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CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai CMYK / .ai acrjournal.uk RACHPSKILLS Watch the final six elite RACHP apprentices in action competing for WorldskillsUK medals, with a chance to be selected to compete at the WorldSkills International competitions representing Great Britain. We would like to invite YOU to visit the WorldskillsUK - RACHPskillsUK finals 13 When: Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th November from 9am-5pm and Friday 18th November 9am – 12 noon Where: Barking & Dagenham College, London Raising standards - our lead judge will be holding an open forum at 1-2pm on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss the criteria required in order to fulfil the City & Guilds 6090-50 End Point Assessment. Whether you are an employer, tutor or apprentice ready to take your EPA, come along and have your EPA questions answered and view the apprentices in competition on the same day. Register your interest by emailing MarkF@coriolisinternational.co.uk Over the next few months finalists will be offered a number of specially designed training days, created by WorldskillsUK, Fujitsu and the RACHPskillsUK Technical Manager. The aim is to increase their knowledge of standards, along with the skills and behaviours required to attain high performance in a pressurised environment. An additional element of the competitor preparation will be establishing the mind set required for achieving high performance. Joining of materials is an important part of the skills being tested and our top flame brazing expert explains why he’s focused on Quality of standard of work. “All manufacturing industries use various JOINING methods to ensure equipment is safe and reliable. Such industries include Automotive, Aerospace, Rail, Nuclear, Construction and RACHP (Refrigeration Air conditioning and Heat Pumps) It is essential that the QUALITY of these JOINING processes is adequate for the conditions in service and carried out to industry standards by competence personal. In recent years, the huge RACHP industry has had to cope with ever increasing legislation /regulation and changes in refrigerants to protect the world’s atmosphere. This had led to greater pressure to increase the QUALITY of ALL JOINING processes used by Refrigeration and air conditioning engineers and ensure existing and newly trained engineers are competent to carry out joining processes to an adequate standard.” There will be seminar on December 16 on the subject “Quality Objectives for JOINING PROCESSES used in all industries”. Spaces at this initial seminar will be limited to 40 as this includes a practical visit to on-site metallurgy labs. Further details to follow... BESA CONFERENCE The BESA national conference and awards evening is back, on October 20 at Novotel London West with industry coming together to celebrate many apprentices’ achievements, and individuals who have impacted the built environment through their dedication, contribution, and hard work. The dinner will be the culmination of a year-long series of local heats for apprenticeships and training awards hosted by BESA’s regions and devolved nations. In recognition of the WorldskillUK- RACHPskillsUK competition series Sponsored by Fujitsu the highest scoring apprentice from the National qualifiers will be invited to receive their prestigious BESA award; supporting the winner, will be the College, Lead sponsor Fujitsu and Worldskills UK National & International Training manager. It’s expected to be a great evening! A date for the diary: November 25 is Results Day , when Worldskills UK will be announcing the medal winning competitors. Keep an eye on our social media channels to find out who won. www.acrjournal.uk/rachpskillsuk