IndustryNews BCIA launches online training
New members for ETIM North America
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he Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has
announced the launch of online training for its full suite of training courses, covering a wide range of topics which incorporate the latest technical information from the building controls sector.
All of the six courses will be run via an online platform over two days, in the same way that they have previously been run at training centres around the UK. Terry Sharp, president of the BCIA said:
“The BCIA has been working hard to make our full suite of training courses available online to allow delegates to
continue with their professional training and development during this period of lockdown. “Training is a very important part of our industry and the BCIA has long been a supporter of the benefits of continuous training to ensure we are meeting the demands of the industry both now and in the future. This move to online training is just another way that the BCIA is responding to the demands of the industry and the needs of everyone within it.”
The first online courses will be running in May 2020 and further courses will be added to the calendar over the coming weeks.
lectrical industry leaders ABB, Schneider Electric, Siemens and Sonepar North America have joined the
revitalized ETIM North America (NA) standards association, according to ETIM NA representatives. As Direct Members, the companies will participate in ongoing, collaborative efforts to help enhance and complete the ETIM classification standard for North American electrical products. This includes helping to fine-tune the translation of relevant parts of the model to regional languages (North American English/French Canadian/Mexican Spanish) as well as confirming and expanding product categories, and associated products, features and values, for industry-wide benefit. Through ETIM NA-led committee activity, member companies’
collective input helps improve the quality and communication of product data throughout the entire supply chain, benefiting all users and applications of electrical product information. ETIM North America’s newest members include three of the
electrical industry’s largest global manufacturers—ABB, Schneider Electric and Siemens—whose expertise in product areas like automation and control, power distribution and power management (among others) is invaluable in building out the classification model to fit the needs of the North American electrical market and related verticals.
EICUpdate
Nobody is bornwanting to hurt or neglect themselves
Self-harm is a commonly misunderstood psychological phenomenon. Some think that self-harm is only attention-seeking behaviour. Some even call it selfish.
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raumatic events, especially those that happen when you are young, have the potential of disrupting your life in
significant ways. One upsetting way that people cope with the emotions and memories is to self-harm.
Recently through its Employee Assistance
Programme (EAP), the Electrical Industries Charity supported Neil, who suffers from severe mental health issues resulting from childhood trauma. He works as a warehouse operative for an electrical wholesaler.
Neil has sadly been self-harming since he was 15 and his self-harming behaviour is triggered by childhood abuse, which he has never reported. Neil admitted he has been struggling emotionally - crying a lot and socially isolating himself and relayed to the EIC that he doesn't leave his room.
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Neil also talked about his engagement with suicidal thinking and that he has previously attempted to take his life twice by overdose. The charity initiated the support of Psychiatry UK who assessed Neil and recommended changes in medication, in addition, the charity funded the support of a trauma psychologist to stabilise Neil’s condition. Numerous letters were sent to Neil’s GP by the
EIC to initiate support in the community (given the specialist support Neil required) and Neil was finally referred to the NHS psychology team for therapy intervention, of which he has been attending sessions ever since. The EIC has been supporting Neil and his family
for the past year and a half and maintain emotional support to Neil and his family who are struggling to cope with their husband, father and
brother being severely ill. The EIC is supporting Neil are supporting Neil through his recovery and decision to report the abuse and subsequent trauma to the police. Neil’s self-harming has
reduced after his hospital stay; however, he lives in a small house with a big family and is unable to quieten his thoughts with the surrounding noise which triggers Neil’s anxiety.
If you or someone you know is struggling to deal with a life-changing trauma and requires support, please contact the EIC support team
support@electricalcharity.org or 0800 652 1618.
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