GGF backs skills initiative
15th May 2018

The Glass and Glazing Federation has added its support to the Building Our Skills in Fenestration campaign launched recently by GQA Qualifications.

Building Our Skills in Fenestration is aimed to attract the best young talent in the many fields within fenestration by offering industry-based qualifications and learning, with mapped out career paths and visible rewards.

The campaign will be launched to the public, schools, colleges, teachers, parents and other relevant forums and groups on June 1st.

Mick Clayton CEO of GQA Qualifications, the lead promoter of the campaign, added: “The quest to recognise and develop skills within the industry has been high on the agenda of GQA for a very long time. With the industry increasingly reporting difficulties in recruiting new young people to come and join it, our focus has turned to creating a campaign to try and address the problem directly”.

“Our aim is to invite companies from all aspects of Fenestration to pledge their support and promote the initiative to showcase the opportunities available to newcomers – and career changers”.

A website and promotional material are in development to support the initiative and GQA is asking companies to become active supporters by using the campaign badge on their marketing material and by providing interesting video footage, images or case studies of their workforce, installations or manufacturing plants to proactively promote the campaign to as wide an audience as possible.

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