A new labour market report on the electrotechnical industry has estimated that between 12,500 and 15,000 additional skilled electricians will be needed over the next five years to accommodate forecasted growth.
23-year old Rhys Boni has been crowned 2018 SkillELECTRIC champion after excelling in a two-day practical competition at WorldSkills UK LIVE – the nation’s largest skills and careers event with over 80,000 visitors.
The organisations responsible for assessing more than 5,000 apprentice electricians each year came together for the NET 2017 Centre Conference.
Electrical training company JTL has recently opened its own AM2 Facility at its Centre for Excellence in Birmingham. It is one of few such facilities in the Midlands and is already generating significant interest across the region.
A new, not-for-profit partnership has been formed to help shape the skills agenda in the electrotechnical industry.
Iain Macdonald, chief executive of training charity NET, has welcomed the reforms to apprenticeship funding, announced in the chancellor’s Autumn Statement on December 5.He said: “The plan to give employers funding for apprenticeships and the power to choose which training provider they
National Electrotechnical Training (NET) has announced all candidates taking the AM2 Assessment of Occupational Competence will have to complete an NET checklist, signed by their employer and training provider, prior to their practical assessment. This position was endorsed by the SummitSkills Electro-technical
British and German apprentices have been benefiting from a specialised exchange programme, thanks to National Electrotechnical Training (NET). Previously this programme was funded by the British Council but with government funding cut, NET has stepped into the breach and provided the British
National Electrotechnical Training (NET), the charity responsible for the AM2, the practical assessment of occupational competence (AOC) for electrical installation and maintenance work, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with employer-led awarding organisation EAL (EMTA Awards Limited). The MoU agrees the terms
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