SETTING HIGH STANDARDS
Employment Agency Alliance Launched
An organisation designed to improve and maintain professional standards among employment agencies has been launched by the HVCA.

The Building Services Engineering Employment Agency Alliance represents a voluntary grouping of employment agencies that supply skilled personnel to contractors across building services engineering.

To qualify for membership, an agency must be able to demonstrate its compliance with the recognised industry standards contained in the Alliance’s Key Commitments. (more)

Support for Developing Convergence Model
Following a member consultation exercise, the HVCA Council has pledged its support to the development of a model of a single organisation to represent mechanical and electrical contractors – brought about by the convergence of the HVCA and the Electrical Contractors' Association (ECA). (more)

BEST to Manage Regional Training Groups
New arrangements have been introduced in respect of the Regional Training Groups (RTGs) previously administered by SummitSkills, the sector skills council for building services engineering. (more)