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How employers can safeguard men's mental health in the construction industry

After years of going under the radar, the men's mental health crisis is finally getting discussed in mainstream media. While dealing with mental health conditions is hard for everyone, many men feel under pressure to keep their feelings to themselves, which ultimately leads to them struggling for longer. The crisis is so severe that suicide is currently the leading cause of death for men under 35 in the UK ( safeline ( https: //www. safeline. org. uk/mens-mental-health-a-silent-crisis/) ) .

But male mental health statistics are even worse for men in the construction industry. Recent…

Edwin James Group supports STEM careers with new investment in training and development

Facilities engineering firm, Edwin James Group, is supporting its growth plans and addressing the industry skills gap with the largest investment in learning and development in its history.

The company is launching a new EJ Academy programme of lifetime learning and opening a training hub in Glasgow to enable the Academy’s expansion and further support STEM careers from apprentice to director.

The new training hub features a classroom and training room, an ideas hub and a number of e-learning stations. The purpose-built training centre will be used as a competency testing area for new…

Electrical training body SECTT highlights the importance of apprentices as it elects new officials at virtual AGM

The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust ( SECTT) marked its recent AGM ( May 2021) with a new team at the top and a ringing affirmation of the vital importance of apprenticeships to the future of the electrical contracting industry in Scotland.

Scott Foley

The annual meeting of the proactive training provider elected Scott Foley, Regional Officer at Unite the Union, as its new Chair, with John Noble, Managing Director of John Noble Electrical Contractors elected as Vice-Chair.

Mr Foley said: “I am extremely honoured to take the Chair and will endeavour to devote my best…

Build skills to deliver durable and reliable products

Durability and reliability expert, HBK is running a series of online training courses that will enable engineers to address work challenges utilising nCode and ReliaSoft software.
The courses – created around the needs of engineers from a range of industries such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, and energy - can develop skills in the areas of reliability, maintainability, durability, and fatigue analysis, through a deeper understanding of the background theory, hands-on examples, and real-world case studies.
Upcoming reliability and maintainability courses include Fundamentals…

Firms urged to support in-work service technician training

Member firms are being encouraged to embrace the options for in-work training to support and certify MEWP technicians via the Roadmap that was developed by the International Powered Access Federation ( IPAF) , as the first wave of candidates complete their level 2 and level 3 NVQs under the scheme.

Richard Whiting, IPAF’s UK & Ireland Market General Manager, who led on developing the IPAF Roadmap, comments: “It is positive that, just as the UK Government announces major backing for in-work training and support for upskilling and retraining, many of IPAF’s member firms are already…

Aico launch online community for Expert Installers

Aico are pleased to announce the launch of the Aico Installer Community, a connected online community built to support Expert Installers.

This community will provide a platform for Electrical Contractors to discover opportunities, interact and engage with one another to share knowledge and earn rewards.

At the heart of Aico is Education, Quality, Service and Innovation which is demonstrated in the free, CPD accredited training, available all over the UK. Aico’s award-winning Expert Installer training, delivered by knowledgeable Regional Specification Managers, provides Electrical…

OMICRON Power Utility Communication Tutorial & Workshop

Join our interactive online event to stay up to date with IEC 61850

• Online
• April 14-15, 2021
• Remote access to OMICRON devices
• View the program ( https: //events. omicronenergy. com/puctw/)

Over two half-days, this special interactive event will highlight current trends and challenges in the world of IEC 61850, enable exchange among participants and give you the chance to interact with our devices online.

• Get an overview of actual developments in Digital Substations from tutorial presentations
• Join the evening event for discussion with colleagues from the IEC 61850 community
•…

ECA responds to new skills plan

ECA warmly welcomes today’s publication of the Construction Leadership Council’s Skills Plan 2021-2025.

ECA has been a key contributor to the Plan, through its involvement with the CLC People and Skills Network. The Plan sets out the significant skills, employment and competence challenges faced by the construction and built environment sector and how each will be tackled. It is backed by industry and government.

Good practice examples from the electrotechnical and engineering services sector feature widely in the Plan. These include ECA’s own Loan Labour Scheme and the Experienced…

SELECT, SJIB and SECTT salute electrical training with new film for Scottish Apprenticeship Week, Business Backing Talent

Scotland’s largest construction trade association, SELECT, has teamed up with the industry’s leading training providers to launch a new videocelebrating the many benefits that apprentices bring to businesses, individuals and the economy.

Entitled Business Backing Talent – the theme of Scottish Apprenticeship Week – the film features a young trainee and her employer discussing their respective reasons for choosing an apprenticeship ¬and how the scheme has been a success for both sides.

The video, developed in partnership with the Scottish Joint Industry Board ( SJIB) and the Scottish…

JTL urges employers to take advantage of government funding and keep skills alive

JTL, the national training provider for electrical and heating and plumbing apprenticeships, is launching a new campaign to urge employers to take advantage of the government grants and take on an apprentice.

Its new campaign ‘Keep the skills alive and the lights shining’ encourages employers to utilise the cash incentive being offered by the government and take on an apprentice before the 31st January 2021. In recognition of the value apprentices can bring to our economy, an incentive payment of £2, 000 is being offering to employers who hire an apprentice between the age of 16-24 years…