Training

Armco Asbestos related training session in Greater Manchester on Friday 15th June 2012

17 May 2012

Being aware of the different types of Asbestos and where they are likely to be found can be essential to safeguarding your own health and safety at work.  Here’s some news about upcoming Asbestos training from Armco. Asbestos related training session in Greater Manchester on Friday, 15th June 2012 The use of all asbestos containing [...]

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Train4TradeSkills Radio- Electrical Tutor Interview

6 February 2012

An interview with an Electrical Tutor Wayne Thomson is an electrical tutor at Train4TradeSkills fulfilment centre inWorcestershire. Train4TradeSkills Radio spoke to Wayne to find out what students make of his training and how they are going to use it to develop their careers. What brought you to be a tutor at ATL’s centre in Worcester? [...]

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Electrical Installation Condition Report- EICR Training Video by Learning Lounge

18 December 2011

This Learning Lounge Electrical training video gives a great overview of the Electrical Installation Condition Report EICR introduced in Amendment 1 of BS7671. If you’ve had a chance to watch it I would be interested in your comments. You can subscribe to Learning Lounge Electrical to watch this video now!  See info at bottom of this page. [...]

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Find Electrician’s Courses- Electrical Training London

6 November 2011

Finding electrician’s courses and electrical training centers in London is becoming increasingly difficult as training providers move out of the City to reduce their costs. This article lists some electrical training and skill centres in London with a selection of courses relevant to trainees, apprentices and electrician’s.  I’d like to add more to the list, [...]

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Trainee Electrician Blogs Her Way Through The Wiring Regulations

7 October 2011

I’m sure we’ve all felt like “dousing our copy of the regs in something extremely flammable” at some stage in our electrical lives. Well, that’s what Sharky Sparky considered as she struggled to “make friends” with the wiring regs. Sharky’s blog about her journey to become an electrician will be an inspiration to anyone trying [...]

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Learning Lounge Electrical- Users Comments/Review

6 October 2011

I have covered Learning Lounge in several blog posts over the last few months and have recieved many queries about the training and the value for money. This post features an review by Tony who is a Learning Lounge subscriber. He raises some interesting points which may be helpful to anyone considering subscribing to the programme. [...]

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Renewable Energy Training Courses at Central Sussex College

18 September 2011

The well known and much respected electrical author Chris Kitcher has been busy setting up a new Renewables Training Centre in Sussex. The centre sounds a great place to learn from the Solar PV experts and even when the initial offer is finished it will still be worth checking out Central Sussex College. Limited Offer- 5 Day Solar [...]

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Initial Verification Inspection Testing Procedures

1 July 2011

Electrical Inspection and Testing is a vital part of maintaining the safety of an electrical installation. This article offers an overview of the sequence of electrical testing procedures as given in Guidance Notes 3 for new work initial verification to comply with BS7671. Important.  This article is an overview of the requirements for electrical testing and inspection. BS [...]

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