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INDUSTRY COMMENT Here we go again…
BCIA President Terry Sharp
outlines some of the BCIA’s current and future activities
slightly smoother journey as we navigate through 2022. However, as we well know things can change extremely quickly and we will endeavour to ensure we are in a position to respond to any scenario that might affect our members. In the meantime, we will proceed with our ‘business as usual’ approach that has enabled us to get things done, lockdown or no lockdown, and provide added value to our members. In November the BCIA hosted its Autumn Members’ Meeting at Moor Hall Hotel in Sutton Coldfield. The meeting included details about the BCIA’s plans for 2022, such as the first ever BCIA Annual Conference on 5th May, which will blend market development sessions with practical workshops on funding, training and securing industry placements. Taking place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole Hotel, the Conference precedes the Annual Awards Dinner in the evening. We are also developing a
W comprehensive member resource
ith another year of disruption and uncertainty behind us we at the BCIA are hoping for a
pack to help our members engage with schools, colleges and universities to help recruit the brightest and best into the sector. This will help interested businesses target high performing students in their communities to come and work in the sector.
The Members’ Meeting also focused on the recruitment and retention of young engineers entering the industry. To help with this we welcomed Jeb Abdus Samad from the Department of Education who provided an update on exciting developments in technical training and qualifications for 16 to 18-year-old students, along with funding to support business involvement and how both T Levels and Apprenticeships can help secure new entrants into the BMS sector. T Level students spend 80 per cent of their course in the classroom, learning the skills that employers need, with the other 20 per cent being spent on a meaningful industry placement, where they put these skills into action. Industry placements are a shift from traditional work experience to a longer, more structured placement in the workplace for young people to develop real work skills and make a meaningful contribution to an organisation.
BSEE
Leading the drive
Focusing on our members’ interests, we will continue to emphasise the key role that BEMS will play in achieving Net Zero. We are building ever stronger links with the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) on how our sector can deliver on energy efficiency, technology integration, cutting carbon emissions and leading the drive to Net Zero. We are early consultees on a range of Government actions and policy developments and our Technical Working Group members have both early sight of proposals and influence on outcomes. Work is ongoing with Energy Technology List
consultations on Lighting Controls and the framework for Energy Related Products Policy which will result in new legislation. We are also looking out for the challenges our members face and working closely with the Federation of Environmental Trade Associations (FETA) to address the difficult issues surrounding Liability Insurance in the current post-Grenfell environment. Finally, we will be keeping members up to date on progress in engaging insurance brokers that may be able to present sector specific packages with reduced premiums as the outcome. A busy year ahead!
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