Training
L-R: Chris Ashworth, apprentice Sean Bass and John Henry Efficient job sharing, keeping costs down, staff
retention and viable recruitment are just a few of the many benefits of training and apprenticeships as a route back post Covid. Accessing apprenticeships is unfortunately not without some complexities: recruitment, eligibility checks, management of funding and training provider engagement are just a few of the barriers that make utilising apprenticeships daunting. Recognising these issues, the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) is waiting to assist. The EDA’s Training & Apprenticeship
Programme is twofold: apprenticeships and the City & Guilds accredited Product Knowledge Programme of 12 modules. Each module is a standalone distance-learning training course, comprising a hard-copy Textbook and a digital End of Module Assessment (EDA). The EDA appointed the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) to manage the Programme. In 2011 the EDA partnered with EDA
Apprenticeships Plus to offer comprehensive and flexible apprenticeship service for the Associations’ members and affiliates. The menu of services includes all recruitment, HR and mentoring support and can be tailored around the needs of the business. Managers benefit from ready access to apprenticeship expertise and support to help navigate the training and funding landscape. In addition, EDA Apprenticeships Plus offer levy management services to larger businesses.
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Serving and representing the UK’s electrical wholesale sector for over 100 years the Electrical Distributors’ Association (EDA) is a membership organisation for the UK’s electrical wholesale sector. Launched in 1914 as the Electrical Wholesalers’ Federation (EWF), the Association refocused and rebranded in 1998 as the EDA. Membership is available to wholesalers, whilst manufacturers can join as affiliated members. The EDA currently has over 240 wholesaler members and over 80 affiliated members, who are suppliers of products or services. Membership includes the leading national wholesalers Edmundson Electrical Ltd, Rexel UK and CEF as well as hundreds of independent electrical wholesales businesses of all sizes, most of whom are members of the UK’s largest buying groups ANEW, AWEBB, Fegime UK and the IBA.
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