ROUND-UP NEWS
SELECT helps create eight new apprentice routes with BSE Skills
Apprentices in Scotland have eight new routes to specialist qualifications thanks to SELECT’s ongoing work as part of skills organisation BSE Skills. Te new qualifications are the result
of a two-year collaboration between SELECT and its fellow BSE Skills members, the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) and the plumbing federation SNIPEF. Te eight new pathways have now
received approval from the Scottish Qualifications Authority and comprise: ●SVQ in Electrical Installation ●SVQ in Plumbing & Heating ●SVQ in Heating and Ventilating: Ductwork Installation ●SVQ in Heating and Ventilating: Ductwork Planning and Installation ●SVQ in Heating and Ventilating: Industrial and Commercial Installation ●SVQ in Install, Commission and Maintain Air Conditioning Systems ●SVQ in Install, Commission and Maintain Refrigeration Systems ●SVQ in Service, Maintain and Commission Building Engineering Services Fiona Harper, Director of
Employment and Skills at SELECT, said: “We are delighted that our joint venture has achieved another success by gaining approval for these qualifications, which will provide a welcome shot in the arm for skills development in Scotland.” BSE Skills manages and develops
apprenticeships, qualifications and National Occupational Standards for the building services engineering sector across the UK.
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Laptop loans help apprentices keep up with studies
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lectrical apprentices and trainees across Scotland have been thrown a digital lifeline after being loaned laptops that will allow them to continue their studies remotely.
Laptops are currently being
distributed to apprentices across Scotland by the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) after joint funding by SELECT, the Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), and the Electrical Engineering Training Foundation (EETF).
Apprentices and trainees will now be able to continue with their studies via online learning platforms until colleges finally reopen in the coming weeks. Anne Galbraith, CEO of SECTT, said:
“When we went into lockdown, it soon became clear that some apprentices were suffering digital poverty and couldn’t continue their studies online. “With no funds available to electrical apprentices, the SECTT Board of Trustees agreed that we should help and our colleagues at SELECT, the SJIB and the EETF immediately contributed towards the purchase of laptops.” The first devices were distributed to apprentices and trainees across Scotland in July, with SECTT staff observing physical distancing and health and safety measures during handover. One of the first recipients was Darren
McLay, from ID Systems UK in Cumbernauld, who said: “With the college and public libraries being closed I haven’t been able to continue with my college work. I’m therefore grateful to SECTT for lending me this laptop so I can now get on with things properly.” Plans are currently being formalised
Darren with his laptop
for apprentices in all stages to return to college in August and September. Once they have completed their training, SECTT will focus on recruitment and supporting employers. SELECT Managing Director Alan Wilson said: “We were delighted to be able to contribute to this extremely worthwhile cause. “The past four months haven’t thrown up many good news stories, so it’s good to be talking about something positive like this for a change.” Fiona Harper, The Secretary of the
SJIB, added: “We were also more than willing to contribute to this project and have been encouraged to see the impact it has made already. There is obviously no substitute for face-to-face learning, but this lifeline will help the next generation until colleges can open properly once again.”
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