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Net Zero not possible without right skills, says ECA

ECA has welcomed the report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) urging government to prioritise workforce development and avoid a looming Net Zero skills crisis. The body highlights the CCC’s calls for stronger investment and governance in further education and the wider skills and learning system. This echoes ECA’s own work with Local Skills Improvement Plans (LSIPs). Here we have highlighted severe mismatches throughout England between the courses and qualifications which many…

JTL reaches out to employers with new campaign: Just the Job!

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, is reminding employers that apprentices can bring new talent and skills into their businesses with the launch of its new campaign. The Just the Job! campaign highlights the benefits that an apprentice can bring to businesses, particularly those in the building services engineering sector. Offering apprenticeships across the electrotechnical and mechanical engineering services sectors, JTL trains over 8,000 apprentices each…

Electrotechnical Apprenticeship sets gold standard for green skills

The Installation & Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship has been hailed by the Government as a ‘gold standard for green skills’, one of just six apprenticeships selected for their sustainability credentials and delivering the skills needed to support the transition to net zero. To mark the announcement, electrical apprentices and representatives from industry employers Clarkson Evans and SJD Electrical met with the Secretary of State for Education, the Rt Hon Gillian Keegan…

JTL Regional Award winners announced ahead of National Awards ceremony

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, has announced all of its winners for the JTL Regional Awards. The annual Regional Awards celebrate apprentices who demonstrate outstanding levels of achievement and commitment to learning throughout their apprenticeships. The award winners were each presented with an engraved trophy and £100 in prize money. They now go ‘head-to-head’ in the hope of…

Electrical apprentices reveal hilarious pranks and behind-the-scenes secrets in first episode of fun new podcast from SECTT and SELECT

Walking around with invisible wheelbarrows and being sent to look for fallopian tubes and left-handed screwdrivers are among the highlights of a fun new podcast from the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and electrical trade association SELECT. The first episode of Sparks’ Remarks sees five Scottish apprentices sharing laughs and stories about some of the pranks they and their colleagues have experienced during their time in the classroom and on-site. Aimed at existing and…

JTL discusses the announcement that apprenticeship opportunities are now available on the UCAS portal

Following the announcement from the Department for Education to substantially boost apprenticeships by listing opportunities on the UCAS portal, Caroline Turner, Director of Policy and External Relations at JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in the building services engineering sector in England and Wales, discusses why the government is acting now on apprenticeship figures. The plans, announced in February, mean that thousands of apprenticeship opportunities will be listed alongside…

Bright sparks receive EDA trophies for training excellence

Bright sparks from wholesaler and manufacturer businesses across the UK were celebrated for their outstanding achievements in an Apprenticeship and the EDA Product Knowledge studies at the Electrical Distributors’ Association’s Learning Achievement Awards recently. Now in their ninth year the annual EDA Learning Achievement Awards took place at London’s Shard on Friday 10 March 2023. The trophies were presented by EDA President, Stearn Electric’s Managing Director, Charlie Lacey, and by…