Electrical Contracting News (ECN) October 2017 | Page 24

TRAINING NEW FIRE SAFETY COURSES ANNOUNCED LIA OFFERS HNC IN LIGHTING The LIA is offering a Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Lighting Design and Technology. The course is aimed at retaining and attracting talent in the lighting industry by offering recognised learning. For its first year, the HNC will run as a part-time course across two years, designed and scheduled so that it can be completed while fully employed in the industry. The HNC is the first in lighting being taught in the UK through the LIA and University of South Wales (USW), and some of the key members in the lighting industry are already enrolling students. The HNC comprises modules covering lighting fundamentals, electrical principles and design, light sources and luminaire design, lighting design, lighting project specification and the Singleton project. The course is predominantly delivered at the Academy in Telford, and one module is delivered at the USW. Upon successful completion of the HNC course, students can progress to the Higher National Diploma (HND). For more information visit www.thelia.org.uk In light of the recent fires in Grenfell Tower in London and The Torch in Dubai, the Tall Building Fire Safety Network has highlighted the need for improvements with Tall Building design, construction, management, and firefighting. The network, which offers regular courses and conferences on Tall Building Fire Safety Management in locations around the world, has announced a full schedule of events for 2017/18. The 5th International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference will take place on 19–21 June 2018 at Excel, London alongside the FIREX International Exhibition. Day one will consider design and fire engineering in tall buildings, including fire testing of cladding systems. Day two will focus on the management and insurance of fire risk in tall buildings, including construction and refurbishment. The last day will consider firefighting in tall buildings. This will be followed on 22 June by a Tall Building Firefighting Summit. The objective of this summit is to bring together fire chiefs and firefighters from around the world to discuss and challenge the current ‘state of the art’, with regard to tall building firefighting. The event will be free to serving firefighters and seek to develop the next generation of firefighting procedures for tall buildings. The next Institution of Fire Engineers Recognised Tall Building Fire Safety Management Course will take place at The Shard, London, UK on 11-15 Dec 2017. For further information contact [email protected]