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New Structure sets the bar high for Network Infrastructure Industry

|Date: 24 October, 2020

New Structure sets the bar high for Network Infrastructure Industry

The Network Infrastructure industry has developed a new Occupational Qualification Structure leading to E ...

The Network Infrastructure industry has developed a new Occupational Qualification Structure leading to Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card recognition, which aligns with the future of th ...

24 October, 2020
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SELECT urges parliamentary consultation: protect the title of ‘electrician’

|Date: 23 October, 2020

SELECT urges parliamentary consultation: protect the title of ‘electrician’

Campaigning trade association SELECT has told a parliamentary consultation that regulating the electrical ...

Campaigning trade association SELECT has told a parliamentary consultation that regulating the electrical industry in Scotland would help reduce death and injury, bring significant economic benefits a ...

23 October, 2020
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SELECT’s first online annual report: ‘business as usual’ approach continues

|Date: 29 September, 2020

SELECT’s first online annual report: ‘business as usual’ approach continues

SELECT has released its first-ever digital annual report, outlining how its values of cooperation, collab ...

SELECT has released its first-ever digital annual report, outlining how its values of cooperation, collaboration and commitment have guided the organisation through one of the most challenging years i ...

29 September, 2020
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Construction bodies call for urgent action to help firms during coronavirus crisis

|Date: 24 March, 2020

Construction bodies call for urgent action to help firms during coronavirus crisis

A group of respected construction industry bodies, who between them represent the majority of contractor ...

A group of respected construction industry bodies, who between them represent the majority of contractor business in Scotland, has suggested a number of simple actions which the Scottish Government co ...

24 March, 2020
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Industry bodies hail rise in female electrical apprentices

|Date: 23 March, 2020

Industry bodies hail rise in female electrical apprentices

A group of respected industry bodies have hailed the recent rise in female electrical apprenticeships – a ...

A group of respected industry bodies have hailed the recent rise in female electrical apprenticeships – and say more should be done to encourage other young women to pick up the tools. The Scottish Jo ...

23 March, 2020
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Beating the age and skills gap

|Date: 5 February, 2020

Beating the age and skills gap

Select's Alan Wilson tells us how the electrical industry is future-proofing Scotland Electricity and ele ...

Select's Alan Wilson tells us how the electrical industry is future-proofing Scotland Electricity and electrotechnology underpin every aspect of modern Scottish society and the recently highlighted pr ...

5 February, 2020
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SELECT: How the current war changed the world

|Date: 7 November, 2019

SELECT: How the current war changed the world

Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical sector in S ...

Alan Wilson, Managing Director of SELECT, the campaigning trade body for the electrotechnical sector in Scotland, talks about how electricians can continue to change the industry for the better. 14th ...

7 November, 2019
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Industry relief from delay to introduce VAT reverse charging

|Date: 11 September, 2019

Industry relief from delay to introduce VAT reverse charging

The one year delay follows letter from construction sector voicing serious concerns SELECT and other maj ...

The one year delay follows letter from construction sector voicing serious concerns SELECT and other major construction industry bodies have hailed the decision by the UK Government to postpone the l ...

11 September, 2019
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Deadline extended for popular management course

|Date: 10 September, 2019

Deadline extended for popular management course

SELECT has extended the enrolment deadline for its upcoming Effective Manager Programme, run in partnersh ...

SELECT has extended the enrolment deadline for its upcoming Effective Manager Programme, run in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University. The year-long programme is aimed at electrical managers or ...

10 September, 2019
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SELECT warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of New Fire Safety Regulations

|Date: 4 September, 2019

SELECT warns of ‘unintended consequences’ of New Fire Safety Regulations

SELECT has warned new fire safety regulations could undermine existing qualifications that currently ensu ...

SELECT has warned new fire safety regulations could undermine existing qualifications that currently ensure contractors are qualified and competent to carry out work in their field. In its response to ...

4 September, 2019
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