• Every year faulty electrics and electrical equipment lead to around 70 deaths and 350,000 injuries in UK homes.
• Electric faults or misuse of electrical equipment lead to almost half of all domestic fires in the UK.

Gas Safe Register is instigating new policy on checking G3 qualifications (also known as an Unvented Hot Water qualifications)

George Louden, a key figure in the Scotland’s gas training sector and managing director of LCL Award’s centre, Gas Certification Company, turns seventy at the end of this week.

The Renewable Heat Installer Training & Support Scheme (RHITSS) has now launched, which offers installers up to 70% off the training and associated certification required to become a heat pump or solar thermal engineer.

LCL Awards is one of the Awarding Organisations approved to provide qualifications under this scheme - a great opportunity for our centres.

We are about to launch a new qualification in the installation of Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS), ideal for installers working on properties which generate electricity through renewable means; such as solar photovoltaics (PV) and wind power.

At LCL Awards reliable and consistent service is one of our key areas of focus. We work hard to support both new and existing centres in delivering our qualifications and courses to their highest standards.

We understand that some AOs have encountered problems with an online assessment platform for electrical qualifications, we’d like to reassure all our centres that our assessment system is fully operational. 

City & Guilds has decided to withdraw one of its plumbing qualifications. This will leave some training centres and colleges with a gap in water regulations training for plumbers. LCL Awards’ approved WRAS - Water Regulations training course can plug that gap.

We have launched a new electrical qualification! It’s designed for landlords, estate agents and other responsible parties who work within the private and social housing sectors, to help them understand the particular requirements of electrical safety within the domestic environment.

Our new e-portfolio is a very efficient way for candidates and assessors to keep track of practical experience gained on our Managed Learning Programme and our Smart Meter qualifications.  A series of records is built up over time to evidence a learner’s progress and these are available for review, at the touch of a button.

The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC), has reissued two leaflets to help engineers and householders prepare their heating systems for this winter’s cold snaps. Many parts of the UK have just been through one over Christmas and New Year, with the potential for a ‘Beat from the East 2’ predicted for later in the month.