Learn how smart tech like ECS enhances standards of personnel competency by verifying skills, knowledge, experience, and behaviours.
Speaker
Andy Reakes
Agenda
7:00pm - Start time and welcome/introduction to BCS L&D specialist group
7:10pm - Webinar start
7:45pm - Q&A
8:00pm - End of session
Synopsis
Professional Certification and Visibility of Individual Competence Join us for an insightful talk on "Professional Certification and Visibility of Individual Competence" where we explore how innovative smart technology solutions, such as the Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS), are revolutionising the way we verify and elevate standards of personnel competency.
In this session, we will delve into:
- Understanding ECS: Discover how ECS operates and its role in the professional certification landscape including across digital, network support and security occupations.
- Skill Verification: Learn how ECS verifies an individual's skills, ensuring they meet industry standards including certifications.
- Experience Tracking: Understand the mechanisms ECS uses to document and confirm relevant experience.
- Raising Standards: Discuss the broader impact of these technologies on raising the bar for competency in various fields.
By attending this talk, you'll gain valuable insights into how smart technology is setting new benchmarks for professional standards, ensuring that certified individuals are competent and capable in their roles.
Whether you are a professional seeking certification or an employer aiming to verify the competence of your team, this session will provide you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the certification landscape effectively.
About the speaker
Andy Reakes
Andy Reakes drives industry growth and innovation through strategic initiatives and partnerships, focusing on technology developments and occupational standards to help improve competency.
He regularly works on individual competence requirements in ECS and for Building Safety through groups such as Working Group 2: Installers and EAS Management Committee for Competent Persons Schemes.
Andy is Chair of the group that launched the CSCS Smart Check system, the platform covering 2m+ workers in the UK, and collaborates with government, contractors, and providers to develop occupational frameworks.
He also serves on various industry groups on training, health and safety, has been part of apprenticeship Trailblazer and T Level development groups for IfATE, and is a Trustee of the Electrical Industries Charity.
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