ALUMINIUM
‘ CAB ’ s Crucial Role in Industry Training ’ by Phil Slinger - CAB Chief Executive
» NOT MANY DECADES AGO YOU became skilled in a profession such as joinery , plumbing or glazing , by becoming an apprentice with a company where a skilled person taught you how to become a skilled craftsperson over a period of a few years , known as your ‘ apprenticeship ’. After reaching the required standard you were then offered a job in the same company and eventually became the teacher of new apprentices , so the cycle continued . Little changed then with the ‘ foundation knowledge ’ and ‘ skill sets ’. Once qualified , undertaking an apprenticeship would be seen as giving you a job for life .
How things have changed today . Whilst the ‘ foundation knowledge ’ still underpins the skilled person , new ‘ skill sets ’ are needed and required on a regular basis as legislation and technology advance at an ever increasing rate . In some instances old ‘ skill sets ’ need to be unlearnt in order to keep in line with new legislation and new technology .
Members of CAB , many of whom have training centres , offer ‘ skill set ’ courses to train fabricators , service engineers and installers in their products , have long stated that much of the ‘ foundation knowledge ’ is missing in the industry , especially at the moment when experienced people are in very short supply . CAB has responded to this by offering the first of its ‘ foundation knowledge ’ courses , the ‘ One Day Curtain Walling Essential Knowledge ’ Course . Full details can be found at : https :// c-a-b . org . uk / training / cab-1day-curtain-walling-course /
For anyone who is new to the Industry or has never had formal training , the Course offers the ‘ Foundation Knowledge ’ about curtain walls , the principles of how they work and how they are to be installed . The training course is a first step for CAB into what is planned to be a wide range of fenestration related training , set up to support CAB ’ s growing membership . This first available training course , which is GQA qualified , also forms the Foundation Course required to begin the training to obtain a ‘ CSCS Curtain Wallers Card ’.
It is the Association ’ s ambition , to support the skills pipeline required in the sector , to set up ‘ Foundation Knowledge ’ Courses that cover each fenestration product group such as ‘ aluminium framed fire rated systems ’, ‘ ground floor treatments ’ and ‘ concepts of sliding door systems ’. Each course will be planned to take a candidate a day to complete and would be followed by a simple questionnaire to ensure the candidate is fully conversant following the course . Preferably , the courses would be taken in class , but distance learning using video conferencing can also be offered .
As the voice of the Aluminium Fenestration Industry in the UK , CAB is well placed to offer a National Training Scheme for members and the wider industry , not just as Foundation Courses for the awarding of a CSCS card but training provision in its own right . To keep informed of upcoming CAB events please follow us on LinkedIn here : https :// www . linkedin . com / company / council-for-aluminium-in-building _ 2
Based at the picturesque Bonds ’ Mill development in Stonehouse , despite the pandemic , it is business as usual and staff are on hand at the offices or are working remotely to answer any aluminium fenestration related questions . News and event information is also regularly updated on the CAB website at www . c- a-b . org . uk . For Association Membership enquiries , please contact Jessica Dean at the CAB offices by email jessica . dean @ c- a-b . org . uk or telephone 01453 828851 .
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