electrical apprentice Archives

SPARKS Learner of the Year 2025 – Applications Now Open!

|Date: 7 October, 2024

SPARKS Learner of the Year 2025 – Applications Now Open!

The SPARKS Learner of the Year competition is back for 2025, marking its 15th year of celebrating the bri ...

The SPARKS Learner of the Year competition is back for 2025, marking its 15th year of celebrating the brightest young talent in the electrical industry! This highly regarded competition offers apprent ...

7 October, 2024
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A recently qualified female electrician shares her experience with undertaking an apprenticeship

|Date: 25 September, 2024

A recently qualified female electrician shares her experience with undertaking an apprenticeship

We hear from a recently qualified female electrician about her experience with undertaking an apprentices ...

We hear from a recently qualified female electrician about her experience with undertaking an apprenticeship and her recommendations for others that might be considering a career in the electrical ind ...

25 September, 2024
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Monty’s Musings: How to prepare for the AM2 assessment: Part 2

|Date: 24 June, 2024

Monty’s Musings: How to prepare for the AM2 assessment: Part 2

In the latest in a new series of regular articles, Pete (Monty) Monfort, Director of Arena Training Centr ...

In the latest in a new series of regular articles, Pete (Monty) Monfort, Director of Arena Training Centre and Monty Electrics, offers some hints and tips to help you prepare for the AM2 assessment. I ...

24 June, 2024
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Deadline extended for 2024 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award!

|Date: 3 June, 2024

Deadline extended for 2024 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award!

The entry deadline for the 2024 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award has been extended to Friday 21 ...

The entry deadline for the 2024 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award has been extended to Friday 21 June 2024. For over 45 years, the ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award has been widely r ...

3 June, 2024
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The Training Ground: what certificates should apprentices get when they complete their AM2S?

|Date: 29 May, 2024

The Training Ground: what certificates should apprentices get when they complete their AM2S?

Q. My apprentice has completed his AM2S but I’ve not got the apprenticeship certificate yet. Why is this? ...

Q. My apprentice has completed his AM2S but I’ve not got the apprenticeship certificate yet. Why is this? There can often be confusion around which certificates NET issue directly and what is issued b ...

29 May, 2024
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JTL apprentice wins Aico Apprentice of the Year

|Date: 21 May, 2024

JTL apprentice wins Aico Apprentice of the Year

JTL apprentice, Cole Galligan, has been named Apprentice of the Year at the AICO|HomeLINK Community Award ...

JTL apprentice, Cole Galligan, has been named Apprentice of the Year at the AICO|HomeLINK Community Awards. Cole, who is currently in the first year of his Electrical Installation Level 3 apprenticesh ...

21 May, 2024
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Two Future Electricians are Screwfix Trade Apprentice Finalists!

|Date: 29 April, 2024

Two Future Electricians are Screwfix Trade Apprentice Finalists!

Aspiring electricians, Jindara Scott from Lisburn and Lucas Whelan based in Liverpool, have secured their ...

Aspiring electricians, Jindara Scott from Lisburn and Lucas Whelan based in Liverpool, have secured their places in the final of the annual Screwfix Trade Apprentice award. From over 1,800 initial app ...

29 April, 2024
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Electrical Apprentice named winner of The Nation’s A* Apprentice Award

|Date: 4 April, 2024

Electrical Apprentice named winner of The Nation’s A* Apprentice Award

Dakota O’Brien, an electrical apprentice from Moston, Manchester, has been announced as one of three winn ...

Dakota O’Brien, an electrical apprentice from Moston, Manchester, has been announced as one of three winners of The Nation’s A* Apprentice Award 2024. The award, launched by Markel Direct, the specia ...

4 April, 2024
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Interested in pursuing a rewarding electrical contracting career? Here’s some advice | ECA

|Date: 25 March, 2024

Interested in pursuing a rewarding electrical contracting career? Here’s some advice | ECA

Recently crowned ECA Apprentice of the Year, Adam Allen, along with employer Neal Robinson, share their a ...

Recently crowned ECA Apprentice of the Year, Adam Allen, along with employer Neal Robinson, share their advice for young people interested in pursuing a rewarding electrical contracting career. At the ...

25 March, 2024
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How is Scolmore supporting the next generation of electricians?

|Date: 29 February, 2024

How is Scolmore supporting the next generation of electricians?

We learn more about how the next generation of electricians are benefitting from the support of companies ...

We learn more about how the next generation of electricians are benefitting from the support of companies like Scolmore. As a leading player in the electrical industry, Scolmore recognises the importa ...

29 February, 2024
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