Electric.ie July/August 2021

ELECTRIC.IE • The Magazine & Website for the Irish Electrical Industry • 7 Hager product selection and I.S.10101 compliance. Our aim at Hager is to clarify uncertainties and specify compliant products. The uptake on our new regulation consumer units is continually increasing as electrical contractors become more aware of the requirement to adhere to the new wiring rules that came into effect on February 1st of this year. For full information visit our web-site at the link provided below. The recently launched Hager Ireland Instagram and Twitter platforms provides yet another way to engage directly with Hager. Join competitions such as “Installer of the Month,” where installers can showcase their installation and enter draws for our stunning new cycling kits or win a set of our famous blue Hager Wiha screwdrivers. Hager thanks customers for their continued support throughout these dif cult times and strives to maintain the high service levels our customers are accustomed to. We look forward to seeing you at our next virtual I.S.10101 training. @HagerIreland Hagerireland Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme for employers to be extended T he Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme provides financial support for employers who register apprentices to a national apprenticeship. Employers who are approved by SOLAS to employ apprentices are eligible for a €3,000 payment for each new apprentice registered. A sum of €2,000 per apprentice is paid to eligible employers following the registration of apprentices with a further €1,000 payable after one year for each apprentice retained on their apprenticeship. Since the launch of the Incentivisation Scheme, €5.7 million has been paid to over 1,500 employers throughout the country supporting almost 3,000 new apprentice jobs, with many more in the pipeline. Under the Action Plan for Apprenticeship 2021-2025 it ‒ A further extension of the Apprenticeship Incentivisation Scheme (AIS) until the end of December 2021 has been announced. is intended to ensure that all employers of apprentices will be nancially supported either through the direct payment of training allowances to craft apprentices during periods of off-the-job training or through an annual base grant per apprentice for employers of all other apprentices. This will be implemented in early 2022.