City & Guilds have announced that electricians have the 'skills factor'. They go on to say “Forget shopkeepers; Britain is a 'nation of sparkies', according to new figures. The UK's leading vocational education organisation reveals that electrical installation is the most popular industry skill (97,411 certified learners) followed by social care (62,987) and hairdressing (47,506)”
To read the full article visit the City & Guilds website HERE
On a personally note it is great to see that A fast growing number of people are investing in our green economy by studying energy efficiency(2,679), conservation (619) and environmental studies (556), with qualifications in areas such as installing solar panels and domestic micro wind turbines.
With this fast growing number of people now training and developing their skills, And our governing bodies who have now set up training courses and update courses for our already very competent people, We should hopefully see more interest and investment into microgeneration technologies.
For more information on microgeneration and to find out What is microgeneration? Visit Microgeneration.com
Or if you would like to know more about The Microgeneration Certification Schemes (MCS) you can visit http://www.microgenerationcertification.org/
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2 comments postedLooking at these figures. No wonder there is a lack of work out there. There are too many sparkies for what work is available.
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I thought there were a lot of opportunities for young people looking to get into the trades and do electrician training, plumbing courses, joinery etc etc what with the prevalence over the last decade or of school leavers favouring university over apprenticeships saturating the 'qualified middle class' workplace leaving an opportunity for employment in the trades...