TRAINING
AICO TRAINING UNITS HEAD TO THE HIGHLANDS
From left to right, Edmundson Electrical managing director Mark Felber,
Apprentice of the Year Jordan Bancroft, ECA president Mike Smith
WINNER OF ECA EDMUNDSON AWARD 2017 ANNOUNCED
Jordan Bancroft has won the 2017 ECA Edmundson Apprentice of the Year Award,
earning him recognition as one of the country’s leading electrotechnical and
engineering services apprentices.
The 23-year old works for Imtech Engineering Services in Nottingham and was
trained by JTL. During the judging process, the panel of industry experts said they
believed Jordan would make an excellent ambassador for the ECA and the industry
over the next 12 months.
“It’s an absolute honour for me to be recognised as ECA Edmundson Apprentice
of the Year and to become an industry ambassador,” said Jordan. “The training and
practical experience I have received from Imtech and JTL has been fi rst class and
it’s a privilege to represent both organisations,” said Jordan of the award.”
Jordan overcame fi erce competition from the other fi nalists, and has won prizes
that include £1,500 and a study tour to Limoges, France, sponsored by Legrand.
The three runners-up, who each won £750 and a state-of-the-art toolkit, are
Christopher Musson of David Pearce Electrical Contractors, Charlie Nicholson of
NRT Building Services and Ashley Osbourne of Playfords Ltd.
Jordan now works for Imtech as a trainee engineer, and has also been studying
for a BTEC in Building Services. He was part of the Imtech team working on the
Olympic Stadium Transformation Project, which converted the stadium into a multi-
use sporting venue, including becoming the home of West Ham United FC.
Aico has brought its Mobile Training &
Demonstration Units to Scotland for the fi rst
time since launching the vehicles earlier
this year.
Mobile Units were sent out to spend a day
at both electrical wholesaler Scott Coppola
in Edinburgh as well as Port of Leith
Housing Association.
The units are designed to enable Aico to
deliver smoke and carbon monoxide (CO)
alarm product and technology information at
a location convenient to customers. The units
also offer the company’s CPD-accredited
Expert Installer training.
Expert Installer is a modular training
scheme created by Aico to ensure everyone
involved in domestic alarm specifi cation and
installation has all the information they need,
from standards and regulations, alarm system
design and installation to specifi c technologies.
The scheme recently received its CPD
accreditation, allowing Aico to provide
customers with CPD training free of charge.
Expert Installer training can be held at
customers’ premises, at Aico’s Centre of
Excellence or in one of Aico’s new Mobile
Training & Demonstration Units.
“The CPD training for contractors was
the big draw. It’s diffi cult to get people to give
up their time, but the training is something
the industry needs,” said Darren Coppola,
manager at Scott Coppola, of the training
being offered to the wholesaler’s staff.
A range of staff at the Port of Leith
Housing Association also benefi tted from
the training units. Attendees included
both internal staff, who were given an
introductory course on Aico products,
as well as contractors and support staff
such as facilities managers, assisted
living managers and general maintenance
personnel. Heads of department, gas teams
and other interested parties were also
invited to attend.
Scott Coppola staff
received training from
the AICO training units
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