Banham Academy

We are the leading specialist Fire & Security #apprenticeship #training provider in England, supporting employers to build a workforce with future ready skills.

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Big news! Banham Academy have arrived in Essex 🎉 Located on the beautiful Colchester campus, apprentices will enjoy cutting-edge facilities, fab accommodation, and a thriving campus life in 200 acres of lush parkland 🌳

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Our first two apprentices have provisionally passed the latest #FESS V1.1 End Point Assessments!

Congratulations Harry Nelmes from @telent_UK and Louis Osmond from United Technologies 24 on their performance and for leading the way!

#ECSGoldCards #ApprenticeshipsWork

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This month, @psimagazine caught up with @kevinfaulkner, Head of @Banhamacademy and Chair of the #FESS Employer Group to talk about #apprenticeships in the security and fire sector and what lies ahead for the industry.

https://t.co/y3vZqkl7Of

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@Banhamacademy has been re-accredited by The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET).

And, another of our apprentices, Gianluca Mori has reached #Engineering Technician status. #keymilestone #internationalrecognition 🎉 🎉🎉

https://t.co/1OtxzLO729

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A big thank you to Sarah from Training at Work Group for delivering an excellent First Aid at Work course to the Banham Academy team last week.

The course has refreshed our practical skills and equipped us with the knowledge and confidence to deal with first aid emergencies.

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@SSAIB What a fantastic #FESS facility at BPEC, Derby! Apprentices and experienced technicians can now train and be assessed all in one brilliant facility.

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What a fantastic #FESS facility at BPEC, Derby! Apprentices and experienced technicians can now train and be assessed all in one brilliant facility.

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New BPEC FESS EPA facility opens in Derby! We're proud to announce the official opening of our brand-new End-point Assessment (EPA) facility for Fire, Emergency and Security Systems (FESS) apprenticeships at our headquarters in Derby.
https://t.co/1JCp3nrOfs #BPEC #EPA

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@Banhamacademy is heading to Chelmsford, Essex!

A new training centre is on its way, offering #Apprenticeships, #ExperiencedWorkerAssessments,
and Technician Skills courses.

Work begins this May to create yet another state-of-the-art academy.

Stay tuned!

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If you hire a Fire, Emergency & Security Systems Technician #apprentice, you won’t need to pay Employer Class 1 NI contributions if they are under 25 and they earn under £50,270 p/year.

If your company isn’t already embracing apprenticeships, now is the time to start!
#FESS

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@banhamacademy will be closed over the #Easter Bank Holiday weekend but we'll all be back on Tuesday 22nd April.

Happy Easter!

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Here are some of our #FESS #apprentices competing at the @worldskillsuk semi-finals at TSE in Birmingham last week - Adam from @ECSSystemsLtd & Joshua, Kory and Aron from @JCIUK

What an amazing achievement making it this far. 👏 By next week, we'll know who has made the final!

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From @Banhamacademy to everyone celebrating the end of Ramadan, Eid Mubarak!

We've been enjoying the true spirit of #Eid in Earlsfield today over a delicious lunch.

#EidCelebrations #reflection #gratitude #diversity

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Industry demand for #Fire and #Security #apprentices continues. Our next #FESS courses (with availability) start:

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻
30/06/2025 / 06/10/2025 / 20/10/2025

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗸, 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗯𝘆
28/04/2025 / 13/10/2025

Fire & Security Apprenticeships | Banham Academy

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From 01/01/25, the National Minimum Wage will rise to the following:

📈 National Living Wage (21+): £12.21
📈 Ages 18-20: £10.00
📈 Ages 16-17: £7.55
📈 Apprentice : £7.55

Apprentices are entitled to the apprentice rate if under 19 or 19+ in first year of apprenticeship.

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Interested in investing in your staff through a FESS #Apprenticeship but unsure how the funding works?

In addition to a paid salary:
SME employers pay 5% towards training costs for apprentices aged 22+
16 - 21 year olds are fully funded.
https://t.co/8Ph1UtdFI0

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Here are some #FESS #apprentices completing set tasks, including programming a @TexecomLtd system using a laptop & Wintex software with wired and Ricochet wireless equipment.

All apprentices were assessed on their system wiring & system programming knowledge.👏 #NCW2025

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Employers: there is now limited availability on our next London #FESS #apprenticeship course starting on 17th March.

Our next Derby course starts on 28th April and currently has good availability.

You can find more information at https://t.co/kT1TiK07QU #NAW2025 #SkillsForLife

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The National Apprenticeship Show is an amazing opportunity to find out more about #Apprenticeships.

Here's some of our employers, doing a great job of promoting their apprenticeship offering at Sandown Park today.

#NAW2025 #EmployerTuesday #Careers #IAG #FESS

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Nominees for @Banhamacademy #Apprentice of the year are: Ethan Aldridge, Luke Atkins, Megan Collins, Owen Ferguson, Jamie Pearce, Joshua Rainer, Brandon Ratnage, and George Thomas-Busow,

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Come back next week to see who's won!

#NAW2025 #Skillsforlife

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Great employer feedback!

“a massive thanks to everyone who made the onboarding process so smooth. We felt really well supported as a small business to make an informed choice regarding the apprenticeship & we're really impressed with what has been covered at the academy so far!”