The search is now on for leading omnichannel retailer Screwfix, to discover the best and brightest trade apprentices across the UK and Ireland. Applications are now open for Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2023, with the entry period closing on Sunday 19th February. The competition is back for its 9th year and coincides with National Apprenticeship Week,…
As National Apprenticeship Week begins, a heating and hot water industry leader is highlighting the progress that must be made to encourage more young people into the industry. With Government mandates for greenhouse gas emission reduction looming, concern around the lack of new talent entering the heating engineering and manufacturing sector, and preventing net zero progress,…
To support National Apprenticeship Week, Electrical Times hears from team members at the specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, BGEN. All former electrical apprentices, they share their advice on making it in the electrical world for those people thinking about making a career in the sector. Name Paul Mannion Job title E&I Operations Manager When did…
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, taking place 6-12 February 2023, the JIB and ECS are highlighting the career rewards from completing an electrotechnical apprenticeship. With smart technology, the Internet of Things and a low carbon future becoming part of everyday life, exciting career opportunities in the electrotechnical industry are not far away. An apprenticeship…
Higher and degree apprenticeships are the focus for Leeds College of Building as the country marks National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (#NAW2023). Taking place this week from 6th – 12th February, #NAW2023 is the 16th annual celebration of apprenticeships. The week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that…
Clients, both corporate and public sector, are warming to the concept of reconditioned lights to achieve both sustainability goals and cost savings. And now tenders are beginning to emerge which specify that reconditioning and reuse of luminaires is an option in a project. This unique conference will take you through the opportunities and the challenges,…
Ten engineers are celebrating National Apprenticeship Week (February 6-12) and they are still friends after finding what turned out to be ‘a’ job for life’ back in 1998. This year is the 25th anniversary of apprenticeships being re-established across the South East, following privatisation of the electricity industry. From the first intake in 1998, ten…
To support National Apprenticeship Week, Electrical Times hears from team members at the specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, BGEN. All former electrical apprentices, they share their advice on making it in the electrical world for those people thinking about making a career in the sector. Name Craig Cowley Job title Contracts Manager When did you…
To support National Apprenticeship Week, Electrical Times hears from team members at the specialist, multi-discipline engineering solutions business, BGEN. All former electrical apprentices, they share their advice on making it in the electrical world for those people thinking about making a career in the sector. Name: Neil Williams Job title: LV Operations Manager When did…
MKM, the UK’s leading independent builders’ merchant, is using this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) to highlight how important apprenticeships are to combatting the construction industry’s widening skills gap. One area in which the merchant has identified a skills gap is in kitchen and bathroom design. That’s why MKM has invested in its Showroom Design…