Brian Scaddan Associates will be opening up four new offices in November. The company has seen dramatic growth in the last 6 months which has allowed them to expand and open permanent training premises in more regions across the country. The new offices will be in Dartford, Warrington, Swindon and Bromsgrove. The expansion has also meant that the company has been able to employ 10 new employees across the business. Neil Doyle, Managing Director said ‘Although we have always offered training opportunities across the country, it revolved around renting spaces or providing client on-site training but by opening up permanent premises we can now offer more opportunities to provide a wider timetable as well as further opportunities for NVQs in…

Since the 18th Edition was released in July we have had a lot of people ask us ‘Why do I need to do the exam?’ So we thought it would be a good idea to write a short blog to explain what the 18th Edition means and why it is important you complete the exam before 1st January 2019. The requirement for most competent persons schemes From 2019 it is expected that electricians and electrical contractors will need to comply with the 18th Edition in order to show clients and employers that their work adheres to the latest British Standard for electrical installation. From 01 January 2019, anyone applying for an Installation or Maintenance Electrician gold card for the first…

Brian Scaddan Associates are pleased to announce the opening of their new London office. The opening of this office provides a permanent venue in London to deliver their range of training courses and NVQs across all of the sectors. Neil Doyle, Managing Director commented ‘We are really pleased to now have a permanent home in London. We offer our courses nationwide at different training facilities but our future goal for the business is to have permanent offices in the main cities across the country, so for us to now have a base in London it is a great move forward and opens up much more opportunities as a business to offer more courses within the city.’ The address of the…

Now that the changes have been confirmed we are taking bookings for the 18th Edition due to be released in July! We have open and closed courses running in July and beyond so be prepared and book your spaces now! Refresher course For anyone who has the 17th Edition 3rd Amendment 1 day £165 + VAT Full Course For anyone who has less than the 17th Edition 3rd Amendment 3 days £350 + VAT Both courses will end with the same multiple choice online exam for BS: 7671-2018 Looking for group bookings? As well as our open course we are also offering closed courses for those looking at running a course for their team members We are also offering group booking…

With the 18th Edition BS 7671:2018 due to be launched in July here is an overview of the changes and updates that have recently been announced. As well as the changes to the regulations and chapters we have also noticed that there will be significant changes to the structure and layout of the book. The book now has a much larger contents section which should make it easier to navigate through the book to find a regulation, rather than using the existing fragmented, sectioned based multiple contents guide found in the 17th edition. Now onto the regulation changes, here is just some of what is predicted to be part of the changes that will be released in July*.    Part…

Did you know that BSA also provide courses and NVQ’s in 3 other industry sectors? If you also require courses in construction, security or if fancy becoming an NVQ assessor yourself then we can help find the right course for you.