Design and Verification funding now available Electricians working for JIB member companies can now gain funding towards the Level 4 Design and Verification of Electrical Installations qualification. Via the JIB’s Skills Development Fund, up to £1,000 can be secured towards the qualification cost. To be eligible for funding, applicants must be directly employed by a…
Leading national training provider for electrical, plumbing and engineering apprenticeships, JTL, and the Chief Executives of Bury College have finalised the details of an innovative new apprenticeship partnership and the exciting opportunities the collaboration will bring to the local area. Last month, JTL and Bury College announced the new partnership which will initially focus on…
JTL, the leading training provider for electrical apprenticeships, has announced a new partnership with electrical distributor, Edmundson Electrical, as part of its annual free toolkit initiative. For the last four years, JTL has been distributing free toolkits to apprentices who are on a qualifying apprenticeship. Edmundson Electrical will be providing the toolkits to apprentices up…
By Andy Wakeley, Customer Channel Marketing Manager at Schneider Electric Someone, somewhere, must be throwing one hell of a party. In the last few years the number of cyber-attacks has exploded – this year 55% of firms have reported attacks, up from 40 per cent last year. No company or individual can afford to ignore…
EngineeringUK is on the lookout for early career engineers, engineering technicians or apprentices who are interested in sharing the story of their job and the route that got them started. The career stories will help to inspire the next generation of engineers to consider a role in engineering. Engineers have a specific skillset and play…
Sontay, the market leading manufacturer of field control devices, has been running highly successful training courses from its head office in Edenbridge, Kent for many years. Now, to make it easier for those who want to take part in training, the company has launched a new e-learning platform so people can enhance their knowledge and…
A business learning trip to Grenoble in the French Alps with Schneider Electric has been added to the prizes for the winners of this year’s ECA Power Players initiative. The two winners, to be announced in October, will also be able to take part in an overseas fundraising trip with the Electrical Industries Charity and…
Rexel has released its new LED catalogue for 2019 – 2020 featuring a range of new products, bolstering its lighting offer for electrical professionals. Already available throughout the 200 plus wide Rexel branch network, the latest catalogue includes new solutions for the commercial, residential and industrial sectors. Rexel’s expertise in the lighting market and the…
NAPIT’s industry-leading EICR Codebreakers Guide has been selected as a finalist for the Electrical Industry Awards 2019! This follows after a very successful year for Codebreakers which was updated in Autumn 2018 to align with BS 7671:2018 18th Edition of the Wiring Regulations and was crowned Professional Electrician’s Product of the Year! The first edition…
Whatever the size of your business, if you design, produce, import or sell, electrical goods, you will want to attend Electrical Safety First’s seminar on reducing risk for safer products. The event will take place from 12.30pm on Monday 23rd September, at Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SN. Entitled Mitigating risk through…