services engineering apprenticeships. The initiative was backed by a range of cross party MPs, including the leader of the Labour Party, Ed Miliband, who attended the event sponsored by Jim Sheridan MP and hosted by JTL’s chairman, Dr Ian Livsey.
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has continued its support for best safety practice within the industry by sponsoring an award at the ECA’s recent Electric Event.
A survey conducted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), found over 80% of respondents now source technical information relating to their job online - suggesting many electrical contractors are moving away from traditional print versions of technical publications and opting to use digital content instead.
NICEIC has launched an interactive website to provide consumers and contractors with information on the Green Deal. Green Deal is the government’s flagship initiative to tackle energy efficiency in the UK. Launched earlier this year it is designed to make energy efficiency easy and affordable with aims to reach up to 14 million properties by 2020.
The Electrical Safety Council (ESC) has welcomed the Communities and Local Government (CLG) Select Committee’s recommendation that private sector landlords be required to undertake a mandatory five-yearly check of electrical installations in their properties.
