Operative Training - August Overview

*Blogger – David McKinlay (Electrical Compliance and Training Manager)*

Instruction Room Attendees

A total of 30 personnel passed through the instruction room in August 2010, this included 2 new employees. The topics covered were refresher prep, final interview prep, authorisation prep and metering instruction.

1 operative passed WI1 final interview. 4 operatives passed their WI1 initial safety induction.

3 operatives successfully passed their OP3 refresher training. With a further 3 operatives successfully passing their OP3 final interview. The 3 operatives who attended the EN1 course have successfully completed, and 2 were booked for final interview and passed.

Operative Training - July Overview

Blogger – David McKinlay (Electrical Compliance and Training Manager)

This will be a monthly blog that will discuss in house training of our electrical staff and how this helps them progress with outside authorisations.




Instruction Room Attendees
A total of 17 personnel passed through the instruction room in July covering topics such as the SP live working manual, metering practice and preparation for refreshers, final interviews and authorisations. In this time one operative passed his OP3 initial course while a further three passed OP3 refreshers. Five more operatives successfully passed their WI1 refresher training and three passed the M0008 five day service position courses and will now be booked in for their OP3 final interviews.

Apprentice/ Trainee Quarterly Reviews
July also saw the quarterly apprentice/ trainee reviews being carried out. There were no concerns in terms of college work or onsite training with everyone producing very good project work which has been confirmed by training officers and class lecturers alike.

Safety Stand Down
SP safety stand downs were carried out on a number of our operatives over seven dates in July. These presentations included general safety and trade competence while highlighting the link between trade and safety competence.

Advertising

IQA has recently had advertising boards placed at a prominent roundabout in Paisley. This gives us a lot more exposure in our local area and allows us to develop our business even further.

More importantly, it allows our customers to see what we are capable of and give them even more confidence in us whether we are working on behalf of a local housing authority or on a private contract.

We will be looking at other ways of increasing brand awareness and reaching out to our customers in the coming months so all of our clients old and new should look out for this.

For more images of how this looks check our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/iqablogs

Website and property Updates

Our website has been updated with new downloads.

These PDF files give a brief overview of each of our business unit’s capabilities. All of our clients old and new should be reminded that each unit is able to work separately or as a team in order to provide a total service to suit your needs.

The IQA Property website is also updated with two properties that have recently become available. Details on the garage in Glasgow’s west end and the flat in Paisley can be found on the website http://www.iqaproperty.co.uk/

As always, we can be contacted by phone, email or through the contact section of our main website if you have any queries or comments.

Job Opportunities

IQA has roles available for the following:

Network Authorised Electricians

The Role:

IQA is the leading contractor working on the LV distribution of internal mains and services in the central belt of Scotland from our bases in Paisley and Armadale.

Continually looking to expand to meet our clients needs we are looking for electricians who have network experience and authorisation level OP3 and WI1 to complement our existing team that exceeds more than 60 operatives.

The company offers attractive rates of pay and many benefits including BUPA healthcare.

How to Apply:

Send your CV and covering letter to jobs@IQAgroup.co.uk or contact our office on 0141 840 5256.

Service Awards

Thirteen of our employees received a service award at a ceremony in our head office in Paisley today. They received £100 worth of vouchers and a certificate to mark five years of continuous service given to the company.

The award shows out commitment to our staff and also the fact that we are a good company to work for due to the length of time people have been working with us. As a relatively young and fast growing company we look forward to more of these ceremonies to celebrate even longer durations.

Everyone at the company would like to congratulate the people below and we all look forward to at least another five year working with them.

Norman Jamieson
David Gowans
Christopher Fergus
David McKinlay
Karen Reid
Matthew Selfridge
Alan Kennedy
James Farrell
Iain Watt
Brian McCluskey
Michael Donnelly
Brian Ward
John Donlon

More pictures can be seen on our facebook page www.facebook.com/iqablogs

Staff Development

As a people based company there is a lot of time being invested in training here at IQA.

All of our office based staff are currently undertaking a personal development programme that will develop leadership skills and improve the business as a whole.

We have also introduced a new online help desk that all staff can use to have queries answered. This allows anyone to ask questions from anywhere at anytime on IT, Health and Safety and Electrical matters. Along with our in house development this gives even more support to our staff and ensures they are the best they can be for our customers.