About the ILP September 2017 – Institution of Lighting Professionals

The Institution of Lighting Professionals

delivering excellence in lighting

September 2017

The Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP) is the UK and Ireland's largest and most influential professional lighting association, dedicated solely to excellence in lighting.

Our vision

The Institution of Lighting Professionals unites the skills of engineering, design and technology in order to deliver quality lighting for the built environment and achieve public benefit.

In setting and establishing standards for good practice, the Institution seeks to ensure that its members attain and develop the professional knowledge, education and skills to meet necessary competencies, and to enhance their careers.

Working on exterior and interior projects, in public spaces, workplace, leisure, retail and residential applications, members of the Institution of Lighting Professionals deliver excellence in light and lighting, a quality which is recognised by both private and public sectors.

What we do

As an influential professional body, we are consulted by government on a wide range of issues, including legislation and regulations that affect the built environment. We aim to ensure that proposed measures are both effective and practicable, by serving on committees, and commenting on draft legislation, reports and consultations.

•THE LIGHTING JOURNAL

•CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

•TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT

•REGIONS

•YOUNG LIGHTING PROFESSIONALS

We focus on you

The Institution of Lighting Professionals is an educational charity and our main focus is on individual members. That means we focus on YOU not your company.

We offer a variety of CPD training courses, technical advice and up-to-date information, helping you build & further your career and encourage you, so you feel more competent in your job role.

We also hold and support various events around the country, bringing together, like-minded people in the lighting industry who can then share information, ideas and most importantly, build a network of colleagues & friends.

Have a look at our available courses -https://www.theilp.org.uk/careers/training/

TRAINING - One day courses

TRAINING – Upcoming one day courses and dates

• Fundamental Lighting Course – everything you (or a colleague?) needed to know about lighting but was too afraid to ask…

DATE – 1 November 2017

• TR22 Managing A Vital Asset: Lighting Supports Course –Vital training on TR22 for street lighting professionals at all career levels.

DATE – 26 September 2017

For more information and availability,

please email [email protected]

Electric Know-How – A one day course for Architectural Lighting Designers

Due to popular demand and the success of our first course in May, we are now looking to run another one.

DATE to be announced soon

DOES ANY OF THIS APPLY TO YOU?

• Never been trained in electrics?

• Need to liaise with engineers and contractors on schemes?

• Understand where you can and can’t use

• armoured cables?

• From an arts background?

• Want to know your constant current from

• your constant voltage?

For more information and to go on our wait list, please email [email protected]

TRAINING – Introducing our latest course

TRAINING - International

For more details please contact Jess Gallacher,

ILP Operations Manager at [email protected]

Regent HouseRegent Place

RugbyWarwickshire

CV21 2PNUK

Telephone: +441788 576492

Exterior Lighting Diploma

Exterior Lighting Diploma – upcoming dates

Autumn Term Module 1

Monday 11 September – Friday 15 September 2017

Autumn Term Module 2

Monday 9 October – Friday 13 October 2017

Autumn Term Module 3

Monday 13 November – Friday 17 November 2017

For more information and availability,

please email [email protected]

Premier Corporate Membership

‘Investing in the lighting profession to drive your business forward’

Guy Harding, VP Membership says ‘Our ILP Premier Corporate membership is designed to deliver a

top quality membership package. This is aimed at companies wishing to benefit from one streamlined

payment process and also take advantage of support initiatives suited to your company’s needs- from

the industry’s most influential professional lighting association. We are introducing some excellent new

resources:

Fast track your employees’ lighting careers using our voucher scheme with offers on education,

training and events. I wholeheartedly agree with our VP for education when he says ‘I firmly believe

that education is a prime driver for the future of our profession’.

Position your company in front of the ILP’s top lighting professionals and host a CPD presentation at

ILP and YLP events; boost your marketing presence with our new facility to promote your CPD

activities in the ILP newsletter.

Welcome to our Premier circle. We hope you’ll enjoy our premier service available throughout the year

to you, our valued members.

Premier Corporate Membership cont…

BENEFITS

ILP Premier membership is a progressive scheme which offers your organisation benefits over and above those of standard Corporate membership and invites you to share these as follows:

• Four staff as members with your annual fee.

• 5% off regular membership for unlimited additional staff.

• An opportunity to host a CPD presentation at an ILP or YLP event- a minimum of one 20 minute session per year.

• An invitation to contribute to ILP national agendas, to be discussed at national forums.

• Promotion of your CPD activities in the ILP newsletter.

• Advertorial presence in the Lighting Journal- half page (300 words and illustration) per annum.

• Use of our special ‘Premier’ logo in your marketing material.

• A feature on the ILP Premier Membership profile news and innovations web page.

• Free use of ILP training and meeting rooms.

• £500 voucher redeemable on services and events as follows:

o Exterior Lighting Diploma.

o Nationally organised events like the Professional Lighting Summit.

o Professional Lighting Guides, Technical Reports and Publications.

o The ILP Job Vacancy service.

All the above for an annual fee of just £1900.00.Please contact Chantal on [email protected] or call on 01788 576492 to sign up.

Our Premier Corporate Members*As at 6 September 2017

Events 2017

Upcoming events for 2017:

• How To Be Brilliant with Jonathan Howard, 28 Sept, London. Booking open.

• Lightscene, 5 Oct, Northampton. Exhibitor & Visitor booking is now open.

• How To Be Brilliant with Simon Thorp, 19 Oct, London. Booking to open soon.

• LuxLive 2017, 15-16 Nov, London. FREE to register.

• How To Be Brilliant with Graham Rollins & Ingo Kalecinski, 30 Nov, London. Booking to open soon.

Reasons to join

The ILP is dedicated to providing the information, support and services that enable you to qualify and work to high standards in lighting.

1. Gain professional recognition through the use of post nominal letters. Demonstrate professionalism and competence to employers, associates and clients.

2. Receive the Lighting Journal which delivers news, views and guidance for your work and career progression.

3. Receive discounts on the many events and full range of technical reports published by the ILP.

4. ILP's Training and CPD Programmes ensure you are well placed to maintain and develop your skills, and progress your career.

5. Access to comprehensive technical advice on all lighting issues via a technical support network.

6. ILP runs a series of technical events nationally, which members are invited to attend.

7. Regular updates on lighting courses and training on current topics are sent to all members, enabling technical competence.

8. Our extensive range of training, CPD events and conferences ensures there are many opportunities to network with fellow lighting professionals.

9. The seven ILP Regions give you convenient local access to fellow professionals and a range of technical and networking events.

10. New to lighting? The Young Lighting Professionals (YLP) group provides a dedicated network and its own programmes just for you.

YLP – Young Lighting Professionals

The YLP was set up in April 2009 to encourage young members of the lighting profession to get involved with the Institution of Lighting Professionals. Their aim is to provide information and support to anyone involved in the lighting industry to help them progress in their career. The YLP also run 5 technical sessions throughout the year aimed at YLP members.

YLP Vision

• To provide a support group of like-minded professionals to assist with your career progression.

• To represent the views and opinions of young lighting professionals and bring them to a wider audience.

• To provide informative and independent training advice for those interested in a career in lighting.

If you are interested in becoming a member of the YLP, please email [email protected].

Thank you

01788 576492

www.theilp.org.uk

@the_ilp

Institution of Lighting Professionals