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IGEM NEWS | Technical standards

IGEM brings Recognised

Training to the gas industry

thinking about a career in gas about
enrolling on a recognised programme.
The toolkits include explanatory text,
logos, web banners, email signatures,
social assets and press releases.

REACHING ALL
TRAINING PROVIDERS
The Recognition of Training scheme
was introduced in response to
concerns that some training
programmes did not provide sufficient
depth of knowledge and experience
for trainees.
The workshop highlighted that a
number of training providers are still
not aware of the scheme and are
therefore not complying with the
requirements set out in IGEM/IG/1.
Whilst IGEM is doing everything it
can to reach these organisations, it
and the SMB are seeking the
assistance of the industry to make
IGEM aware of training providers who
have yet to engage with the scheme.
As previously reported in Gi, in September 2017
IGEM was authorised by the gas industry’s Strategic WHAT’S NEXT?
Management Board (SMB) to recognise training Permission to act as a Recogniser of
Training is granted for three years from
programmes that meet the requirements set out the date that the initial audit is passed
in IGEM/IG/1 Standards of training in gas work. In and is subject to successful completion
addition, the Institution was granted permission of interim audits. Similarly, training
to authorise other organisations to act as fellow programmes are recognised for a
period of three years from the date of
recognisers of training the initial audit and are also subject to
completion of interim audits.
A comprehensive three-year plan for
ON 8 FEBRUARY, a preliminary the scheme to date. While it was conducting the relevant audits is now
workshop was held at IGEM House agreed that much good work had in place to ensure that the intent
covering the Recognition of Training already been done, the general shown during the first audit is being
scheme. The workshop was attended consensus was that there is a need to carried out and the training that
by the first group of training continue raising awareness of the industry requires is now being
providers to have had one or more of scheme across the sector. delivered.
their training programmes recognised To assist with this objective, the
and a number of organisations who, Technical Services team has been IGEM/IG/1 COMPLIANCE
during 2017, successfully completed working with IGEM’s marketing TIMESCALES
an audit and are now Authorised experts to produce two toolkits. The SMB has agreed that new
Recognisers of Training. These will be issued to Authorised entrants wishing to sit their ACS
The achievements of these Recognisers of Training and Training assessment from 1 October 2018 will
organisations have been confirmed in Providers whose programmes have have to have undergone industry
writing and during the workshop each been recognised. recognised training. ■
was presented with a certificate to They contain details of a number of
display at their premises. resources we have produced to help ■ Training providers who have yet
promote the Recognition of Training to have their training programmes
SPREADING THE WORD scheme, encourage more training for new entrants recognised are
The workshop also provided an providers to have their programmes required to contact Energy & Utility
opportunity to discuss the progress of recognised and to inform individuals Skills. Visit www.euskills.co.uk

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