In recognition of the increasing demand for ‘green’ electrical skills - including the installation of photovoltaic panels, solar thermal, ground and air source heat pumps and wind turbines - skilled ECS card holders will soon be able to display their renewable credentials on their card to demonstrate competence in environmental technologies.
Under the new arrangement, upon completion of an approved training route, cardholders will be able to have their cards endorsed with details of environmental technology skills, listing any qualifications that have been accredited by SummitSkills.
Steve Brawley, chief executive of the Joint Industry Board for the Electrical Contracting Industry, which administers the scheme in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, said: “The commercial opportunities which these new technologies present are already encouraging individuals and companies to market themselves to customers.
“The ECS sets standards of individual competence across the electrotechnical industries, so the introduction of environmental technology standards is a natural extension of its scope, which now encompasses over 100,000 individuals who hold valid ECS cards issued by the JIB.”
For more information on the ECS card visit www.ecscard.org.uk