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IGEM NEWS | The year in review

WHERE DO WE

GO FROM HERE?

It was a big year for IGEM with tons of exciting new apprenticeship route as a path to
projects. Let’s take a look over everything we achieved in becoming a professionally registered
2018 and take a peek at some of the things in the pipeline gas engineer, IGEM had an important
for the year ahead role to play in 2018 in assuring the
quality of two energy and utility
sector Trailblazer Apprenticeships.
PREPARING THE GAS WORLD as part of the group. These Trailblazer schemes are
FOR CHANGE Since its appointment as the different to existing apprenticeships
IGEM Technical Services had an Authoriser for the Recognition of because they have been designed by
outstanding year when it came to Training, IGEM has been working on the employer groups to meet the
reviewing and publishing standards, rollout of its audit programme. In the requirements for Engineering
holding a total of 134 panel and year ahead, we’ll be continuing this Technician (EngTech) registration.
committee meetings in 2018. This led work to ensure gas training programmes We’ve been preparing for the
to the publication of 11 standards, meet the highest standards. introduction of mandatory CPD
including a new update of the Gas July saw the launch of the second sampling by reviewing the records of
Industry Unsafe Situations report in the IGEM-sponsored Future some of our professionally registered
Procedure (GIUSP), which came into Gas Series, led by Carbon Connect. members and providing feedback. The
effect on 1 June. Part 2: Producing Low Carbon Gas submissions we received are giving
They’ve also been working hard on a followed Part 1: Next Steps for the us a better picture of the sort of
new IGEM gas quality standard, with a Gas Grid, launched in September CPD activities being carried out in
first working draft already under 2017. Our ambition with this latest the gas industry. In 2019, it will
discussion. Keep an eye on Gi for further report was to examine the production become mandatory for EngTech,
updates as this work progresses. and storage of low carbon gases and IEng and CEng members to submit
Following a competitive tendering the challenges posed by using these their CPD records to IGEM upon
process, the Department for Business, sources to address the energy request, so we’re making sure you
Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) trilemma. The third and final part of have the tools and support you need
awarded IGEM a contract to develop the Future Gas Series will examine to keep on track.
new utilisation standards as part of its downstream issues relating to the Last year IGEM also launched a
£25 million hydrogen research project. role of the consumer in decarbonising Scholarship, Grants and Awards
In 2019, IGEM will be working with a gas in the UK. scheme to encourage high calibre
number of consultants from HSE, potential engineers and technicians into
Global Energy Associates and DNV GL CONNECTING WITH the gas industry and to support IGEM
to deliver the Hy4Heat programme as THE INDUSTRY members on the road to professional
well as involving wider stakeholders Helping to establish the registration. And we awarded our first

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