ECS Card Archives - Professional Electrician

ECS Check welcomes 750th registration

|Date: 13 September, 2021

ECS Check welcomes 750th registration

Braid Mechanical and Electrical, a member of the Joint Industry Board (JIB), has become the 750th organis ...

Braid Mechanical and Electrical, a member of the Joint Industry Board (JIB), has become the 750th organisation to register for ECS Check. Based in Ballymena, Braid Mechanical and Electrical has been p ...

13 September, 2021
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Recognition of service qualifications helps ex-military personnel smoothly transition to civilian life | ECS

|Date: 16 August, 2021

Recognition of service qualifications helps ex-military personnel smoothly transition to civilian life | ECS

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is encouraging ex-military personnel to transfer the elec ...

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is encouraging ex-military personnel to transfer the electrical skills and qualifications gained in service to a rewarding career in their civilian life ...

16 August, 2021
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ECS launches new CPD digital system

|Date: 5 July, 2021

ECS launches new CPD digital system

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has launched a new Continuing Professional Development (C ...

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has launched a new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) digital system, which allows all ECS card holders to record their CPD directly into their o ...

5 July, 2021
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ECS card holders reminded of new Occupational Qualification Structure ahead of July renewals

|Date: 24 June, 2021

ECS card holders reminded of new Occupational Qualification Structure ahead of July renewals

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is reminding ECS card holders with a Network Infrastructu ...

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) is reminding ECS card holders with a Network Infrastructure occupation that from 1 July 2021 all card renewals need to meet the requirements of the new ...

24 June, 2021
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Is it proving hard to get the card? | Electrotechnical Certification Scheme

|Date: 30 May, 2021

Is it proving hard to get the card? | Electrotechnical Certification Scheme

David Thomas, ECS Technical Operations Manager of the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme, explains in ...

David Thomas, ECS Technical Operations Manager of the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme, explains in detail the rules and regulations around the ECS card qualification requirements and addresses s ...

30 May, 2021
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ECS Health, Safety and Environmental Assessment – building a safer future

|Date: 16 March, 2021

ECS Health, Safety and Environmental Assessment – building a safer future

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has announced that from 5th April 2021 the ECS Health, Sa ...

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has announced that from 5th April 2021 the ECS Health, Safety and Environmental (HS&E) assessment is being extended to 50 questions, with a pass mar ...

16 March, 2021
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What is life like in the ECS Contact Centre? | ECS

|Date: 13 January, 2021

What is life like in the ECS Contact Centre? | ECS

We talk to Martin Thurbon, ECS Contact Centre Operations Manager, about how his team respond to everyday ...

We talk to Martin Thurbon, ECS Contact Centre Operations Manager, about how his team respond to everyday inquiries and how they've managed the workload throughout this year's pandemic. We’ve all been ...

13 January, 2021
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ECS issues reminder ahead of January changes to FESS occupation requirements

|Date: 29 December, 2020

ECS issues reminder ahead of January changes to FESS occupation requirements

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has issued a reminder that from 1 January 2021 the new re ...

The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has issued a reminder that from 1 January 2021 the new requirements for Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) ECS occupations will become compulso ...

29 December, 2020
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Fire, Emergency and Security Systems industry unite to promote sector skills

|Date: 31 August, 2020

Fire, Emergency and Security Systems industry unite to promote sector skills

The Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) industry has introduced a new Occupational Qualification ...

The Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) industry has introduced a new Occupational Qualification Structure leading to Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card recognition, aimed at pro ...

31 August, 2020
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ECS Scheme Changes: How Will They Affect You?

|Date: 14 November, 2018

ECS Scheme Changes: How Will They Affect You?

In this article ECS provides readers with an overview of changes to the scheme, when these will take plac ...

In this article ECS provides readers with an overview of changes to the scheme, when these will take place and how to get to grips with the new requirements. Over recent months the Electrotechnical Ce ...

14 November, 2018
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