A record number of entrants have taken part in the 2022 qualifying heats of SkillPLUMB, the industry’s prestigious plumbing skills competition aligned to WorldSkills UK. After a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the event is back for this year and has so far held an impressive programme of seven heats that took place […]
Photo shows (from L to R) Neil Collishaw, BPEC CEO, David Lloyd, Burnley College Head of Division, Stephen Dobney, Burnley College Curriculum Manager, and Kevin Clark, BPEC Business Area Manager, Awarding & EPAO BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw and Business Area Manager, Kevin Clark heard of some exciting new developments and plans for the Building Services Engineering (BSE) […]
Photo shows (L to R) Matt Stonehouse, Owner & Director, Elements Training and Neil Collishaw, CEO, BPEC The latest stop of BPEC’s customer service tour saw Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw and Business Development Manager, Angela Gask visit Elements Training & Assessment, a leading private training provider in Stourbridge. Elements has been a loyal and trusted […]
This year BPEC will celebrate 30 years of delivering industry leading qualifications, assessments, learning materials and learning materials to the plumbing and heating industry and the wider energy sector. Established in 1992, it is a unique organisation led by employers for the benefit of the sector, and all surplus funds generated by its activities are […]
The six winners of the BPEC Awards for Excellence 2021 have been invited as VIP guests to The Worshipful Company of Plumbers (WCoP) Annual Lecture and Dinner being held on Monday 16th May at the Royal College of Physicians, when the Master will present them with Celebration of Excellence Scrolls. The Worshipful Company of Plumbers Annual […]
CMS Training Centre in Cyprus has been accredited as an approved BPEC ACS Centre offering ACS assessments. CMS Training Centre also offers a range of courses that have been tailored and developed to meet its customers’ requirements. It is a professional, and well-established Training Centre in Cyprus, with over 24 years’ experience in Health and Safety Training, particularly […]
We are pleased to announce that BPEC’s End-point Assessment Organisation is now approved to deliver assessments against Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) Technician – Level 3 standard (ST0189). Fire, Emergency and Security Systems Technicians design, install, commission, and maintain electronic systems in and outside simple and complex premises to protect individuals, homes and properties […]
BPEC Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) Training & Assessment Course We have developed this course in collaboration with MCS. The course is specifically aimed at existing practising electricians, electrical technicians, and engineers with experience of electrical installations and associated inspection and testing – giving them the necessary training to upskill their existing skills to install […]
Coming in early 2022! BPEC Electrical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) Training & Assessment Course We have developed this course in collaboration with MCS. The course is specifically aimed at existing practicing electricians, electrical technicians, and engineers with experience of electrical installations and associated inspection and testing – giving them the necessary training to upskill their […]
We have an exciting opportunity for a Technical Business Support Manager – the position is home based with occasional travel to Centres and BPEC’s head office in Derby. The successful candidate will work closely with the development and operations teams, to meet the needs of the business and therefore the role will be diverse….one week […]
APPLICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED BPEC is seeking a full time permanent Finance Administrator to ensure timely and accurate accounting transactions for two companies in the Group. The role covers all aspects of Purchase and Sales Ledger processing including SOP invoicing, cash books and journals together with a strong stock control element. You […]
Photo shows (L to R) Nicola McCallum, Employer Engagement Manager and Director, Shane McCallum, Managing Director, Rhia McCallum, Accounts Manager, John McCallum (rear), Plumbing and Gas Tutor/Assessor, Chris Southcombe, Plumbing and Gas Tutor/Assessor, Rachael Graham, Functional Skills Tutor & Director, and Garry Glover, BPEC’s EPA Manager. BPEC’s Garry Glover and Angela Gask recently visited South West […]
Photo shows (L to R) Mally Butters (Business Area Manager, BPEC), Dean Wagstaff (Trainer, GRE Energy Training), Steve Andrews (Owner, GRE Energy Training) and Neil Collishaw (CEO, BPEC) GRE Energy Training’s owner, Steve Andrews and Trainer, Dean Wagstaff recently welcomed BPEC’s CEO, Neil Collishaw and Business Area Manager, Mally Butters to its impressive training and […]
BPEC has partnered with the Association of Plumbing & Heating Contractors (APHC) and the Scottish and Northern Ireland Plumbing Employers’ Federation (SNIPEF) to announce an exciting new awards initiative for the education sector. After what has been a difficult year for those in education and training, these plumbing and heating awards will reward students, apprentices […]
The latest stop of BPEC’s customer service tour saw Chief Executive Neil Collishaw visiting 1st Class Gas, a leading private training provider located at two busy centres in Scotland. Based in Aberdeen and Glenrothes, 1st Class Gas has a long standing and trusted partnership with BPEC which started around 17 years ago when the two […]
Photo shows (L to R) Jay Stacey, Ellie Wallace and Ben Nayar End-point Assessments and more for a fast-growing regional training facility Background A subsidiary of Stamford College, Stamford Gas Training was established in 2018 to provide independent training and high-quality assessments for all personnel in the gas and plumbing industries. Stamford College is part […]
Photo shows (L to R) Andy Williams, Gas Flare Centre Manager and Neil Collishaw, CEO BPEC Gas Flare has been a valued BPEC centre for 9 years, so it was a meeting of old friends when BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw visited Gas Flare’s site in Bristol and toured its training facilities. As an […]
Able Skills Directors, Angela Wright and Gary Measures recently welcomed BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw to their impressive training centre in Dartford, Kent. Neil is touring BPEC’s main UK training partners to share recent developments and discuss mutual plans for solidifying training and assessment relationships. Able Skills, a leading construction training and assessment organisation, […]
Driving best practice through training: raising the standard for the installation of Hydronic Underfloor Heating in New Zealand At BPEC we have been working with the New Zealand Institute of Central Heating (NZICH) on a new training scheme designed to raise standards. There is no current regulation on standards for hydronic heating in New Zealand […]
Photo shows (L to R) Jay Darcy, Highbury College and Neil Collishaw, BPEC As part of an ongoing initiative to strengthen BPEC customer partnerships, Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw, travelled to Highbury College and met with Plumbing Tutor, Jay Darcy. “Now that we have come out of lockdown, hopefully for the final time, I wanted […]
(Picture shows Michael Lock, Eastleigh College and Neil Collishaw, BPEC) Neil Collishaw, BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, got a preview of Eastleigh College’s brand new plumbing workshop for BPEC learners, due to launch in September, when he visited the training centre earlier his month. Eastleigh College, a BPEC Registered Centre for gas engineering and plumbing and […]
Photo (L to R) Dave Bendell, Neil Collishaw and Chris Foley Oxford Energy Academy Directors, Chris Foley and Dave Bendell, recently welcomed BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw, to their training centre when he visited to share BPEC’s latest developments, introduce BPEC’s new Business Development Manager (Angela Gask) and discuss mutual plans for solidifying an […]
The BPEC Charity has helped fund DATUM Foundation’s installation of a new clean water supply to the Chikwina village maternity clinic in northern Malawi. The impact is huge. The clinic now has access to fresh water from a fully functioning tap enabling staff to clean equipment, wash laundry, prevent infection, and give new mothers and […]
We’re absolutely delighted to announce that throughout the pandemic we have met and, in many cases, improved our standards of service, and are currently delivering qualifications and certifications in HALF THE TIME of our 20-working days minimum standard service terms! This amazing achievement is testament to the commitment and tenacity of our technical teams during […]
As part of a programme to further strengthen customer relations and assist centres in navigating the way forward as restrictions ease, Neil Collishaw, BPEC’s CEO, has announced that he is embarking on a country-wide tour of BPEC’s main delivery centres. “We’re acutely aware of the difficulties that our clients have faced over the past year […]