Joanne Hill Ofwat has called for a ‘level playing field’ in accreditations to support an effective self-lay market and enhance workforce mobility. From April 2025, Ofwat require all individuals working on developer services contracts, including direct labour, framework partners and the supply chain to hold a Level 2 Network Construction Operations (Water) qualification. This will align with … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Below is a reminder of our Christmas closure dates. Our main office (including EUSR) will close for Christmas from 12:30pm on Friday 22 December 2023 and will reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday 2 … Read more
Energy & Utilities Independent Assessment Service (EUIAS) is expanding to deliver regulated and non-regulated qualifications, starting with Street Works Certificates for Operatives and Supervisors, with others to follow. EUIAS is the specialist Awarding Organisation for utilities industries, supporting workforce skills development to meet industry requirements. “EUIAS is expanding our provision to include technical and safety-critical … Read more
This latest labour market update summarises the state of the UK labour market in the three months to June 2023. It is based on data published by the Office for National Statistics. The number of payrolled employees increased by 0.1% over the past month to 30.0 million (up 1.6% over the year) The Office for National Statistics’ full … Read more
Energy & Utility Skills would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Below is a reminder of our Christmas closure dates. Our main office (including EUSR) will close for Christmas from 12:30pm on Friday 23 December 2022 and will reopen at 8:00am on Tuesday 3 … Read more
The launch of the new Plant for Utilities (PLUS) Instructor Training Standard means Approved PLUS Providers can now produce their own plant instructor training programmes, or have their existing programmes approved by Energy & Utility Skills under the PLUS Scheme. This standard is for Approved PLUS Providers and it has been created to support providers … Read more
The prestigious event took place in London at the Leonardo Royal Tower Bridge Hotel and was attended by over 200 finalists and guests. The 12 category winners were chosen from 77 nominations from a wide array of engineering organisations, industries and geographical locations. Energy & Utility Skills hosted a table with guests from M Group … Read more
Apprenticeships are vital to the future of M Group Services. The Emerging Talent Team (ETT) needed new ways of delivering their apprenticeship training to reduce face-to-face contact following the challenges brought about by COVID-19. They introduced remote training using video conferencing systems, allowing apprentices to continue their training in line with distancing rules. During the … Read more
The Energy & Utilities Skills Partnership (EUSP) today hosted a virtual best practice event and awards ceremony to share sector success stories and honour the 43 energy and utilities asset owners and supply chain companies that successfully achieved the Procurement Skills Accord award for 2020/2021. The Procurement Skills Accord (PSA) is a national initiative from … Read more