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NET sponsors SummitSkills Awards for Excellence
National Electrotechnical Training (NET) has pledged its commitment to skills excellence by sponsoring a national award for electrical workers. NET is sponsoring the Experienced Existing Worker of the Year (Electrical) category in this year’s SummitSkills Awards for Excellence, which recognise Britain’s best apprentices and engineers in the building services engineering sector. The awards are taking place alongside WorldSkills 2011 at the ExCeL Centre in London on 7 October. WorldSkills is the world’s largest international skills competition for those with vocational qualifications. Iain Macdonald, NET’s chief executive, said: ‘Awards such as these are invaluable in promoting the high standard of vocational training and careers in the UK and NET’s role is to benchmark skills achievement and an individual’s competence in the electrical industry.’
Construction activity builds up
May witnessed solid expansion in construction activity, according to the seasonally adjusted Markit/CIPS Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which posted a rise from 53.3 in April, to 54.0. A further rise in new business and the release of ‘on-hold’ projects supported the latest expansion. Employment was reported to have increased slightly, with the degree of positive sentiment improving to a one-year high.
Of the three broad areas of construction activity monitored by the survey, commercial was the strongest performing for a second month running. House building expanded after posting a contraction in April, but the rate of increase was below the long-term trend. In contrast, civil engineering saw a reduction in activity for the first time in five months.
Sustained growth of both new
contract wins and activity led to an overall increase in employment in May that was the first since June 2010. However, the rate of job creation was modest, with continuing reports by some companies of limited new work and job cuts acting to moderate the overall increase in staffing levels.
Meanwhile, subcontractor usage continued to fall. Sarah Ledger, economist at Markit and author of the UK Construction PMI, said: ‘A look at the sub-sectors monitored shows a mixed picture, with levels of civil engineering activity down markedly, but a return to growth for housing.
TIS 999 - SPEEDiTEST Save up to 90 minutes when testing Ring Mains
Simple & Easy to Use No Disconnections One Connection
TEST CARRIED OUT Continuity Test R1 Continuity Test N1 Continuity Test R2
Saves up to 20 minutes on each ringmain
Carries out full R1, N1, R2, R1+R2
will determine Phase Continuity and value R1 will determine Neutral Continuity and value N1 will determine CPC Continuity and value R2
Continuity Test R1 R2 will determine ring cross-connected Phase/CPC Continuity and value R1 R2 Insulation Test PN
will determine the Phase to Neutral Insulation Resistance and value PN
Insulation Test P-CPC will determine the Phase to CPC Insulation Resistance and value P-CPC Insulation Test N-CPC will determine the Neutral to CPC Insulation Resistance and value N-CPC
Continuity Test (figure of 8 Test) P-CPC will determine ring cross-connected Phase/CPC Continuity and value,
this will also determine sockets wired as spurs
Continuity Test (figure of 8 Test)
P-N
will determine cross-connected Phase/Neutral Continuity and value, this will also determine sockets wired as spurs. When used in conjunctionj with Coninuity Test P-CPC, Polarity has been confirmed
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Simply connect the SpeediTest to the ringmain under test, then all the tests are carried out with no further disconnections or reconnections. All the tests are simply controlled by using the rotary knobs on the SpeediTest and your tester.
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May 2011 ECA Today 9
CLAUS MIKOSCH / SHUTTERSTOCK
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