Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland

SELECT, founded in 1900 as the Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland,[1] is the Scottish construction trade association for specialist businesses in the electrical industry.

SELECT logo

With the Unite the Union, SELECT established the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT), a not-for-profit organisation concerned with training apprentices within the SJIB Apprenticeship Scheme, the only industry-approved training scheme for electrical contracting apprenticeships in Scotland.[2] The SJIB (Scottish Joint Industry Board) was co-founded in 1969 by SELECT and Unite the Union, then known as AMICUS.[3]

Along with the NICEIC, SELECT is authorised by the Scottish Government to assess and register electricians who are competent to carry out and certify electrical installation work in Scotland in compliance with UK Building Regulations.[4][5][6][7] SELECT was the first Scheme Provider for the Certification of Construction (Electrical Installations to BS 7671).[8]

In September 2010, SELECT established a Scottish Environmental Technologies Training Centre to provide training for electricians, heating engineers and plumbers in the latest developments in energy-saving technologies.[9][10]

It was one of seven associations represented by the Specialist Engineering Contractors Group on the UK government's Strategic Forum for Construction; in 2021, the SEC Group was superseded by an alliance of engineering services organisations, Actuate UK, with SELECT a founder member.[11][12]

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References

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  1. ^ "About SELECT". SELECT. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ^ "The Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT)". Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Welcome to the Scottish Joint Industry Board". SJIB.org.uk. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Scottish Government, Directorate for the Built Environment, Building Standards Division -" (PDF).
  5. ^ "Registered Electricians". www.esc.org.uk.
  6. ^ "Electrical Safety Council (May 2010) Landlords' Guide to Electrical Safety in Scotland" (PDF).
  7. ^ "West Lothian Council, Building Standards: Electrical Installations: Information note 08".
  8. ^ "Scottish Building Services Certification". www.sbsc.uk.net. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Scottish Environmental Technologies Training Centre launched". Skills Development Scotland (Press release). 9 June 2010. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  10. ^ Conserve and Save" The Energy Efficient Plan for Scotland (PDF) (Report). The Scottish Government. October 2010. p. 83. ISBN 9780755996810. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2012.
  11. ^ "New umbrella for building services lobby". The Construction Index. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Trade bodies launch new alliance". The Construction Index. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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