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Plugged in Marathon effort Congratulations to area engineer Ian McConville who successfully completed his first London Marathon in April, at the ripe young age of 59. The achievement is even more spectacular because of the fact that he has suffered with asthma all his life. Despite this, he has continued to lead an active life, enjoying camping, mountain climbing and generally anything to do with the outdoors. The marathon is just the latest in a long line of fantastic feats completed by Ian and he even managed to raise an incredible £1,500 for Asthma UK in the process.
ELECTRICAL LECTURERS REQUIRED NICEIC is seeking skilled and self-motivated individuals to join its training team as associate lecturers in electrical engineering. We are looking for suitable candidates across the UK to help out at our training centres nationwide. The role is on a part-time, paid-for basis. This is not a full-time position. The role will involve teaching level 3 of the Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF) and a selection of bespoke electrical installation industry courses at levels 2 and 3. The successful candidate would ideally have: • A relevant electrical engineering degree, or level 4 in electrical engineering • Industrial, commercial and domestic experience in electrical installations • Experience in delivering level 3 within the QCF • A UK-recognised teaching qualification, such as a PGCE, DTLLS, Cert Ed or equivalent • A commitment to the electrical industry
APPROVED CONTRACTOR LAUNCHES HIRING PLATFORM NICEIC Approved Contractor Steve Bancroft (pictured) has developed a recruitment tool designed to link up electrical businesses with reliable sub-contractors. Bancroft found himself sub-contracting via recruitment agencies when he was made redundant in the downturn, and has since had mixed experiences of using these as a source of labour since starting up SBE Electrical in 2012. “I’ve had my ups and downs with recruitment agencies, especially in London, where they’d say they’d have someone on site on Monday morning and no one would turn up,” he said. “Our local region, the north-west, is more reliable, but the standard you can expect from agencies remains poor.” His experiences prompted him to set up MandE Connect, which aims to match up contractors and sub-contractors, and allows contractors to post feedback on individuals. “As the one looking for competent people to work on my projects, I can search for those with the right skillset,” said Bancroft. “A couple of clicks on the website and an email is generated notifying someone I have identified the ones I want. The subbies are contacted about the work. Subbies post their competencies on the site and wait for the call.” The system is free for both sub-contractors and contractors. See www.mandeconnect.co.uk
If you are interested and would like to find out more information, please send your CV and a covering email to asad.majid@certsure.com and we will be in touch.
INDUSTRY // DIARY September 10 Heating and Renewables Roadshow, Midlands Ricoh Arena 15 Heating and Renewables Roadshow, South-West Westpoint Arena, Exeter 17 Heating and Renewables Roadshow, South-East FIVE, Farnborough 17/18 ELEX Ricoh Arena, Coventry
22 Heating and Renewables Roadshow, Scotland RHC, Edinburgh 24 Heating and Renewables Roadshow, North Event City, Manchester October 13 TechTalk St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton 14 PHEX Old Trafford, Manchester
20 TechTalk Alexandra Palace, London 22 TechTalk Westpoint, Exeter November 5 ELEX Sandown Park, Surrey 11 TechTalk Culloden Hotel, Belfast 26 NICEIC ELECSA Live Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool
For more information about TechTalks or to book your place on the next series please visit www.niceic.com or www.elecsa.co.uk
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