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Young engineers from Cheshire school triumph in national engineering challenge final

Students from Fallibroome Academy in Cheshire, have won the Institution of Engineering and Technology’s (IET’s) national IET Faraday engineering challenge, securing £1,000 for their school. The top five school teams from the season league table attended the IET Faraday National Final on Thursday 29 June 2023 at the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre (DARTeC) at Cranfield University. The teams were Sandringham School from Hertfordshire, Fallibroome Academy from Cheshire, Thomas…

CATCH UP: Meeting the 20% off the job obligation and staff/student CPD

Did you miss our live webinar on: Meeting the 20% off the job obligation and staff/student CPD? Good news – it’s now available to watch on-demand! Looking for ideas on how your apprentices can fulfil the 20% off the job training requirement, or how to provide CPD for staff and students? In this best practice session, industry charity, National Electrotechnical Training (NET), and Leicester College outline a number of activities…

Hands-on electrical experience with The Prince’s Trust

Hillcrest Maintenance, based in Dundee, Scotland, has teamed up with The Prince’s Trust to offer a local young person the opportunity to get hands-on experience in electrical installation. As reported by Scottish Housing News, The Prince’s Trust’s six-week employment initiative, ‘Get Into Electrical’, gives unemployed young people a chance to develop the necessary skills to help them unlock their potential and take the first step towards a career in a trade.…