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Apprentice Lightning Conductor Engineers Ceremony

Written by Colin Sanders Monday, 19 December 2011

Later this week the annual apprentice awards ceremony is held at the NCC (National Construction College) at Bircham Newton for the presentation to the Apprentice Lightning Conductor Engineers who have completed their 2 year apprenticeship and can apply for their CSCS Cards with Lightning Conductor Engineer NVQ II.

These cards are used to demonstrate their competence to the clients/customers.

Employer Leads by Example

Written by Colin Sanders Friday, 16 December 2011

Mr Colin Sanders (Managing Director – CJS Eastern Ltd) was awarded his Diploma NVQ III - Lightning Conductor Engineer at the industry awards dinner at NCC (National Construction College - Bircham Newton) by Mr Chris Stevenson a senior instructor at the college.

He was quoted as saying ‘I wanted to prove the Diploma/NVQ was achievable and to show encouragement to our employees who wanted to continue their professional development to supervisory roles and senior lightning protection engineers’.

SLPTG Industry Awards 2011

Written by Colin Sanders Friday, 16 December 2011

To all those appentice Lightning Conductor Engineers & Steeplejacks that completed their NVQ Diplomas.

Well done, you are credit to not only yourselves & your families but to your employers, NCC (National Construction College - Bircham Newton) and the SLPTG (Steeplejack & Lightning Protection Training Group).

Quote from past SLPTG Chairman 'You are the future of our industry, through hard work utilising skills and experience gained and continued training you will become the future supervisors, foreman, estimators, managing directors & owners of companies within our industry, go for it!’

Voting at the Steeplejack & Lightning Protection Training Group

Written by Colin Sanders Friday, 16 December 2011

Unanimous Vote (Well Nearly) at the recent SLPTG (Steeplejack & Lightning Protection Training Group) meeting on the 15th December 2011, it was agreed with a vote of 9 to 1 to submit for approval the Diploma for a NVQ III – Lightning Conductor Test Engineer qualification.

This will provide all potential clients and customers whom require their lightning protection systems tested & inspected and lightning conductors testing, to check on an operative or company and for that operative/company to have a simple and very effective way to demonstrate their competence to carry out the task and protect all parties whom have to provide a ‘Duty of Care’.

This will over a period of time hopefully illuminate the current problem throughout the UK of unqualified persons carrying lightning conductor testing & inspection - WELL DONE TO THE SLPTG!

Listed Lightning

Written by Colin Sanders Monday, 05 December 2011