Management programme
moved to 2021 Due to the impact of COVID-19, SELECT and Edinburgh Napier University have postponed the start of the next Effective Manager Programme until January 2021. Tis year’s programme saw the
final three workshops delivered online, and with continued uncertainty around the return to college, the next intake has been delayed by a few months. Diane Peebles, Programmer Leader,
Donald W Orr, SELECT President
of us, but with the new presidential team in place, SELECT will continue to be there to help our members in any way we can.”
The new appointments were confirmed at SELECT’s AGM, which due to the impact of COVID-19, was this year held online via Zoom on Wednesday 2 September. Some 30 Members and senior staff
attended the virtual meeting, which also featured a technical presentation on EICR coding by SELECT’s Director of Technical Services Dave Forrester. The landmark event also saw delivery of SELECT’s first online Annual Report, which replaced the usual printed document distributed to Members. The report outlined some of the key
milestones during the first six months of the pandemic, including the £329,405 issued in membership subscription refunds, 600 calls to our employment
A reminder that the autumn Branch Updates will be held online via webinar on the following dates: ● Dumfries & Galloway, Tuesday 13 October
● Glasgow & West of Scotland, Tursday 15 October ● Edinburgh & South East of Scotland, Tuesday 20 October ● Inverness & North of Scotland, Tursday
Alistair Grant, SELECT Vice-President
and technical hotlines and the distribution of 36 new employment guidance documents. In addition, it told how we delivered 42 online training courses to 253 delegates, saw 1,062 calls handled by the Scottish Joint Industry Board and created 143 ECS electronic Health, Safety and Environmental Assessments. It also outlined how our increased communication activity resulted in nearly 42,000 website visits to our dedicated COVID hub during the first six months of the pandemic, and also attracted 1,798 new social media followers to our Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn channels – a rise of 202%.
Donald and Kevin reflect on their roles: Pages 23-27
22 October ● Ayrshire, Tuesday 27 October ● Aberdeen & North East of Scotland, Tursday 29 October ● Lanarkshire, Tuesday 3 November
● Tayside, Tursday 5 November Each event starts
at 6pm and will include a technical update about EICR coding from our Technical Advisers.
said: “It’s often said that ‘out of adversity comes opportunity’ and we succeeded in finishing this year’s programme with most students completing their qualification. “Over the past months we’ve all
had to adapt, be flexible and pick up new skills and confidence, so in a way it’s been a good test of management skills. “We’re now encouraging another
year of students to join the Effective Manager Programme and test their management skills in the same way.” For further information, please
call Jenny Cryans, Training Manager, on 07586 183 087 or email
jenny.cryans@
select.org.uk More details are available at
www.select.
org.uk/training
Training returns to Te Walled Garden: Pages 36 & 37
To attend and find out more, email
sandra.bennett@
select.org.uk
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