JTL’S OXFORD TRAINING CENTRE HOSTS SkillELECTRIC HEAT

  Posted by: electime      3rd April 2019

Leading provider of apprenticeships in the electrotechnical sector across England and Wales, JTL, has seen its Oxford training centre selected as a venue for one of the six heats of the 2019 SkillELECTRIC competition.  SkillELECTRIC is the search for the UK’s best young electrician and the premier skills competition for the UK’s electrical industry.

National Electrotechnical Training’s Jennie Phung says: “We’re delighted to be working with JTL for the Oxford SkillELECTRIC heat – they are a leading training provider with excellent facilities in which to hold this important competition. I’d like to thank the JTL team for their support so far and we look forward to the event.”

JTL’s Oxford Training Centre manager is Joe Lo: “This is a coup for us all at JTL. We’ve been here for three years and the selection of our centre for this heat says a lot about the work we have put in to provide the best training available for young people in Oxfordshire. With more than 7,000 apprentices currently at various stages of their apprenticeships with us, we’re making a considerable contribution to the sustainability of the electrotechnical sector in the UK. We’re very excited about hosting this heat and contributing to the search for the best young electrician in the UK for 2019.”

Each year, the best electrical apprentices and newly qualified electricians from across the UK take part in regional heats to win a place in the competition’s grand final.

The top eight performers from these heats then compete in a two-day electrical installation challenge under the eyes of a group of industry experts who determine which of the finalists wins the gold medal and the title of the UK’s best young electrician. Medals are also awarded for second and third place in the competition.

At a time when more and more young people are considering becoming an apprentice and the electrotechnical industry is competing with a wide range of other occupations to recruit high calibre young people to its apprenticeship, SkillELECTRIC provides a platform to showcase the best young talent working in the industry and highlight the opportunities that becoming an apprentice electrician provides. SkillELECTRIC is the only industry skills competition that is aligned to WorldSkillsUK, which means that competitors who excel in the UK event have the opportunity to take part in EuroSkills and WorldSkills events across the globe.

NET is proud to organise SkillELECTRIC in partnership with WorldSKILLS UK, after manyyears as one of the competition’s premium sponsors.

A new website dedicated to the SkillELECTRIC competition – www.skillelectric.org.uk – has been launched by NET. The site profiles past competitors and event news, reasons to enter and competition resources. As the year progresses the site will be updated with news and photos from the regional heats, the Team UK selection process and the UK final which will take place in November.

Training providers and employers are now being encouraged to think about their best candidates to enter into the competition now the registration process has opened.

For more information about the centre at Oxford and the work that JTL is undertaking, head for the impressive JTL web site at www.jtltraining.com.