The ACR Show
RAC apprentices compete to be named gold medal winner in the national skill competition at The ACR Show 2016
Registration for the event, which takes place in Hall 9 at the NEC from 16-18 February, is now open
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n August 2015 Team UK had great success with Chris Baillie (Bailie Refrigeration Ltd, and South East Regional college, Belfast) gaining silver medal and runner up at the Worldskills International vocational skill competition in Sao Paulo Brazil. His journey began with his college tutor noticing his potential and entering him into the
national SkillFRIDGE competition. Chris went onto win the gold medal at The Skill Show finals in November 2013.
Chris was part of a Squad of four apprentices identified during the national SkillFRIDGE finals in 2013, from then on Chris completed a specific training programme designed and delivered by his training manager, and after further national selection tests went onto represent Team UK at the WorldSkills international competition in Brazil. Chris is an ambassador for vocational skill competitions, and not only holds a unique memory of the experience, but has made his family, employer and college very proud.
WorldSkills is the largest international skills competition in the world. Held every two years, the competition sees around 1000 young people, aged 18- 25, from all over the world come together to compete for medals in more than 45 different skills including Electrical Installation, Plumbing, Welding, Web Design, Cooking and Bricklaying.
The ACR Show, the UK’s only exhibition for the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, heating and heat pump sectors will, for the first time, feature the national SkillFRIDGE competition. Six apprentices from across UK colleges and training providers will compete at the show to achieve gold medal position. The 12 hour competition will showcase the skills and knowledge required to work in the HVACR industry and include electrical wiring, fault finding, pipe work fabrication, joining of materials, commissioning, refrigerant charging, efficient set up and recovery of refrigerant. Apart from vocational skills, the judges will be looking for the ability to design, plan and effectively solve problems encountered in the test projects.
Mark Forsyth, Worldskills UK training manager and SkillFRIDGE lead judge said: “By participating in skill competitions, the UK is able to share best practice on vocational teaching, and raise standards and expertise in further education, skills and apprenticeships on a national scale.” Carole Stott is chair of Find a Future, which manages the UK’s entry into the WorldSkills Competition she said: “Skill competitions showcase the levels of performance that can be achieved by individuals and organisations through high quality further education, skills training and apprenticeships in the UK. Through skills competitions and the wider work of Find a Future we want to provide every young person with the chance to unlock their potential and get excited about the world of work.”
The competition will see individuals from the following colleges taking part: Eastleigh College; Cardiff & Vale, Manchester College; Glasgow Kelvin; College of North West London and SERC (Further and higher education college formed by the merger of the North Down, East Down and Lisburn Institutes).
New, dedicated theatre
The new CPD accredited Training & Careers Theatre, which will be of particular interest to further education colleges and universities, is sponsored by Toshiba. The theatre will cover a range of topics pertinent to the industry, including TM44 inspections – reasons and benefits; the new Building Controls Professional Assessment and how it is helping to raise standards in the controls sector; the Index SEI that is destined to replace COP (Coefficient of Performance); the heat pump market and the effects of the government ditching green incentives; the PURR report; major issues of interest in BIM; energy efficiency from an engineer’s perspective and much more besides. David Dunn, general manager of Toshiba Air Conditioning, said: “Toshiba is delighted to be sponsoring the Training and Careers feature at the 2016 event. Training is key to the industry’s future, and underpins the high quality, high efficiency projects required by end users, building occupants and the environment.
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“Toshiba has invested substantially in a new national network of training centres over the past two years, and together with our distributors we are now a major training provider in the UK.
The Training & Careers theatre is also set to host an ‘Association Day’ on Thursday 18th February. Russell Beattie, chief executive of the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations said: “FETA views training and skills as key to the successful future of all of our member organisations. Without the right people coming into the industry, we will struggle to meet the growing demand for products and services. Training is also necessary to ensure that current staff renew and refresh their know-how and skills. FETA has worked with a number of groups in our membership to develop NVQs and other training programmes. Government focus is now very much on employer groups shaping skills and training for their sectors, and here at FETA we feel that this is something we can actively support. “
Delivering real solutions for education estate management
The ACR Show is a must for energy efficient schools, colleges and
universities.The education sector is a key market for the refrigeration, air conditioning, ventilation, heating and heat pump sectors. With increasing numbers of academies and free schools springing up across the UK, the need for energy efficient HEVACR systems has never been greater. Those tasked with managing the education estate face a number of challenges, from increasing energy efficiency to improving levels of comfort in the education setting.
Visit The ACR Show to:
• Meet leading companies exhibiting top brand products; see live demos and get advice on affordable and efficient solutions. • Find out how to make better purchasing decisions by attending free, CPD accredited seminars in each of the three main seminar theatres
• Get advice from all of the major trade associations including; Institute of Refrigeration (IOR), the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA), Refcom, Building and Engineering Services Association (BESA); the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF) , Association of European Component Manufacturers (ASERCOM), European Heat Pump Association (EHPA)
Additional Features
IOR Conference: Emissions, Energy and Ecodesign Thursday 18 February,The Refrigeration & Cooling Theatre For full details visit
www.ior.org.uk/conference2016
SkillFRIDGE Competition – Stand A50 The ACR Show will feature the national SkillFRIDGE competition for the first time
www.acrshow.com January 2016
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