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Engaging young minds
Training and
development
through eco-school status Submissions
The closing dates for annual
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Member David Wigley required to power the buzzer. submissions to be considered
recently visited a class of As the class took to estimating at the May 2010 Training and
Year 5 pupils (10-year olds) at a the best configuration for the Development Panel meeting is
local primary school to talk about number of sails on the windmills, 12 April.
engineering and demonstrate the preconceived ideas were Training submissions and
Patrons Eco Kit. dismissed. Six sails are better any queries, plus employers’
As an institution at the forefront than three! The children used the enquiries and applications for
of building services, CIBSE has a solar panel to investigate voltage approved company training
responsibility to actively engage generated from distance to source, schemes, should be addressed
with educational institutions,
CIBSE is keen to raise the profile of
very quickly working out that close to Parvin Begum, training and
and raise the profile of the the industry with students of all ages. proximity was a huge factor. development administrator,
industry with students of all ages. The activities were a great on 020 8772 3612 or email
Knowing schools are keen to gain a wind turbine, solar cell, small success, with the children showing pbegum@cibse.org
their green flag and eco-school motor, light and buzzer. a great deal of interest.
status, Wigley saw this as a great Wigley talked to the class about Wigley, who works at Atkins in Training and Development forum
opportunity to promote ecological the uses of wind power and solar Epsom, hopes to take this activity – 25 February 2010
practices and an interest in power, from the time of windmills into a local secondary school next The annual Training and
engineering. that ground flour, to windmills that and he has already been invited Development forum will take
Wigley, a member of the Home power boats! Then, in groups, the to help a local Brownie pack with place at CIBSE headquarter in
Counties South-West CIBSE class took turns at operating and their science investigator badge. Balham on 25 February 2010.
region, arrived early one morning investigating the equipment. The Ecokits have now been sent This is open to all companies
with a PowerPoint presentation, pupils were enthralled at the power to each CIBSE region. Members with training schemes leading to
bouncy castle blower and halogen of the wind turbine and were very should contact their region EngTech, IEng or CEng, whether
lamp, as well as the Patron’s quick to don the safety goggles chairman if they would like to they have, or are applying for,
eco-style kit, which comprised of and work out the number of sails make use of the kits. a CIBSE approved scheme,
or have trainees following an
individual employer-based
YEN Champions Awards 2010 entries sought
scheme. Contact Parvin
Begum on 020 8772 3612 or
email pbegum@cibse.org for
This year’s CIBSE YEN Champions services sector, and CIBSE is categories of award: for large, more information.
Award is now inviting entries. particularly keen to see more entries medium and small companies. Last
The prestigious awards are aimed from contractors this year. year’s award for larger companies CPD directory update
at companies who show particular With the prize of a trophy for each was won by AECOM, with To be added to the Directory of
commitment and innovation in winning company and £1,000 in Australian consultancy Steensen CPD Course Providers contact
recruiting and developing young CIBSE training vouchers, courtesy Varming taking the prize for smaller Parvin Begum on 020 8772 3612
engineers. They help to promote the of sponsor Baxi Commercial companies. or email pbegum@cibse.org
good practice of companies within Division, it’s a great opportunity The winners will be announced at We also accept applications
the industry, and aim to encourage for companies to be rewarded for a ceremony in early July, to be held in for online courses and will
other companies to make the most their achievements in pushing their central London. The date and venue welcome more e-learning
of – and nurture – young talent. young engineers. are still to be confirmed. applications.
The award will once again be Building on the success of last For further details and to enter, A concessionary rate is
open to any employer of young year’s event, CIBSE has announced visit www.cibse.org/yen Enquiries available for entries of the
engineers within the building that this year there will be three should be emailed to yen@cibse.org following categories:
• Academic institutions;
• Not-for-profit organisations
HSE to examine lift inspection reporting
offering free or non-profit
training courses;
• Sole traders who are members
The Health and Safety Executive for goods lifts, unless a risk a common report template and of CIBSE and offering free or
(HSE) is considering improving assessment shows the frequency listing of required actions by non-profit training courses;
the way in which thorough should be reduced or increased. urgency. CIBSE is working with • Sole traders who are members
examinations of lifts under the Inspections will also be carried the HSE to ask facilities managers of CIBSE and the training
Lifting Operations and Lifting out after substantial or significant and other readers who may be business amounts to less than
Equipment Regulations 1998 changes have occurred, for example acting as ‘duty holders’ under five per cent of their annual
(LOLER) are reported. modernisation, major repair or after LOLER to participate in a short turnover.
Six monthly in-service an exceptional circumstance, such survey to ascertain the extent of any For more information on
examinations take place to as an accident. problems with reporting under the training and development visit
ensure the continued safe use of There are a number of actions regulations. Go to www.cibse.org/ the IPD CPD section of www.
the equipment and are required under consideration that may loler to complete the survey and for cibse.org
for passenger lifts and annually improve the process, for example more information.
www.cibsejournal.com February 2010 CIBSE Journal 17
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