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News Release from: Epsilon Test Services
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 25 January 2008
Testing company launches training
programme
Epsilon is now over half way through its programme of assessment to ensure that all 60 of its periodic test engineers achieve Qualifying Supervisor status.
Epsilon Test Services aims to training its entire workforce of fixed installation periodic test engineers to the NICEIC's Qualifying Supervisor status The company believes this standard of training and accreditation will ensure a far higher level of expertise on site and give much greater value to those buying electrical safety testing
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 21 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Epsilon is now over half way through its programme of assessment to ensure that all 60 of its periodic test engineers achieve Qualifying Supervisor status.
This, combined with the company's expansion programme, should result in over 80 engineers assessed to Qualifying Supervisor by the end of the year.
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John Harbutt, Operations Manager at Epsilon, explains the company's rationale for undertaking this process: "Over the past 18 months we have witnessed a growing trend in the complexity of fixed installation periodic testing work".
"Coupled with that, we are also finding that clients are growing to expect much more of their suppliers and particularly the engineers on site".
"We think the most comprehensive way of ensuring our engineers can all provide expert support is to develop them all to the industry's highest standard".
"This is in line with our commitment and investment in training and forms part of the personal development programmes for all our site staff".
"Currently there is no legal requirement in the UK for periodic electrical tests to be carried out by an electrician or person qualified in any way".
"The only control is that any company selling such testing must ensure that all reports are validated by a Qualifying Supervisor".
"This is an externally assessed level of skill, judged and awarded by the NICEIC, the electrical contracting industry's independent voluntary body for electrical installation matters".
According to Epsilon this new level of assessment takes the company's annual investment in engineers' training and development to over GBP140,000.
Managing Director, Mark Blanchfield said: "We have always had a commitment to employing only the best qualified engineers and we invest heavily in continuous development programmes that ensure our workforce has ongoing training to keep their skill sets at the forefront of the industry".
"This programme will mean we can guarantee the most highly skilled staff on site for each client at every job".
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