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SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH EAST COAST FEATURE SPONSOR


HELPING THE SOUTH EAST COAST BECOME A NEW HOME FOR WIND ENERGY


A highly educated workforce; high- tech research intensive economy; two major international airports; four of the largest UK passenger and freight ports; and excellent motorway network with high speed rail access to London and Continental Europe, no wonder the South East Coast of England has the potential to become the new home for wind energy.


SEEKING SOLUTIONS


Phil Jefferies is the The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) Regional Account Manager for the South East & East. Part of his role is to talk to employers and companies in the region and seek solutions to the problems they are facing.


“The shortage of skilled and experienced workers is one of the biggest issues companies in this region, working in the wind energy sector are facing,” said Phil. “Through a number of initiatives the ECITB is seeking to address this shortage.”


We’ve found there is a common skills base across the energy industry, whether in oil & gas, wind power or nuclear and the ECITB is in a position to ensure there is a portability of skills to the wind energy industry.”


HUGE OPPORTUNITY


“With a huge opportunity on the horizon for its companies, the ECITB is working to ensure employers in the sector can get on and make crucial decisions about the future, without the fear they won’t be able to recruit the right number of staff.”


ABOUT ECITB


ECITB is the statutory organisation, national training provider and awarding body with responsibility for the training and development of the UK’s engineering construction workforce. The organisation provides professional advice, information, skills development and qualifications to help employers and people in the engineering construction industry succeed.


EXPERIENCE


The organisation has built up a national network of approved training providers to deliver training products and qualifications, with 48 based in the South East. It uses its 22 years of experience in delivering engineering training and competence solutions to provide the wind energy sector with industry recognised training and qualifications.


“We identified ex-forces personnel with an engineering background as prime candidates to join the engineering construction workforce,” said Phil Jefferies. “These programmes will provide the opportunity for hundreds of men and women leaving the military to pursue a career in the wind energy industry.”


ReSkill, a six week off the job training programme is available in pipefitting, rigging, plating, mechanical fitting, electrical and small bore tubing; while reEngineer, an eight week off the job training programme is available in instrument & controls, electrical maintenance and mechanical maintenance.


NEW INITIATIVE


One new initiative the ECITB is trialling to all its members until April 2014 is membership of Talent Retention Solutions (TRS). This is a useful tool for employers, providing them with access to an instant pool of talented and ‘ready to go’ skilled engineers. TRS is a UK wide engineering hub bringing engineering talent together with new job opportunities to attract and retain highly skilled people for the engineering industry. The web-based tool is sponsored by ECITB, BAE Systems, Airbus, Shell, EDF Energy, Siemens, Rolls-Royce and The Glass Academy. There are already 25 ECITB member companies registered on the system with over 1,000 jobs listed.


NEW PROGRAMMES


The ECITB has also developed two new programmes to bring in more technicians and craft personnel from the military and other associated industries into engineering construction. These are called ReSkill for craft personnel and ReEngineer for technicians.


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