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More power to employers in new ‘Skills Bill’
A new law recently passed through Government means that employers are now embedded at the heart of the skills system. The Skills and Post-16 Education Act in England has introduced a number of measures to improve the skills and training landscape, e …
Tuesday May 3, 2022
More are now eligible for Level 3 funding
The Government’s ‘Lifetime Skills Guarantee’ has widened its eligibility criteria so now more can benefit from Level 3 course funding. Until recently, the initiative was only open to those who didn’t already have a Level 3 qualification. From …
Tuesday April 5, 2022
Domestic Electrician apprenticeship receives green light
Issued on behalf of the Domestic Electrician Apprenticeship employer group The domestic electrical market in England now has a formal, funded training structure following the approval of the new Domestic Electrician Level 3 apprenticeship standard. W …
Wednesday March 23, 2022
Rogue Trainers awareness in Connections
In the NICEIC’s ‘Connections’ magazine we have been continuing to raise awareness of the Rogue Trainers campaign – in the article Jordan Adcock and Thomas Donson explain what has happened to them and their dismay at their expe …
Wednesday March 16, 2022
TESP reports surge in electrical apprenticeships
Electrotechnical apprenticeships for 2021/2022 have got off to a positive start, with nearly 4000 new apprentices recruited across England in the first three months of the academic year, TESP has reported. Figures from The Institute for Apprenticeshi …
Tuesday February 22, 2022
New Data Dashboard shows value of electrical industry to UK economy
TESP has launched an innovative Data Dashboard that shows the significant contribution made by the electrical sector to the UK economy. The animated online tool provides instant facts and figures about the industry, including number of business and p …
Wednesday January 26, 2022
‘Rogue Trainers’ campaign launched by TESP
The risks associated with unscrupulous training providers are being highlighted in a new and creative campaign from TESP. Using the strapline ‘Don’t get taken for a ride by Rogue Trainers’, an animated video shows a man getting drawn into a hou …
Monday October 11, 2021
TESP searches for Electrotechnical Ambassadors
Are you passionate about the electrotechnical industry? Could you use your experience and enthusiasm to inspire the next generation to choose a career in the sector? TESP is working with the UK-wide STEM Ambassador Programme to ask people from all wa …
Wednesday October 6, 2021
Funding available for industry Level 3 qualifications
TESP is urging adults without a Level 3 qualification to take advantage of the current funding available for industry-recognised qualifications while it remains available. Under the government’s ‘Lifetime Skills Guarantee’ any adult aged 19 …
Thursday June 17, 2021
Industry approved training routes now available across the UK
The correct paths to becoming a qualified electrician are now available across all four nations of the UK. First launched in England last year by The Electrotechnical Skills Partnership, over recent months TESP has subsequently worked with partners i …
Friday May 14, 2021
