The Institution of Lighting Professionals

delivering excellence in lighting March 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…

DATES – 10 May 2017 / 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 jo@theilp.org.uk

TRAINING – Introducing our brand new course

Electric Know-How – A one day course for Architectural Lighting Designers DATE – 23 May 2017

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 availability, please email jo@theilp.org.uk

TRAINING - International

For more details please contact Jess Gallacher,

ILP Operations Manager at jess@theilp.org.uk

Regent HouseRegent Place

RugbyWarwickshire

CV21 2PNUK

Telephone: +441788 576492

Exterior Lighting Diploma

Exterior Lighting Diploma – upcoming dates

Spring Term Module 2Monday 27 March – Friday 31 March 2017

Spring Term Module 3Monday 15 May – Friday 19 May 2017

Autumn Term Module 1Monday 11 September – Friday 15 September 2017

Autumn Term Module 2Monday 9 October – Friday 13 October 2017

Autumn Term Module 3Monday 13 November – Friday 17 November 2017

For more information and availability, please email dip@theilp.org.uk

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:oExterior Lighting Diploma.oNationally organised events like the Professional Lighting Summit.oProfessional Lighting Guides, Technical Reports and Publications.oThe ILP Job Vacancy service.

All the above for an annual fee of just £1900.00. Please contact Chantal on chantal@theilp.org.uk or call on 01788 576492 to sign up.

Our Premier Corporate Members*As at 7 March 2017

Events 2017

Upcoming events for 2017:

•How To Be Brilliant with Peter Pritchard, 27 Apr, London. FREE to register.

•How To Be Brilliant with Tony Rimmer, 25 May, London. Booking to open soon.

•Professional Lighting Summit, 14-15 Jun, Glasgow. Booking to open soon.

•Lightscene, 5 Oct, Northampton. More info coming 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.

Thank you

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