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Engineering solutions firm Adi Group is urging school leavers to consider an apprenticeship after picking up their GCSE results. Although A-levels remain the traditional route taken for post-16 education, there are alternatives that students can consider. In fact, research from NotGoingToUni has suggested that people tend to be happier in their jobs after completing an apprenticeship instead of a degree. Furthermore, choosing to do an apprenticeship straight out of school provides students with an income while they learn, and the opportunity to avoid student debt which now reaches more than £44,000 on average, a clear indication that engineering is indeed a viable and sustainable profession.
Adi Group aims to spread this message and encourage more young people to enter the engineering sector and help plug the UK skills gap.
Alan Lusty, chief executive of Adi Group, commented: “The job market for engineers has received a lot of attention lately, whether it be the skills shortage or questions about the future of STEM professions, but the truth is that engineering continues to be a viable and in-demand line of work. Those in engineering can expect good salaries and job opportunities well into the future and a hands-on, practical apprenticeship is the ideal way to break into the field.
“Engineering is a career that offers immense gratification along with concrete economic benefits. Engineers are the driving force
behind innovation and few jobs have such a direct role in defining and sustaining the way we live. It’s a highly skilled, highly rewarding career and yet there’s still a sense that engineering is one of the less prestigious professions out there.” Ex-apprentice and now full-time member of staff, Nyron Howell, added: “I was grateful to be given the opportunity to work for the company as I enjoyed my placement and that they believed in me. My placement benefited me as I now realise that I have more capabilities to push myself into more fields of work.” Stepping-stone opportunities like Adi’s apprenticeship schemes are paramount to ensuring there are no gaps in the future workforce, by introducing young people to the world of engineering at an early age.
Guardian Water Treatment has launched a new bespoke Legionella Awareness course for cooling tower operators, ideal for building/facilities managers and maintenance staff. Delivered on-site at a client’s premises, training is tailored to the specific needs of a system, and takes place over a three week timeframe, allowing candidates to practically utilise their learning straight away. Aimed at building maintenance engineers who may have many duties as well checking cooling towers, the training is designed to get away from classroom based lectures and give site staff hands on guidance for their specific systems.
Cooling towers are open-circuit systems and therefore particularly susceptible to legionella. Guardian’s training covers ACoP L8 legislation,
cooling tower operation, weekly testing, and any site specific requirements; everything needed for safe and efficient operations.
distribution experts. Those partaking include Andrew Wardle, northern sales manager; Alex Macfarlane, southern sales manager; Alan Smith, commercial and export markets manager; and Roy Nutley, technical advisor.
The course covers the basics of air distribution, including typical air movement effects, cooling systems, the effect of heat gains, alternate systems and selection guidance. Waterloo’s chairman, Rick
Advanced Engineering has donated £12,500 of new tools and equipment to Eastleigh College in Hampshire. Advanced Engineering supports UK acr colleges to ensure that future engineers receive training using the correct tools, so they are well- prepared to enter the workplace. The business runs an ongoing programme for acr colleges in the UK, to support trainee air conditioning and refrigeration engineers. Advanced Engineering, a leading UK manufacturer and supplier to the air conditioning and refrigeration industry, has given the college £2,500 worth of Imperial Tools manifolds. This follows a £10,000 donation of Promax Recovery machines last year.
Designers, specifiers, contractors, consultants and building engineers looking to earn CPD hours can now book a place on Waterloo Air Products’ course, ‘An Introduction to Air Distribution’.
Waterloo’s CPD course will introduce professionals to the fundamentals of air distribution. During the course, attendees will hear from one of Waterloo’s air
Edmondson, stated: “It’s so important to share knowledge and information with industry peers. Working collaboratively doesn’t start or end with each project; it’s an ongoing process to ensure people who work in our industry have access to the best information possible.
He continued: “It’s great that we can now support consultants, contractors, specifiers, architects and building engineers with their CPD and help them to earn hours towards it. We’re looking forward to welcoming people to Waterloo, and for them to learn about the importance of air flow and the effect it can have on an internal environment.”
Waterloo’s course is approved by the CIBSE CPD Approval Panel, who commented: “What a great CPD presentation, easy to understand and all the basic principles and system types covered. An exemplar worthy to be on our directory.”
The presentations will be followed by a Q&A session.
The course is free to attend at Waterloo’s head office in Kent, or at the company’s Manchester office. Alternatively, it can also be held at the customer’s premises.
8 October 2017
www.acr-news.com
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