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Seminar to examine
future skills needs of the electrical workforce
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Electrical Installation Seminar, organised by Electrical Safety First.
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The theme is Demand and Supply, tackling the issues associated with infrastructure modernisation and the increasing demands being put on the UK’s building stock. Expert speakers discuss how energy
provisions and services are changing and how this is impacting the workforce in terms of safety, quality and competency requirements. The seminar is at the historic IET building in central London, an amazing place to visit for an event. It re-opened in 2015 after a £30 million investment which transformed the former home of the BBC into a venue with cutting- edge technology, inspiring event spaces, and a spectacular roof terrace overlooking London.
What is happening
The half-day event brings together more than 100 experts and leaders to explore critical insights into achieving safer electrical installations and features engaging presentations and panel discussions on the learnings from the UK’s energy transition to date. Luke Osborne, Deputy Technical Director of Electrical Safety First, says the electrical installation industry must modernise now to be prepared for a low-carbon, electrified future. And that safety must not be compromised.
s the UK heads towards a low- carbon electrified future, the need for the electrical installation industry to modernise will be under the spotlight on 3 April at the 2025
He says: “We’ll be tackling what’s needed electrically to elicit a safe transition to net zero as our window of opportunity is rapidly closing. There will be huge demands on the electrical workforce going forward and it’s important to ensure they will have the skills and capabilities for this increased demand on the complexity of design and installation of this work. Those are the key things we’re keen to tease out in these conversations.” “We will hear from speakers such as the Energy Climate and Intelligence Unit, SELECT, UK Power Networks and the Energy Network Association. We encourage our speakers not only to share their concerns, but also offer best practice solutions, while looking to the future on upcoming developments in the electrical installation sector.”
“The seminar is the perfect platform to
share expertise, future-proof your business, get feedback about your ideas from fellow professionals, and meet potential clients.”
What will be covered Topics on the day include an examination of the competency, skills, training, and qualifications to safely install low-carbon technologies such as solar PV, battery storage, heat pumps and electric vehicle (EV) charge points. And there is a focus on certification schemes such as Trustmark, PAS 20-30 and MCS, how these schemes offer additional protections and safeguards to the customers, and what we can learn from past experiences.
The seminar features three main sessions: • Energy Transition. Exploring the required changes in infrastructure and their timescales along with how infrastructure modernisation and the increasing demands of our building stock will marry up, while ensuring safety is not compromised.
• Energy as a Service (EaaS) – Saviour or Threat? A fireside chat exploring how
energy provisions and services are changing. Although an ‘energy wrapper’ may be appealing for the consumer, will EaaS prove to be the industry’s ‘disruptor’? And how will this impact safety, quality, and competency requirements of the workforce?
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• Energy transition – thoughts and learnings to date. Quickfire presentations highlighting thoughts and learnings from our energy transition to date and the considerations we must make going forward to ensure a safe transition.
You will hear from many electrical safety experts and industry leaders, including: • Mark Dunk, Head of Engineering and Resilience, ENA
• Robert Cairney, Director of Technical Services, SELECT
• Jess Ralston, Head of Energy, Energy Climate and Intelligence Unit
• Luke Osborne, Technical Director, Electrical Safety First
• Andrew Eldred, Chief Operating Officer, ECA • Dani Putney, Head of Standards, Certsure • David Powell, Electrical Installation Safety Engineer, Electrical Safety First
• Steve Girling, London Fire Brigade • Henry Metcalfe, Electrical Designer, CIBSE/ ETCH
• Charlotte Bamber, Chief Executive Officer, ETT
• Richard Harvey, Electrical Installation Safety Engineer, Electrical Safety First
For more information and to book tickets, visit electricalsafetyfirst.
org.uk/seminar
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