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At the start of National Apprentice Week, Iain Macdonald, NET Chief Executive, has called for a protected definition of apprenticeships based on their traditional structure.
06 March 2013 - 09:36am Read more >>
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NET Chairman, Bob Harris, has backed calls from think tank Policy Exchange for the term ‘apprenticeship’ to be protected – and recommends that an assessment of competence be part of the structure of every specialist apprenticeship.
02 February 2013 - 03:18pm Read more >>
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NET has published information on AM2 hints and tips and common candidate errors, developed to underline how the assessment references the BS7671 Wiring Regulations syllabus.
12 January 2013 - 09:49 am Read more >>
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NET's Chief Executive has called for all apprenticeships to follow the electrical industry’s commitment to industry-defined standards.
01 October 2012 - 10.00 am Read more >>
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A new AM2 assessment centre for candidates in the South East has opened at Trade Centre Training in Harlow. Based at Cawley Hatch, the new centre gives the region's apprentices and NVQ level 3 trainees a local facility at which to take their assessment.
24 September 2012 - 2.21 pm Read more >>
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NET is supporting SummitSkills’ search for the UK’s best young electrical engineer, as the industry’s most talented young installers pit their skills against each other in the 2012 SkillELECTRIC competition.
3 July 2012 - 12.30 pm Read more >>
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NET wants to remind all electrical employers and training providers that the Candidate Self Assessment Checklist for the AM2 Assessment is now a mandatory requirement for all AM2 candidate bookings.
9 April 2012 - 11.30 am Read more >>
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NET has announced that all candidates taking the AM2 Assessment of Occupational Competence will have to complete an NET checklist, signed by their employer and training provider, prior to taking their practical assessment. This position was endorsed by the SummitSkills Electrotechnical Strategic Advisory Group at its meeting in December 2011.
5 January 2012 - 11.30 am Read more >>
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British and German apprentices have been benefitting from a specialised exchange programme, thanks to NET. Previously this programme was funded by the British Council, but with government funding cut, NET has stepped into the breach and provided the British portion of the funding, which has seen four apprentices from the German city of Krefeld experience life and work in Leicester. NET has funded the English-German Apprentice Exchange to mark the tenth anniversary of the successful programme, which was celebrated at Leicester town hall.
13 December 2011 - 3.39 pm Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with employer-led awarding organisation EAL (EMTA Awards Ltd).
10 October 2011 - 9:31 pm Read more >>
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The charity National Electrotechnical Training (NET), which delivers the practical assessment of occupational competence (AOC) for electrical installation work, the AM2 (FICA in Scotland) has pledged its commitment to skills excellence by sponsoring a national award for electrical workers.
20 May 2011 - 3:40pm Read more >>
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City of Westminster College AM2 Centre has re-opened its doors to local would-be sparks after a £102 million campus-wide development. The College now occupies a state of the art facility at Paddington Green boasting a modern AM2 centre, housed on the ground floor.
2 March 2011 - 10:14am Read more >>
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The introduction of the new AM2 in April this year has proved to be a real success and the updated assessment of occupational competence for our industry has been well received by centres, candidates and the industry alike. National Electrotechnical Training (NET) now has the opportunity, with a brand new marking system, to examine trends related to the AM2 in far greater depth than was previously possible, and felt it important to feed this information back to the industry.
28 June 2010 - 11:50am Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training (NET) continues to develop its AM2 centre network by welcoming Logic4Training Luton into the fold of its approved training providers of the newly revised AM2 assessment.
11 June 2010 - 9:46am Read more >>
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The electrical industry has thrown its full weight behind the new AM2 Assessment of Occupational Competence (AOC), launched this month by NET (National Electrotechnical Training). The Joint Industry Board (JIB), Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA), Electrotechnical Assessment Scheme (EAS) Management Committee and the Sector Skills Council, SummitSkills have all backed the new assessment, recognising it as the electrical industry’s benchmark for an individual’s competence.
16 April 2010 - 13:19pm Read more >>
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Professional Electrician talks to Stephen Plant, NET’s Business Development Manager about the organisation and the new AM2 assessment, which is being introduced in April this year.
15 Mar 2010 - 3:23pm Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training (NET) is urging candidates needing to re-take their AM2 assessment to ensure they arrange a re-sit before the assessment is updated and re-launched in April 2010.
9 Dec 2009 - 12:31pm Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training (NET) held an AM2 examiners’ conference earlier this month, with forty AM2 centres attending to discuss the proposed new AM2 assessment, and ways in which it could be improved and implemented.
NET Business Development Manager, Stephen Plant, said: “The AM2 assessment has a strong history, and is seen by the industry as the ‘gold standard’ in certifying practical competency. To maintain industry standards, it is essential that the test is updated to reflect current working practises, materials, challenges and legislation.”
05 Nov 2009 - 4:43pm Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training (NET) has introduced an innovative solution to the ongoing industry issue of electrical apprentices having to wait up to a year to take their AM2 test. NET has worked with GTEC Training to develop a mobile test centrre, which can travel to the 'hotspot' areas in England and Wales where AM2 centres are struggling to meet high demand for the test and reduce backlogged waiting lists.
02 Oct 2009 - 4:10pm Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training (NET) has appointed Stephen Plant as Business Development Manager, following a full-scale review of the NET AM2/FICA Assessments of Occupational Competence (AOC). Stephen will oversee the development and implementation of the revised assessments throughout NET’s 44 licensed assessment centres located across the UK. He will act as NET’s principal contact point, providing expert support, guidance and advice whenever it is needed.
25 Sept 2009 - 2:19pm Read more >>
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National Electrotechnical Training (NET) has introduced an innovative solution to an ongoing industry issue of electrical apprentices having to wait up to a year to take their AM2 test. NET has worked with GTEC Training to develop a mobile test centre, which can travel to the ‘hotspot’ areas in England and Wales where AM2 centres are struggling to meet high demand for the test and reduce backlogged waiting lists.
24 Aug 2009 - 12:05pm Read more >>