Electrical Apprentice

JTL celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, is marking one of the most important events on the learning calendar: National Apprenticeship Week (6th – 12th February). During the week the apprenticeship provider will be hosting open days at its Birmingham, Oxford, and Telford centres as well as exhibiting at four key events around the country whilst reminding employers and learners of the…

#SkillsForLife in the Electrotechnical Industry with the JIB

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 is the ideal opportunity to get the skills, knowledge and experience to set people in…

JTL donates £5,000 to community projects

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, has donated £5,000 to community projects nominated by its own workforce. JTL presented cheques to three winning organisations, who were announced as: Dartford Royals Football Club, Blackburn Leisure Astronomical Society and Burton Rugby Club Young Ambassadors Programme. In this instance, JTL’s donation will go towards funding a new ground and space for equal…

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…

JTL reaches out to employers with new campaign: Employers like YOU hire apprentices

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, is reminding those in the trade industry of the advantages of taking on an apprentice with a new campaign exploring employers’ experience of apprenticeships. The ‘Employers like YOU hire apprentices’ campaign encourages employers to take on apprentices by sharing the first-hand experiences of employers who have already done so. The campaign, which uses video interviews, will continue to evolve as…

As electrical industry in Scotland attracts record number of apprentices, SELECT MD makes appeal to Deputy First Minister to provide appropriate funding

Campaigning electrical trade association SELECT has issued an urgent appeal to Deputy First Minister John Swinney, asking him to allocate additional funding for apprenticeships to prevent a shortfall in essential training. Scotland’s voice of the electrical industry is calling on Mr Swinney to use some of the £46 million of extra money announced for colleges and universities in December’s Scottish Budget for apprenticeship training. In a letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery, Alan Wilson, Managing…

JTL seeks to help employers access over £3.3 billion of unused training funds

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, is spreading the word on how Apprenticeship Levy funds can be transferred between employers to help pay for apprenticeship training. The Apprenticeship Levy is a government mandated levy that must be paid by any company with a payroll of over £3 million. It asks that these companies contribute 0.5% of their annual payroll to…