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ECA Edmundson seeks top apprentice talent
Does your business employ an apprentice who deserves to be recognised? For over 45 years, the ECA Edmundson Electrical Award has showcased the very best talent across ECA’s Member businesses and raises the profile of electrical apprenticeships. By entering the ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award, your apprentice could win up to £3,000, a toolkit, a study trip to Austria and two VIP tickets to the ECA Awards dinner. Two runners-up will also receive prizes. The winners’ and runners-up’s employers will be awarded with a year-long licence for Electrical OM software and increased company profile and press coverage, among other prizes. This award is only open to apprentices employed by ECA Member businesses who have passed the AM2 since April 2022 and have completed their apprenticeship. The deadline for entry is 9 June 2023. Sponsored by Edmundson Electrical with the administration and promotion from ECA, the award will be presented on Wednesday, 13 September, at Trinity House, London. For more information and to enter, visit www.eca.co.uk/edmundson
Ireland launches first high voltage electrical systems programme Pictured (L-R): Alan Horan, Mercury Engineering; Maria Kyne Faculty, Engineering and Built Environment, TUS Limerick; Joe Colleran, HV Commissioning Manager, Suir Engineering; David Quinlan, HV Commissioning Lead Kirby Engineering; Frances Hardiman, Faculty of Engineering, SETU; Paul Cremmins, Solas and Edmond Connolly, Regional Skills Forum. Photo: Patrick Browne
Ireland’s first-ever High Voltage Electrical Systems programme has been launched in the South East of the country, developed by the Construction Industry Federation (CIF) in collaboration with South East Technological University (SETU) and Technological University of the Shannon (TUS). The 60-credit Level 6 programme is designed to upskill electricians and electrical engineers in High Voltage, with a focus on grid connections, substation maintenance, and switching facilities. The programme also aims to help companies build capacity to
construct and manage high voltage facilities, and win new contracts abroad. CIF’s Specialist Contraction Association collaborated with leading electrical engineering firms in Ireland to design the programme. Paul Cremmins, former Director of Suir Engineering, said, “This is a course that is being set by the contractors in collaboration with SETU and TUS. They have designed a course around our wants and needs,” he said. The one-year, part-time, blended learning programme started in May, with 16 industry employees attending one day per week at SETU Waterford and TUS Limerick.
The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity has completed its latest ‘Make It Visible’ tour in Ireland, following a successful trip last year. During the tour, the charity promoted a more proactive and preventative approach to the mental health and wellbeing of people in the construction industry – including electricians – and their families. The most recent tour in March involved the Lighthouse Charity’s ‘Make It Visible’ team visiting 23 sites, meeting almost 2,000 people. The team delivered toolbox talks and shared their experiences of poor mental wellbeing. The tour is part of a wider initiative to tackle the barriers to accessing mental health support in the sector. The charity also organises networking lunches and fundraising cycle events such as: Lighthouse Charity’s Summer Lunch on 9 June at Dublin’s Croke Park and a fundraising lunch on 29 September at Belfast’s Titanic Museum – celebrating 60 years of the charity operating in Northern Ireland. www.lighthouseclub.org ‘Make It Visible’ tour promotes mental wellbeing for electricians
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