EIC Update Helping apprenticesto
reach new heights By Tessa Ogle, Managing Director of the Electrical Industries Charity
start their career in the electrical sector and also for the employers who seek to bring more diverse, skilled engineers into their businesses. Recently, Government figures showed that eight out of 10 managers see apprentices as an important part of growing their business. The same research found that apprenticeships help employers to meet their business objectives through the combination of increased productivity, fewer skills gaps and a more diverse workforce. The Electrical Industries Charity recognises the
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importance of young people in the electrical sector and understands how crucial the support network can be for those who are starting out in our industry. This is why the Charity recently launched the Apprentice Support Programme, which will help apprentices to complete their apprenticeships and bring new ideas and impetus into our sector. As well as providing the support through our
Apprentice Support Programme, we have recently partnered with the Joint Industry Board (JIB) and worked on two core initiatives – the
pprenticeships can bring endless opportunities for both young people who are looking to kick-
Skills Development Fund and the JIB Apprentice Exchange Programme 2017.
Determination The Skills Development Fund is designed to support unemployed people who are looking to train to re-enter the workforce and to fund courses for individuals who show terrific determination to achieve academic progress but are faced with difficult circumstances in their lives. Furthermore, we also worked with the JIB on the Apprentice Exchange Programme 2017, where we gave an opportunity for two apprentices to learn, develop and provide a second perspective on how contractors in Brisbane operate. The Programme was initially set up to promote and enhance the individual’s learning through cultural exchanges. The two lucky participants in the Apprentice
Exchange Programme 2017, Joshua Horton of RB Emerson Group Ltd and George Stickings of T Clarke plc had an opportunity to embark on a six-week journey of a lifetime to Australia. They now have an opportunity to give back to their industry, supporting young apprentices struggling with a wide range of issues in a peer-to-peer mentoring programme. The Apprentice Exchange Programme
The power of a £1– sign up to powerLottery!
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he Electrical Industries Charity is challenging the 1.3 million people who work in our sector to give up
just one cup of coffee a month and use the money to sign up for powerLottery instead. The Charity’s top fundraising stream,
powerLottery, is open to everyone and offers you the chance to win £1,000 every month. Every £1 that you spend on powerLottery goes towards helping people in our industry in their time of need. powerLottery provides the Charity with 30% of its annual income, which is handed out in grants through the Employee Assistance Programmes which include the Apprentice, Pensioner, Practical Participation and the
Family and Employee Support Programmes. The programmes offer people in our
industry help through a wide range of services such as legal support, counselling, financial assistance and grants as well as debt advice, apprentice scholarships and bursaries. To enter powerLottery, visit the Charity’s
website and as soon as you fill in the online form you could be in with a chance of winning one of the monthly cash prizes. Managing Director, Tessa Ogle says:
“powerLottery is a fun and easy way to support your industry Charity and help to provide access to a wide range of services for people in our industry when they are in need of support. By signing up to powerLottery
you too can help your friends and industry colleagues, ensuring that no-one in our industry is ever alone in their time of need.” To take part, email
vicky.gray@
electricalcharity.org or enter via the Charity’s official website.
www.electricalcharity.org
allowed for a free exchange of ideas that will benefit the industry’s practice in the UK as well as with our global partners, in areas such as health and safety, training or industrial relations. Through working in a different culture and on a number of different sites both Josh and George fully took this opportunity to develop and learn new skills, which will help them with future progression in their chosen careers. This was an excellent recognition of their commitment and attitude while completing their apprenticeships. George is currently undertaking a degree to become a quantity surveyor, and Josh is in the final year of his apprenticeship and will become an electrician on completion. The need for skilled electricians has never
been greater. This is why as an industry we need to work together to bring more young talent into our sector and help those who are in need of a support network to succeed in their chosen careers.
www.electricalcharity.org
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