Introducing Dave Thomas, LCL Awards’ new Qualification Manager, specialising in electrotechnical qualifications, such as inspection and testing, BS 7671 Requirements for Electrical Installations (18th Edition Wiring Regulations), and renewable technologies.

We are looking for Industry Technical Associates to assist in the development of LCL Awards' qualifications and External Verifiers & Technical Experts to help monitor and support our centres in the North of England & Scotland.

The Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) has published the outcome of its latest consultation, unveiling plans for the future development of the scheme. The consultation period ran from 5^th June to July 17^th, with hundreds of responses collected from across the sector. More than half of respondents were renewable energy and heating system installers.

It’s disappointing to read in a recent article in the Guardian, that ‘the UK is increasingly out of step with a strong international push towards low-carbon heating' France, for example, installs ten times as many heat pumps as the UK.

The Faraday Centre in East Yorkshire is one of the latest training centres to join LCL Awards’ family, offering fully accredited specialist electrical training with a focus on safety.

LCL Awards has appointed a new Quality Assurance Manager, Aaron Grell. Aaron has a background in auditing, process development, quality assurance, project and operational management, bringing a host of relevant skills and experience to the LCL Awards’ table.

Mark Krull, LCL Awards' Director discusses recent changes to Octopus Energy's SEG requirements.

"Octopus, the energy provider of choice for consumers generating and storing their own electricity thanks to their attractive tariffs, has made a move that some in our industry have considered bold. By removing the requirement for a solar pv install to be MCS certified in order to access the Smart Export Guarantee (SEG) there have been rumblings that this could herald a shift in attitudes towards MCS, encouraging installers to fit photovoltaic systems without MCS accreditation.

LCL Awards is looking for a new Qualification Manager to develop and maintain our range of qualifications, specifically in the electrotechnical and renewable sector. We are one of the UK’s leading Awarding Organisations (AO), with a rapidly expanding centre portfolio and a raft of constantly updated qualifications designed to meet the needs of installers across the building services engineering sector.

LCL Awards is sponsoring Women Installers Together (WIT) again this year. The event, which supports and promotes women working in the trades, will take place on Tuesday 4th July at London Metropolitan University.

At this year’s forum, Jess Lowe from Jello PR – which looks after LCL Awards’ PR and marketing, will be joined by digital marketing expert, Jonny Lawrence (from JL Creative). The pair will be delivering an extremely useful session for centres looking to get to grips with making the most out of their online presence.