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Join David Pollock, CEO of the ECA, in exploring the opportunities and successes within the industry. Discover how collaboration, talent acquisition, and new technologies are shaping a sustainable future. From training programs to sustainability agendas, ECA is at the forefront of progress. Learn about the ECA's strategic objectives, membership statistics, and certification activities that are driving innovation and excellence. Explore how the industry is evolving and transforming for a brighter future.
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David Pollock Group Chief Executive Officer ECA
Joining up the industry -- Inspiration, Opportunity and Success
Inspiration.... • To co-operate across traditional boundaries • To draw talent into the industry at all levels • To create and use new technologies • To train for a prosperous industry serving a • sustainable future
Inspiration.... ECA study of Incentives and Barriers to Training (June 2007)
Inspiration.... ECA £10 million Training Fund
Inspiration.... • To co-operate across traditional boundaries • To draw talent into the industry at all levels • To create and use new technologies • To train for a prosperous industry serving a • sustainable future
Inspiration.... Training – Collaborative Efforts • Training for sustainability • Training for Estimators, Quantity Surveyors • and Managers • Doing away with inadequate courses • Skills Academy?
Opportunity.... • Sustainability agenda • Changes in Labour Institutions • and Practices
Opportunity.... Sustainability agenda
CO2 down 60% by 2050
Opportunity.... Sustainability: ECA – HVCA Programme
Opportunity.... Sustainability: ECA – HVCA Programme
Opportunity.... SEC Group – Integration and Sustainability
Opportunity.... Changes in Labour Institutions and Practice
Successes 2007/8 • Membership • ECS card • Client associates • FSA • Certification • Planning • ECA Resources • Technical Guidance • SEC Group • Health + Safety • Lobbying • Collaboration
Success.... ECA Membership Statistics • Some 3000 members • Some 5000 certified companies • Employing some 100,000 individuals • Some £6bn turnover
Success.... ECA Strategic Objectives • To represent the best in electrotechnical work • To ensure high quality services that add value • To positively influence technical, commercial • and IR environment • To grow membership and commercial • businesses • To ensure well governed and managed
Success.... 300 Client Associates
Success.... ECA Resources
Success.... SEC Group Programme
Success.... Certification Activities • ELECSA • BREC Part P Scheme • EC Certification
Success.... Health & Safety Major accidents down 60% since 2001
Success.... • Lobbying • Collaboration
Success.... Joint lobbying by the industry • Training • Sustainability • Regulation – avoidance of duplication • Support – simplification of government • schemes
Success.... Progress in ECA/HVCA Convergence talks