Engineers of Tomorrow is the annual competition that encourages apprentice talent in the security sector. Entrants take a 90-minute assessment, assess a previously installed intruder alarm system, identify the faults, re-commission the system and then apply any more security and safety measures.
More than 50 apprentices and young engineers will be taking part in the 2015 competition, running from June 16 to 18, on the show floor at IFSEC International at ExCeL London. Companies that have entered their apprentices include: CIA, Kings Security, Clarion, PG Security, Telecam, NM Fire & Security, H&J Martin, Banham, Mitie, Meridian Systems, Abel Alarms, Security Solutions, EFT and Swift.
Each entrant is assessed by a panel of judges from the security inspectorates and points are allocated based on performance in the various disciplines. Having been tested on skills, contestants will be in with the chance of winning one of the prizes from the competition sponsors, to be shared by the successful pairs. First prize is £1000 donated by competition sponsors CSL Dualcom, second prize is £500 Red Letter Day Vouchers donated by NSI and third prize is £300 donated by SSAIB.
Participant of 2014 Engineers of Tomorrow competition, Nathan Lyles from Kings Security provided advice to 2015 entrants: “I’d recommend they take their time, read through everything thoroughly, don’t rush and worry. Make sure you ask questions before you need to start and just try your best!”
Entries remain open for 2015; for more about Engineers of Tomorrow visit: http://ubm.io/1EzvZHJ
