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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.…

Short courses and ‘six-week wonders’ are no substitute for proper electrical training, SELECT MD Alan Wilson tells radio listeners

The head of Scotland’s largest trade body has warned against the rising trend of “six-week wonders” who are trying to enter the electrical industry after taking just a short course in basic skills. In a hard-hitting interview, SELECT Managing Director Alan Wilson dismissed the spread of fast-track courses and said people with inadequate training and experience pose a safety risk to both the electrical sector and consumers. He also insisted there was no substitute for…

Electrical sector hails another record year of numbers signing up for apprenticeships

SJIB and SECTT praise colleges and employers as intake of young people and adult trainees rises to just under 1,000 for 2022. The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) have hailed another record year for electrical apprenticeships in Scotland as learners rush to take their place as the talent of tomorrow. The number of new learners enrolling on the SJIB Electrical Apprentice and Adult Training Programmes for 2022 has risen…

JTL launches new Domestic Electrician Apprenticeship campaign

JTL, one of the leading apprenticeship providers in England and Wales, has launched a four-week campaign ahead of its new Domestic Electrician Apprenticeship which commences in January 2023. The ‘Need a Bright Spark?’ campaign aims to educate employers about the new Domestic Electrician Apprenticeship Standard. The industry-recognised apprenticeship focuses on electrical installation in domestic dwellings and covers the skills, knowledge, understanding and performance required by an electrician working exclusively in this type of…

WorldSkills contender meets WorldSkills winner!

NET hosted a very special lunch recently to bring together WorldSkills 2022 Team UK electrician Alex Rendall with past international winner Richard Sagar MBE, who won the electrical installation gold medal at WorldSkills 2009. The WorldSkills 2022 competition originally planned for Shanghai later this year has moved location due to the ongoing coronavirus situation in China, so NET thought it’d bring Alex a taste of Shanghai at the Hutong restaurant…

Once an electrician not always an electrician

Jake Green, technical engagement manager with Click Scolmore, one of the UK’s leading names in wiring accessories, talks about the different paths his career has taken since he first completed his apprenticeship back in 2012. Like many in the industry, a career as an electrician was my main focus during the three years that I undertook my apprenticeship at Bedford College under the NICEIC training programme. I started my apprenticeship…

SkillELECTRIC 2022 UK Finalists Announced

Congratulations to the Top 8 highest scoring competitors from the combined SkillELECTRIC 2022 national qualifying heats: Top row L-R: Andrew Horne, SECTTBrandon Campbell, College of West AngliaCraig Fairweather, Moray CollegeLiam Hilton, JTL Training Bottom row L-R Lyam Thorpe, College of West AngliaRobbie Neave, John NobleRobert Rae, Lotus Electrical ServicesTommy Adlam, Bridgwater & Taunton College All will now compete in the UK Grand Final taking place in November at Middlesbrough College…