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ENGINEERING TECHNICIANS

THE ENGTECH EXPERIENCE

IGEM’S COMMUNITY of gas this group of professionals and ways in scheme in the past. SGN alone has
professionals is its greatest asset. which your IGEM membership can aid registered 141 successful applicants
Bringing people together through your future career prospects. in the last two years.
membership enables us to share The scheme is open and available to
knowledge, expertise and best practice companies that have anywhere from five
and we’ve been working hard to ensure Our Engineering Technician to 100+ employees doing a similar role.
the longevity of this community in light of the Year Award is open for
of an ageing workforce. nominations for the second EngTech of the Year
Many members begin their year running, recognising our Our Engineering Technician of the Year
professional registration journey at the Award is open for nominations for the
Engineering Technician (EngTech) level. outstanding EngTech members second year running, recognising our
EngTechs are found in every branch and the contribution they outstanding EngTech members and
of industry and play an important make to the gas industry and the contribution they make to the gas
role in the production, operation and industry and wider community.
maintenance of all kinds of products, wider community The winner of this award receives an
equipment, plant and processes. educational grant of £1,500 to support
With those letters after your name, The Large Company Sponsored Scheme their career development, which last
you’re demonstrating to everyone you IGEM’s Large Company Sponsored year went to David Tomkin, Technical
come in contact with professionally Scheme enables companies to quickly Support Manager and Gas Incident
that you have a good understanding and efficiently register newly-trained Investigator for Gas Safe Register.
of engineering principles and that employees as EngTechs. A Fellow of IGEM, David said:
you are committed to a high level of This scheme allows employers “Winning the award was a wonderful
competence and professionalism. to ensure they have professional, feeling if not a bit surreal – I don’t think
IGEM is working hard to engage competent workforces ready to face the of myself as something special so to
with gas professionals at every stage of challenges of an ever-changing industry. be recognised for just trying to be the
their career and in 2018 we helped 116 If you’re part of a cohort of employees, best engineer I can, with what I’ve been
individuals to become EngTechs, helping all of which have completed a Level 3 given, is a truly humbling experience.”
them to showcase their skills and qualification or equivalent such as the Why not apply today and see if you
abilities to current and future employers. new Craftsperson Apprenticeship, you have what it takes to be our Engineering
This is an exciting time to become will be able to submit your application Technician of the Year?
an EngTech, so we wanted to take this alongside your colleagues.
opportunity to explain some of the Most of the GDNs, most notably Trailblazers
ways IGEM is continuing to support SGN, have taken advantage of the During 2018, IGEM contributed to

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