The new network cable installer apprenticeship standard has been released and we thought it might be useful to make structured network companies aware of how it will change apprenticeship delivery in the industry. Apprenticeship Standards Standards are the new method of delivery for apprenticeships in England. They are designed by employer groups and set out […]
There have been significant changes to apprenticeships and funding this year and we thought it would be useful to keep structured network businesses up to date. Frameworks v Standards The government has been working with employer groups to develop new apprenticeship standards to replace the apprenticeship frameworks. Apprenticeship standards are being designed to ensure that […]
Data engineers should be aware that CRO cards are being withdrawn this year and they should make plans to attain the relevant vocational qualification. CRO Withdrawal Timetable CRO cards will cease to be issued from 31st March 2017 CRO cards will not be renewed after 31st March 2017 CRO cards issued since 31st March 2015 […]
One item of feedback we constantly get from data cable employers and engineers is the limited amount of job sites that allow them to either post vacancies or apply for work. It seems that structured network engineering is often an afterthought on job sites. Data Cable Jobs To meet the recruitment requirements of data cable […]
There has been a significant change for structured network engineers who require a gold card. CSCS have handed over the responsibility of CSCS scheme cards for structured network engineers to ECS. The great news is that ECS recognises the BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Professional Competence for IT and Telecoms Professionals for the ECS Advanced Datacoms […]
We have had a number of calls recently from data and fibre engineers looking for the right qualification to make them eligible for a CSCS card. Our initial response is which CSCS are they after? Blue or Gold? Inevitably the answer is the Gold CSCS card as this allows them on any site, unsupervised and […]
We are delighted to report that we have just passed a significant milestone….we have delivered level 3 qualifications to over 250 data and fibre engineers across the UK. This means that 250 data and fibre engineers have become eligible for a CSCS Gold Card (communications installer). There has been significant growth in the last 12 […]
We have received numerous recent enquiries from data and fibre engineers looking to start a level 3 qualification needed to be eligible for a CSCS Gold Card about the nature of the portfolio that they have to build. We thought it might be useful to explain the portfolio in a bit more detail. Data and […]
The benefits of CSCS gold cards are clear……data and fibre engineers can access all sites unsupervised, companies have more success in tenders and engineers gain new qualifications to that demonstrate their skills and knowledge to their customers. There is another key benefit which helps data and fibre engineers when they searching for cable engineer jobs. Cable […]
We have had a lot of enquiries recently from fibre and data engineers about CSCS cards and which card is the right one for them. There have been a lot of changes to CSCS cards and also to the need to show them to get onto sites. Feedback from fibre and data engineers is that […]