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Domestic Fire Alarms CPD

Learn about domestic fire alarms in a CPD from the Luceco Academy! Do you know the difference between the grade and category of a fire alarm? Or where to safely install smoke and heat detectors? Or the difference between a rate of rise and a fixed temperature heat detector? If not, this free CPD course from the Luceco Academy will help you understand these key factors when installing fire detection…

Lighting Design CPD

Learn how to save energy and money through efficient lighting design, in a CPD from the Luceco Academy! In a world of spiralling energy costs, it’s never been more important to produce lighting installations that are as efficient as possible. This new efficiency in lighting design CPD looks at some clever tricks and tips, to help you maximise the efficiency of your commercial and industrial lighting designs, including: – Achieving…

TESP partners with JobsAware to tackle rogue trainers

The industry’s fight against ‘rogue trainers’ offering inadequate and unethical training packages has been boosted by a partnership between The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership (TESP) and JobsAware, a government-backed organisation set up to prevent job scams and labour market abuses. TESP’s Rogue Trainers campaign was launched in 2021 to warn against training providers who offer expensive packages that are not industry-recognised, targeting those wishing to retrain in skilled trades such as electrical work.…

Coventry University to lead collaboration to support UK’s electric revolution and drive for electric transport and net-zero targets

Coventry University will look to play a pivotal role in driving UK electrification by developing a national skills hub aimed at supporting specialist training, after winning £1million in funding. The national skills hub, aimed at supporting the Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD) community, is set to be led and developed by Coventry University. It will be a digital platform bringing together providers of an extensive range of training and…

The gateway to a great career – CLF skills portal opens the door to the built environment

A detailed guide to courses and training for individuals and companies focused on Scotland’s construction industry has been launched by industry collaboration body the Scottish Construction Leadership Forum (CLF). Officially known as the Built Environment Workforce Development Portal, the new guide will provide a breakdown of re-skilling and up-skilling courses by theme, occupation and region to allow users to search for training in emerging built environment approaches within Scotland. The directory, which is…

Launch of BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship heralds a bright future for the industry

National training provider Group Horizon Ltd, in partnership with the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced the launch of their delivery of the Level 4 Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) Controls Engineer Apprenticeship. A culmination of over four years of work by the Trailblazer Employer Group which included a number of BCIA members, the BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship Standard will address an industry wide shortage of BEMS Controls Engineers who…

Housing group Adra launches training academy

Housing provider Adra has unveiled its new training academy, Academi Adra, designed to support more than 60 young people to develop new skills and access work opportunities across North Wales by 2022, through apprenticeships, work placements, graduate placements and trainee schemes. According to Business Live, Adra is kicking off its first two placements this February as part of the national Kickstart Scheme, creating work opportunities for 16- to 24-year-olds on…