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Dr Jacqueline Hall, Associate Director of the EUIAS, said: “Reaching 268 is an encouraging start and a great achievement, especially since our sector is strategically important to the UK economy. We are proud of our work to help employers navigate and make the apprenticeship levy work by providing high quality end-point assessment tools and services. Our sector has a long history of creating apprenticeships in the UK. Now we have just passed the first anniversary of the levy, we can reflect on the important contribution apprenticeships are making to our sector workforces and are grateful for the ongoing support from our employers within a safety critical sector”
Apprenticeships provide a vital supply of talent to help address energy and
utilities’ recruitment challenges. The Workforce Renewal and Skills Strategy details the challenges sector employers face in recruiting to technical roles. Also, the 2015 Employer Skills Survey found that 36% of sector vacancies are proving hard to fill due to a lack of skilled applicants. This is the highest percentage across all sectors in the UK; the average is 23%. This is of great importance for UK productivity: energy and utilities combined account for the greatest share of the UK Infrastructure and Construction Pipeline (2017/18 - 2020/21).
Broker launches ‘vantastic’ new van
insurance package High street insurance specialist, BP Insurance Brokers, has launched a ‘vantastic’ proposition for drain experts seeking vital protection for their vehicle and their livelihood.
The dedicated broker has launched a new van insurance policy where if a van is off the road due to accident or theft then there is the guarantee of a replacement van for up to 14 days to keep the driver working.
The new van policy ensures drain engineers need not see their business adversely affected by an accident, whether it is their fault, or caused by a third party. It is highly affordable and likely to save them ‘a bob or two’ as well, thanks to keen pricing.
The policy offers six different levels of cover from which to choose, allowing the tradesperson to tailor it to their own requirements and budget. It can prevent them from suffering should their vehicle and mobility be affected by a road accident, malicious damage, fire, flood, theft, vandalism or windscreen damage.
It protects them both on the road and whilst loading and unloading and also offers cover for medical expenses, personal belongings, loss of keys and lock replacements and foreign use.
Meanwhile, the motor legal expenses policy, added free-of-charge by BP Insurance Brokers, offers a host of benefits of appeal to any tradesperson who realises their livelihood is dependent on having a vehicle on the road, plus protection should anything jeopardise this.
This includes protection for the van driver if they suffer an accident or vehicle breakdown due to a garage not carrying work out as requested, cover if their van is cloned and they face legal prosecution as a result and legal assistance if they are the victim of illegal clamping. With the 14-day van hire protection, if their van is forced off the road, BP Insurance Brokers has their livelihood covered.
BP Insurance Brokers’ managing director, Barry Pimlott, says: “We are delighted to be able to offer such a great package of benefits to our customers and expect to cover drain traders from across the country, due to the attractiveness and price competitiveness of this product. By offering the motor legal expenses cover for free, we have demonstrated that we care about tradespeople and their livelihood.”
follow us on twitter @draintrader | May 2018 | drain TRADER 69 Barry Pimlott, MD of BP
Insurance Brokers and Dave van Dog - the star of the
new van policy marketing campaign.
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