Competitions

NG Bailey’s Matthew Pickering wins trip to Australia with the JIB Apprentice Exchange Programme

Matthew Pickering, of NG Bailey, has been announced as the winner of the JIB Apprentice Exchange Programme and will spend six weeks living and working as an electrician in Brisbane, Australia. The JIB relaunched its Apprentice Exchange Programme last year after it was suspended in 2020 following the outbreak of Covid. As part of the trip, Matthew will also visit the contractors’ association, union and leading training providers to get a…

Alex’s Global Skills Success

Electrician Alex Rendall has been awarded a prestigious Medallion for Excellence after an outstanding performance at the WorldSkills 2023 competition in Salzburg, Austria. Alex, who works for J Norris Electrical Contractor in Somerset, went up against 23 other electricians from around the world in an extremely complex design and installation project which included the wiring of a control panel and programming of various building automation functions. To meet the international…

SJIB, SECTT and SELECT hail ‘stunning victory’ as Scottish electrical apprentices take gold and silver in UK event

Scotland’s major electrical bodies have congratulated two apprentices from north of the border who have triumphed in a prestigious UK-wide competition. The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and electrical trade association SELECT have all saluted Craig Fairweather and Andrew Horne for clinching gold and silver respectively in the SkillELECTRIC contest. Craig, 23, was crowned 2022 SkillELECTRIC champion after a challenging two-day final which saw the cream of young electrical talent from across…

SkillELECTRIC UK Champion announced

23-year old Craig Fairweather has been named 2022 SkillELECTRIC champion following a challenging two-day UK final event at Middlesbrough College. Employed by McDonald & Munro in Moray, Scotland, and trained by Moray College and SECTT, Craig excelled in a complicated task to install a range of first and second fix items including PVC/PVC surface clipping, plastic conduit, trunking and fireproof cable. Taking second place and a silver medal was Andrew Horne of A.…

Win a trip to Australia with the JIB Apprentice Exchange Programme

The JIB is offering one lucky apprentice the chance to spend six weeks living and working as an electrician in Brisbane, Australia. The JIB Skills Development Fund will cover the cost of flights, accommodation, wages and associated costs for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, where the winner will spend time with several contractors in the city. The apprentice will also visit the contractors’ association, union and leading training providers to get a better…

Leading apprentice wins 2022 ECA Edmundson Award

Veronica Jennings has been recognised as one of the country’s leading electrotechnical and engineering services apprentices, after winning the coveted 2022 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award during a ceremony held at the Royal Society in London. Veronica, who works for ECA member-firm Imtech Engineering Services in Nottingham, was trained by leading apprenticeships provider JTL. After overcoming fierce competition from two other finalists, Veronica won prizes including £1,500 and an…

JTL celebrates apprentices’ success at various national competitions

JTL, the leading work-based learning provider in England and Wales, celebrates as eight of its apprentices have reached the finals at multiple national-level competitions. The not-for-profit charity currently serves around 8,000 apprentices, and offers apprenticeships in the electrical and plumbing and heating sectors. The competitions include the ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award, the WorldSkills UK finals and the Multicultural Apprenticeship Awards, where JTL itself has been named amongst…