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God bless the Scottish Government They are about to release MANDATORY guidance that requires ALL landlords to have electrical checks from 1st December 2015. The guidance will be released at the end of February and will be effective in December. There will be a requirement to use a NICEIC or...

The Scottish Government is committed to training youngsters and are trying to place youngsters (16 and over) with 6 months (free to employer) work based training. I have had one from my local council, who turned out to be polite but useless (and was sent back after 6 weeks) “Key measures...

This thread was prompted by me reading another thread and noticing a Scottish Government Consultation It suggests all companies that win a public contract be required to submit an apprenticeship work plan. This stems from the baldelectrician going to a tv debate in Scotland last year ; ...

Noticed this on the Scottish Goverment website. Just thought I would post this for the total readership and to show the stark differnces between the Scottish Government and the RUK governments Consultation on the Introduction of a Tenant Information Pack in the Private Rented Sector The link...

I have had Tysoft Easycert for a few years now (and I like it) I emailed them before the summer holidays (June) and was told the update to the BS7671 certs would be out around this time Does anyone have any info?

Believe it or not I was in the audience for Scottish Leaders Debate (ITV3 / STV) before the election for the Scottish Parliament I asked Alex Salmond "Would it be a good idea to make it a condition of any company recieving a Scottish Government contract that the contractor has in place an...

I had a call from a chap at tiger-com.com who was, to say the least very cocky and arrogant He said he 'called for a chat' and wasn't calling for sales or marketing , although he called my mate who runs another electrical business trying to sell him a 0141 Glasgow number. I have wrote a letter...

I am getting busier at the moment. If anyone is looking for work (Ayrshire area) please PM me. All work will require to be paid in to bank / cis If someone is looking for less than 5 days a week this would be acceptable

News from local council website. Many short courses will not lead to a JIB / SJIB grade card and will not be recognised in Scotland :o SEE LINK

Have posted this elsewhere, but thought here it would be more appreciated by folks in the trade When Dale McNair of DSM Electrical in Drongan was called out by local MP Brian Donohoe early this year on a fault-finding visit, little did he suspect that his highly paid client would seek to...

Just thought I would post this as it is relavant to Scotalnd only. SECTT are the only industry recognised apprenticeship route amongst Scottish employers. SECTT WEBSITE There are options for the usual route (16-21 years), and the adult route (22+ years) Hope this helps