THE ‘CHALLENGE FOR A CAUSE’ TEAM BREAKS THE ICE
This month I was invited on a tour of Lutron’s experience centre at the company’s offices in Finsbury Pavement, London. The centre showcases Lutron’s light control technology via four main ‘mock-up’ areas: a hotel room, an office, and residential dining area and bedroom. The rooms are kitted out with the latest in total light management, daylight integration, and smart building controls, showing how lighting controls can increase energy efficiency, productivity, provide comfort, safety and security, as well as enhance the mood and decor of a room. The centre is also used for system design and training. Lisa Peake - Editor
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he Electrical Industries Charity is thrilled to announce that their team of 18 enthusiastic trekkers are back from their biggest challenge of
the year, the Arctic Adventure 2018. In March, a team of 18 industry trekkers joined Tessa
Ogle, managing director of the Electrical Industries Charity and embarked on the three- day journey through the Arctic Circle of Kuusamo, Finland. The team included Jodie Dickinson, Rachel Wright and Rebecca Dickinson, together with Andrew Reakes, Geoff Kerly, Darren Wetherill, Dave Gilbert, Paul Reeve, Cathy Plummer, Alan Plummer, Michael Burnard, Charlie Harwood, Paul Rhodes, and Keith Sampson. Team Stearn Electric, which included Mark Booth, Kate Menzies, Scott Champion and Sean Miller, also joined the challenge. Throughout the three days in the Arctic, the
Challenge for a Cause team faced sub-zero temperatures and experienced various challenges
including building their own igloos to sleep in, six hours snowshoeing, cross-country-skiing, husky sledding and the ice dip challenge in -9˚C temperatures. Darren Wetherill, managing director of DW Electrical
said: “The whole trip was well organised from start to finish, challenging and at times very emotional as we were really in touch with the reason we were doing the challenge and the reason we were raising money. I didn’t know what to expect when signing up for the trip all those months ago, but I couldn’t have wished for a better experience.” The team undertook the
Challenge for a Cause to the Arctic
to raise money for the Dickinson family, which will help Caz Dickinson with her development and care and will create a better future for the whole family. So far, the team has raised an astonishing £125,716 and is halfway towards the initial target of £250,000. To show your support by making a donation, please
visit:
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fund/CFAC2018 www.electricalcharity.org
ECITB BACKS BUDDING ENGINEERS TO BUILD INDUSTRY CAREERS A
spiring engineers have the opportunity to apply for a place on a prestigious year-
long course to help launch a career in engineering construction. Funded by the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) and delivered by 11 colleges and training providers across England and Wales, the Introduction to Engineering Construction (ITEC) course equips young people with the skills, qualifications and behaviours to prepare them for employment. This year, the ECITB will support more than
150 young people to take the course, which is equivalent to the first year of a level 3 apprenticeship. Launched in 2015 to offset the drop in apprenticeships offered across the industry, the ITEC programme has already helped engineering construction employers recruit new talent.
working on engineering construction industry sites, hands on experience in different ECI disciplines, including welding and fabrication, electrical installation, mechanical installation, design and draughting, and project control To apply for the Introduction to
Next month, the 154 learners that enrolled on the course last year will graduate and will be looking for opportunities to apply their newly-acquired skills in the industry. The ITEC course gives learners 10-months
of training equivalent to the first year of a formal apprenticeship, a recognised industry level 3 qualification and a Health and Safety Passport (CCNSG), real-world experience of
Engineering Construction course contact your nearest training provider. Places on the 2018 course are available at Lakes College (West Cumbria); Gen2 (Cumbria); North Lindsey College (North Lincolnshire); Selby College (North Yorkshire); Redcar and Cleveland College (Tees Valley); TTE Middlesbrough (South Tees); NETA (South Tees); Yeovil College (Somerset); East Coast College (Norfolk and Suffolk); The Engineering College (Merseyside); Weston College (Weston-super-Mare).
www.ecitb.org.uk
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