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NAPIT supports new initiative to help apprentices

|Date: 21 July, 2020

NAPIT supports new initiative to help apprentices

NAPIT has leant its weight in support of a new industry-led initiative, Apprentice 121, which helps appre ...

NAPIT has leant its weight in support of a new industry-led initiative, Apprentice 121, which helps apprentices find placements, complete their qualifications and find work after the impacts of COVID- ...

21 July, 2020
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JTL North West Electrical Apprentice of the Year announced

|Date: 17 March, 2020

JTL North West Electrical Apprentice of the Year announced

Elliot Lake from Blackpool is JTL’s Electrical Apprentice of the Year in the North West. JTL has named Bl ...

Elliot Lake from Blackpool is JTL’s Electrical Apprentice of the Year in the North West. JTL has named Blackpool-based Elliot Lake as its Electrical Apprentice of the Year in the North West region. Fo ...

17 March, 2020
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SkillELECTRIC UK finalists announced

|Date: 21 October, 2019

SkillELECTRIC UK finalists announced

Eight competitors who will compete in the 2019 SkillELECTRIC UK final have been named following a series ...

Eight competitors who will compete in the 2019 SkillELECTRIC UK final have been named following a series of regional heats earlier this year. The SkillELECTRIC finalists will go head-to-head in Novemb ...

21 October, 2019
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Apprentice Profile: Car Spark

|Date: 18 October, 2019

Apprentice Profile: Car Spark

PE talks to 20-year-old Jack Bartholomew to find out what it’s like for the Sussex-based electrician to b ...

PE talks to 20-year-old Jack Bartholomew to find out what it’s like for the Sussex-based electrician to balance his work with the pursuit of his racing dream. Monday morning: a sharp reminder of reali ...

18 October, 2019
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Leading apprentice wins 2019 ECA Edmundson Award

|Date: 15 October, 2019

Leading apprentice wins 2019 ECA Edmundson Award

Electrical apprentice Dillon Jones of Derry Building Services has won the 2019 ECA Edmundson Apprentice o ...

Electrical apprentice Dillon Jones of Derry Building Services has won the 2019 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award. Dillon won prizes including £1,500 and a study tour to France, sponsored by S ...

15 October, 2019
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Leading apprentice wins 2019 ECA Edmundson Award

|Date: 27 September, 2019

Leading apprentice wins 2019 ECA Edmundson Award

Dillon Jones of Derry Building Services wins prestigious industry prize. Electrical apprentice Dillon Jon ...

Dillon Jones of Derry Building Services wins prestigious industry prize. Electrical apprentice Dillon Jones has been recognised as one of the country’s leading electrotechnical and engineering service ...

27 September, 2019
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Promoting the Electrical Industry to Next Generation

|Date: 6 March, 2019

Promoting the Electrical Industry to Next Generation

NICEIC is encouraging employers and organisations to use National Apprenticeship Week (March 4th-8th) to ...

NICEIC is encouraging employers and organisations to use National Apprenticeship Week (March 4th-8th) to promote the benefits of working in the electrical industry. With a possible skills gap in the f ...

6 March, 2019
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Facing The Future

|Date: 18 January, 2019

Facing The Future

In recent years, the severity of the UK skills gap has become increasingly obvious, not least in the elec ...

In recent years, the severity of the UK skills gap has become increasingly obvious, not least in the electrical sector. Of the areas worst affected, skilled manual labour, engineering and manufacturin ...

18 January, 2019
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First stage of Apprentice Competition comes to a close

|Date: 11 January, 2019

First stage of Apprentice Competition comes to a close

More than 650 students have entered this year’s NICEIC and ELECSA Apprentice of the Year competition. Sta ...

More than 650 students have entered this year’s NICEIC and ELECSA Apprentice of the Year competition. Stage one of the contest closed at Christmas and the judges are now working their way through all ...

11 January, 2019
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Van Giveaway to Help Apprentices

|Date: 20 September, 2018

Van Giveaway to Help Apprentices

An NICEIC registered contractor is giving away his van to set up a fund for apprentice electricians. Thom ...

An NICEIC registered contractor is giving away his van to set up a fund for apprentice electricians. Thomas Nagy, who runs a Youtube channel showcasing his electrical work in and around London, came u ...

20 September, 2018
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