Article archive for SummitSkills
New skills are needed to help UK meet EU 2020 targets on energy use (11 July 2012)
Research calls for new skills and training for the built environment workforce to help the UK meet its European energy efficiency targets by 2020.
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Search for the UK’s best electrician continues (04 July 2012)
Northampton College student Danny Shanahan, employed by DRM Electrical, and Petroc Tiverton Campus student Philip Chapple, employed by J V Lee, have scooped the top prizes in the Midlands heats of the SkillELECTRIC competition heat to find the UK’s best electrician.
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MBE honour for past winner of SkillELECTRIC competition (27 June 2012)
Organisers of the SkillELECTRIC competition, SummitSkills, have welcomed the news that past winner Richard Sagar has been awarded an MBE in the recent Queen's birthday honours list.
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Loud and clear voice for BSE sector required as MCS consultation begins (15 June 2012)
The much-anticipated and important consultation about the competence requirements for companies wanting to become accredited through the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has now been launched – and SummitSkills comment that businesses shouldn’t underestimate the importance of having their say.
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North of England’s best electrician named (15 June 2012)
Josh Derry, a student at Leeds College of Building, has scooped the top prize in the SkillELECTRIC competition to find the north of England’s best electrician.
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Summitskills takes training agenda to House of Commons (01 June 2012)
The challenge of equipping built environmental operatives to design, install and maintain the technology which will reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions was firmly on the agenda at Westminster recently, when SummitSkills hosted an event at the House of Commons.
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South of England’s best electrician is named (23 May 2012)
Matthew Fletcher, employed by Addinalls Ltd., has scooped the top prize in the SkillELECTRIC competition to find the South of England’s best electrician.
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Wales’ best electrician is named (09 May 2012)
Daniel Hughes from Tata Steel Strip Products UK has scooped the top prize in a quest to find Wales’ best electrician.
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Report on employment and skills in the UK renewable energy sector (02 May 2012)
New research by the REA and Innovas reveals that the UK’s £12.5 billion renewables industry supports 110,000 jobs across supply chain, and could support 400,000 by 2020.
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Consultation offers prospect of quality installations (18 April 2012)
The latest update from the Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) is a positive step towards securing a skilled workforce for environmental technologies.
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SummitSkills urges future focus for PV industry (04 April 2012)
With the distraction of a third Government legal challenge to the December Feed-in Tariff reduction now ruled out by the Supreme Court, it is time for the PV industry to focus on the future, states SummitSkills.
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Help needed to progress electricians’ careers (28 March 2012)
The views of electricians, particularly those who have recently completed their apprenticeships or who are in the final year of their electrotechnical apprenticeship, are in demand for a new research study that aims to identify what may be preventing electricians from advancing their careers further to achieve ‘technician’ status.
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Green Deal poses skills challenges (07 March 2012)
‘Challenge of upskilling workforce for Green Deal cannot be underestimated, but SMEs can profit’, says research.
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Award will celebrate success of women (29 February 2012)
Time is running out for entries to a new award to recognise the achievements of women working in the built environment, and SummitSkills is urging building services engineering employers not to miss this opportunity to celebrate the work of their staff.
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SummitSkills appeals for help of employers (07 February 2012)
The fifth annual National Apprenticeship Week, (taking place this week from 6–10 February) and SummitSkills is encouraging employers to mark the week by helping to identify the best of the best apprentices in the building services engineering sector through its Skill M&E competitions.
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Movement on Feed-in Tariffs is welcome, says SummitSkills (25 January 2012)
SummitSkills has welcomed movement from the Government on Feed-in Tariffs, with the announcement from DECC about its future plans. Last Thursday (19 January), Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker (pictured) announced that the Government has laid before Parliament draft licence modifications which provide for a reduced FiTs rate of 21p/kW from 1 April 2012 for eligible new PV installations on or after 3 March 2012.
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Views sought on apprenticeships (11 January 2012)
The views of organisations and individuals in the building services engineering sector are being sought to help inform a review of apprenticeships by the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.
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SummitSkills seeks views on Government’s Green Deal (04 January 2012)
SummitSkills is looking for feedback to inform a skills strategy that will allow individuals to become 'Green Deal competent', but also ensure that regulation is kept to a minimum.
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Help and advice for hundreds of new renewables installers (23 December 2011)
SummitSkills, the sector skills council for building services engineering (BSE), recently helped hundreds of operatives interested in installing environmental technologies to get a better understanding of what they will need to do to prepare for the Government’s Green Deal at a series of Renewables Roadshows events.
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Training discounts available for employers (07 December 2011)
Discounts on more than 1,800 training opportunities are available to employers courtesy of SummitSkills and the Joint Investment Programme. Employers and training providers can receive up to £171 worth of discounts on their training costs, providing access to new skills to meet industry-specific competence requirements.
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Green Deal is a ‘massive business opportunity’ (09 November 2011)
Now is the time for building services engineering employers to prepare for the business opportunities that Green Deal will create. That’s according to SummitSkills who commented after the Energy Act laying the foundation for the Government’s environmental initiative became law.
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SummitSkills recognise the importance of vocational training (11 October 2011)
Earlier this month, SummitSkills recognised the talent and exceptional standards of work of employees in the building services engineering sector through its annual Awards for Excellence (formerly the National Training Awards).
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BSE sector skills will be cornerstone of reformed electricity market (06 September 2011)
The skills of building services engineering operatives are one of the cornerstones upon which a future transformed electricity market – as set out in the Government’s recent white paper – will be built, said SummitSkills.
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SummitSkills marks ‘coming of age’ (16 August 2011)
Building services engineering is coming of age after years of work to bring together the four industries that make up the sector; with SummitSkills recently celebrating the successful completion of milestone projects. Through its insight into the sector gained through its employer-led approach, SummitSkills works to ensure training, funding and qualifications align with the needs of the sector.
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Environmental training still has a way to go says SummitSkills (20 July 2011)
The amount of environmental technology training available is not enough to meet potential demand and could lead to rogue traders and poorly installed kit, according to a new report by SummitSkills, the sector skills council for the building services engineering (BSE) sector.
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SummitSkills available to discuss electrical industry issues (01 June 2010)
SummitSkills exhibits at a number of trade exhibitions around the UK, including Electrex 2010, where, on stand E502, visitors will be able to find out more about skills initiatives to benefit their business or to share ideas and opinions affecting the electrical industry.
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