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Building Safety Act: second legislation update

24 August 23

The Government’s Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), has published five Regulations under the Building Safety Act 2022.
 

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Launch of FESS Technical Auditor Certification

04 August 23

ECS has announced the development of an industry-led standard and issue of an ECS card for Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) Technical Auditors. 

The FESS Technical Auditor ECS card is for auditors that have met both the technical competencies (such as FESS or Electrical gold card requirements at Level 3 apprenticeship, vocational qualification or equivalent) and industry standard for auditors’ qualifications or certifications. 

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City & Guilds EV Charging Course Winners

04 August 23

On 7th July we sent an invitation for Gold Card holders to apply for a Shell sponsored City & Guilds training delivered Super-fast EV charging installation course.

We were delighted by the level of interest in this course and have now contacted the lucky 6 winners who will attend this course in the last week of September.

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Welsh Electrical Firms Especially Worried about Future Skills

01 August 23

Electrotechnical contractors in Wales are more concerned than employers elsewhere in the UK about shortfalls in workforce skills and qualifications as the sector prepares for the upturn in work necessary to deliver the nation’s net zero infrastructure.

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