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Training Update
dāÖũłĢłė ÖðŋŽŶ ƒÖŶāũ ŶũāÖŶĿāłŶ Cambridge Regional College (CRC) is being supplied with products, technical advice, and training ĕũŋĿ DāũłŋƗ Ŷŋ ŭŽťťŋũŶ ĢŶŭ łāƒ Level ˜ City & Guilds plumbing and domestic heating ÖťťũāłŶĢóāŭĞĢť̍ ŶŽùāłŶŭ ƒĢķķ ėāŶ the chance to install TF˚ ĢėĿÖ ƩķŶāũŭ Öłù ŶũāÖŶ ŭƘŭŶāĿŭ ŽŭĢłė ŶĞā 1Ɨťũāŭŭ Öłù ˞˙˙ml ‘F’ ranges of chemical water treatment products. The CRC course emphasises the importance of delivering energy āƧóĢāłŶ ðŽĢķùĢłėŭ Öłù understanding product solutions that can help achieve this aim. The college will have access to DāũłŋƗ̪ŭ óŋĿťķāŶā ũÖłėā ŋĕ products to ensure students
RłŶũŋ Ŷŋ ðŽĢķùĢłė óŋłŶũŋķŭ
understand the solutions available that will help them not only óŋĿťķƘ ƒĢŶĞ ĢłùŽŭŶũƘ ŭŶÖłùÖũù ˠ˞ˢ˜̆˛˙˚ˢ, but also maintain optimum system performance for ĢĿťũŋƑāù āłāũėƘ āƧóĢāłóƘ̍ Matthew Travell, plumbing lecturer at CRC, says: “We are ùāķĢėĞŶāù ŶĞÖŶ DāũłŋƗ ĞÖŭ āƗŶāłùāù ĢŶŭ ŭŽťťŋũŶ Ŷŋ ŭŽťťķƘ quality products to our Level ˜
plumbing apprenticeship ŨŽÖķĢƩóÖŶĢŋł̍ ¦Ğā óŋŽũŭā Ģŭ helping to raise the bar and ensure ŶĞÖŶ ŶĞā łāƗŶ ėāłāũÖŶĢŋł ÖùŋťŶŭ Ö best practice approach as standard. As part of this, they will gain an understanding of the importance of water treatment in maintaining central heating system health and improving the āłāũėƘ āƧóĢāłóƘ ŋĕ ðŽĢķùĢłėŭ̧̍
requirements for the installation ŋĕ 11 ̇ ĢłóķŽùĢłė ĢùāłŶĢƩóÖŶĢŋł of equipment, arrangements
and operating modes, design, ĢłŭŶÖķķÖŶĢŋł̇ ĢłĢŶĢÖķ ƑāũĢƩóÖŶĢŋł and handover, in conjunction with the latest IET Code of Practice. The battery storage training course is aimed at practicing electricians, electrical technicians and engineers who hold a formal Level ˜ āķāóŶũĢóÖķ ŨŽÖķĢƩóÖŶĢŋł Öłù óŽũũāłŶ ˠ˟ˠ˚ and are recognised by the Microgeneration !āũŶĢƩóÖŶĢŋł óĞāĿā ̛m! ̜̍ The training and assessment takes two days and is delivered from GTEC’s Yorkshire training centre. For companies with eight or more candidates, GTEC can provide onsite training to suit the ŭťāóĢƩó łāāùŭ ŋĕ Ö ðŽŭĢłāŭŭ̍ ͻ phamnews.co.uk̓ˠ˛˚̓˚˟
ŶŋũĢłė Žť ðÖŶŶāũƘ Ĵłŋƒķāùėā Renewable energy training provider, GTEC, has launched a battery storage training óŋŽũŭā̇ ŋƦāũĢłė āķāóŶũĢóĢÖłŭ Öłù renewable installers the chance to upskill to install Electrical Energy ŶŋũÖėā ƘŭŶāĿŭ ̛11 ̜̇ āÖũłĢłė an RQF Level ˜ ŨŽÖķĢƩóÖŶĢŋł in the design, installation and commissioning of electrical energy storage systems from LCL Awards. It covers all the essential
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) is encouraging those regularly involved with building management to improve their ðÖŭĢó Ĵłŋƒķāùėā ŋĕ ŽĢķùĢłė 1łāũėƘ mÖłÖėāĿāłŶ ƘŭŶāĿŭ ̛ 1m ̜ with its introductory BCM˙˙ course. ‘Introduction to Building Controls and HVAC’ is a one-day course aimed at those who do not require the full technical detail of the building controls courses BCM˙˚̟ !m˙˟, or who are new to this area of the industry. The course provides full coverage of day-to-day involvement in building controls and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Anyone who successfully completes the BCM˙˙ āƗÖĿ ƒĢķķ ðā āķĢėĢðķā Ŷŋ ÖťťķƘ ĕŋũ ŶĞā 1ķāóŶũŋŶāóĞłĢóÖķ !āũŶĢƩóÖŶĢŋł óĞāĿā ̛1! ̜ Building Controls Associate card, provided the applicant has also óŋĿťķāŶāù Öł 1! 1ķāóŶũĢóÖķ ÖĕāŶƘ łĢŶ ÖŭŭāŭŭĿāłŶ Öłù Ö óŽũũāłŶ 1! NāÖķŶĞ̇ ÖĕāŶƘ Öłù 1łƑĢũŋłĿāłŶÖķ ̛N 1̜ ÖŭŭāŭŭĿāłŶ̍ ͻ phamnews.co.uk̓ˠ˛˚̓˚˞
dŋŋĴ ŋŽŶ ĕŋũ ŶĞā ÂÖŶāũ ÂÖėŋł
NÖłŭėũŋĞā̪ŭ ÂÖŶāũ ÂÖėŋłŭ ĞÖƑā ũāóāłŶķƘ ƑĢŭĢŶāù ŭĢƗ ĿāũóĞÖłŶŭ Ģł ŶĞā North of England, showcasing the company’s latest showers, ŭĞŋƒāũťĢťāŭ̇ óŋłŶũŋķŭ̇ Öłù ĿĢƗāũ ŶÖťŭ Ģł Ö ƒĢùā ũÖłėā ŋĕ ŭŶƘķāŭ Öłù ƩłĢŭĞāŭ̍ ũĢĿÖũĢķƘ óũāÖŶāù Öŭ Ö ĿŋðĢķā ŶũÖĢłĢłė Ŷŋŋķ̇ ŶĞā Ŷƒŋ ÂÖŶāũ ÂÖėŋłŭ Öũā ƩŶŶāù ƒĢŶĞ ťũāŭāłŶÖŶĢŋł ŭóũāāłŭ ĕŋũ Öł ĢłŶāũÖóŶĢƑā ŶũÖĢłĢłė āƗťāũĢāłóā ĕŋũ ťķŽĿðāũŭ Öłù ĢłŭŶÖķķāũŭ̍ ŽÖķĢƩāù ŶũÖĢłāũŭ ÖóóŋĿťÖłƘ ŶĞā ƑāĞĢóķāŭ Ŷŋ ensure every customer receives in-depth support and tailored advice. 1ÖóĞ ÂÖėŋł ĞÖŭ ðāāł ŶũÖłŭĕŋũĿāù Ŷŋ āƗĞĢðĢŶ ŶĞā ƑÖũĢāù ũÖłėā ŋĕ ŶũÖùā products, while highlighting their ease of installation and maintenance. With working water units on board, installers can view Hansgrohe’s latest shower technology and spray innovations, and also access technical ťũŋùŽóŶ ĢłĕŋũĿÖŶĢŋł̍ mŋũā ùÖŶāŭ Öũā āƗťāóŶāù Ŷŋ ðā Öùùāù Ŷŋ ŶĞā óÖķāłùÖũ̇ ŭŋ Ĵāāť Öł āƘā ŋł NÖłŭėũŋĞā̪ŭ ŭŋóĢÖķ ĿāùĢÖ óĞÖłłāķŭ Ŷŋ Ʃłù ŋŽŶ ƒĞāł ŶĞā Water Wagon will be in your area.
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Now that Covid restrictions are coming to an end, Aico’s Mobile Training and Demonstration Units are back out on the road, helping Ŷŋ āùŽóÖŶā ĢłŭŶÖķķāũŭ Öłù ŶĞā ťŽðķĢó ŋł Ʃũā ŭÖĕāŶƘ Öłù óÖũðŋł ĿŋłŋƗĢùā ťũŋŶāóŶĢŋł̍ 1ÖóĞ ŋĕ ŶĞā ŽłĢŶŭ Öũā ĕŽķķƘ āŨŽĢťťāù ĕŋũ hands-on activities, providing customers with a complete overview ŋĕ Ģóŋ̪ŭ ťũŋùŽóŶŭ Öłù ŶāóĞłŋķŋėĢāŭ ƒĞĢķā Öķŭŋ ùāķĢƑāũĢłė ĢŶŭ 1ƗťāũŶ Installer training. Aico’s return to in-ťāũŭŋł ŶũÖĢłĢłė ĞÖŭ ŭāāł ĢŶ ƑĢŭĢŶ ùĢƦāũāłŶ locations across the UK, including City Electrical Factors in Dartford, Edmundsons Electrical in Torquay, and Fife College. Colleagues have strictly followed the government Covid-19 guidelines in order for their customers to use the Mobile Units and facilities safely. The Mobile Units will be visiting various locations across the UK on Ö ũāėŽķÖũ ðÖŭĢŭ̇ ƒĞāũā ũāėĢŋłÖķ ŭťāóĢƩóÖŶĢŋł ĿÖłÖėāũŭ ƒĢķķ ùāķĢƑāũ training to contractors and students. ͻ phamnews.co.uk̓ˠ˛˚̓˚ˠ
DķāƗĢðķā ŋłķĢłā ķāÖũłĢłė ĕŋũ pÁ ŨŽÖķĢƩóÖŶĢŋł London based Choice Training, a plumbing ÖťťũāłŶĢóāŭĞĢť óŋķķāėā̇ ĞÖŭ ķÖŽłóĞāù Ö ƪāƗĢðķā online NVQ course programme called ‘Your Choice’. It includes four NVQ City & Guilds accredited courses: Level ˛ and Level ˜ NVQ diploma heating and ventilating industrial and commercial; Level ˛ NVQ diploma in plumbing and heating, and Level ˜ NVQ diploma in plumbing (solar pathway). The idea behind Your Choice is to make ķāÖũłĢłė ƪāƗĢðķā ŭŋ ŶĞÖŶ ŭŶŽùāłŶŭ óÖł ƩŶ ĢŶ around other work/life commitments. They can learn from home and at their own pace, ƒĞĢķā ėÖŶĞāũĢłė ŶĞā ťũÖóŶĢóÖķ āƗťāũĢāłóā and evidence that they need to become fully ŨŽÖķĢƩāù̍ All of the course learning resources are available on the website, with students just needing to go onsite for each of the ˚˞ practical ķāŭŭŋłŭ Öłù ŶĞā āƗÖĿŭ̍ ŶŽùāłŶŭ ƒŋũĴ ŶŋƒÖũùŭ óŋĿťāŶāłóƘ ƒĢŶĞĢł ŶĞāĢũ óĞŋŭāł Ʃāķù̇ ƒĢŶĞ ÖùƑĢóā̇ ėŽĢùÖłóā̇ Öłù ťũÖóŶĢóÖķ āƗťāũĢāłóā from dedicated assessors at Choice Training, who will be available by telephone and email. ͻ phamnews.co.uk/ˠ˛˚̓˚ˡ
