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INDUSTRYASSOCIATIONS
OTHER THINGS GQA….
MASTER FITTER CHALLENGE
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
THE FIT SHOW
From the outset GQA qualifications has
been the competition manager for the Master
Fitter Challenge in association with the FIT
Show.
The winners of the 2019 Master Fitter
Challenge were Arron Clegg and Dave Eagles
of Master Fitter Windows. Nickie West Event
Director of the FIT Show was on hand to
make the presentation to the winners and the
other very worthy finalists on Skills Thursday
during the show.
Speaking about the competition Nickie
commented: “I was delighted to have the
opportunity to join the finalists prior to
making the announcement of who had won.
What came across was how important it was
to them to do the job right, every time, and
the more people there are in the industry who
think this way the better it will be.
“It was really appropriate that we
announced the winners as a part of Skills
Thursday rather than at the gala dinner as we
had done in previous years. It is all a part of
building the Thursday to highlight skills across
the whole industry and that will continue
in years to come. Master Fitter Challenge
is a major part of this drive to highlight and
promote skills.”
Speaking about the competition Mick
Clayton said, “We know from previous years
that those who enter this competition are
absolutely passionate about their trade and
displaying their skills every single day - it is
great to see.
“We were delighted with the quality of the
entrants again this year and we look forward
to more of the same in 2021 when we will
add in new challenges and new products to
judge against. But we will be opening the
applications very soon and I would encourage
installers to sign up as soon as they can.”
Watch out for announcements soon on
www.masterfitterchallenge.co.uk
BUILDING OUR SKILLS –
MAKING FENESTRATION
A CAREER OF CHOICE
GQA Qualifications is a major supporter
of the Building Our Skills – Making
Fenestration a Career of Choice campaign
which is also being supported by many
of the major names in the Fenestration
Industry. The aim of the campaign is to raise
awareness of the industry amongst those
in or leaving the education system, those
leaving the military services and looking
for new careers, and other career changers
as a way of bridging the widening skills gap
developing in the industry.
Building Our Skills includes a number
of major campaign initiatives to help raise
GETTING SOCIAL
As well as all the direct industry related
initiatives that GQA Qualifications is
involved with the organisation is also
very involved with several social projects,
including grassroots football sponsorship in
different parts of the UK.
Amongst these is their involvement with
Pogmoor AFC under 11’s girls’ team. Girls’
and ladies’ football are becoming the fastest
growing participation sport in the UK, with
new professional teams joining leagues at the
highest levels and the home nation’s national
teams making great strides on the world
stage. As a direct consequence more junior
players are being inspired to join teams, and
such is the case with AFC Pogmoor who
have added several junior girl’s teams to the
club.
GQA Qualifications is proud to be the
shirt sponsors and is actively involved in
supporting the club through coaching.
CEO Mick Clayton is actively involved
“As anybody who knows me is well aware,
I love football especially at a local level. I
am Barnsley born and bred and I am always
keen to try and support local initiatives.”
“GQA is already involved with the FIT
Reds campaign at Barnsley FC to encourage
over 40s’ men to retain a level of health and
fitness, we are official partners with the main
football club, and are actively involved with
awareness of the industry, a brand-new
practical training centre to be opened during
October, and an Inspiring Talent Academy
which is open for all employers across the
industry to nominate members of staff to
join.
More details of the campaign can be found
on www.buildingourskills.co.uk
the Barnsley Women’s Football Club as well,
so supporting at this lower level was the next
logical step for us and I am delighted with
what we are doing, and more importantly
what the girls who play are getting out of
being involved.”
“The club is committed to giving the
players – even at such a young age – the best
facilities, kits, and opportunities they can,
and you can see that the girls are developing
teamwork skills which will be beneficial to
them in all areas of their development, as
well as enjoying the physical and footballing
side of things. It is amazing and really
rewarding to see the levels of skills on show
and the enjoyment they are getting from
it.”
More information is available from
www.afcpogmoor.co.uk
www.gqaqualifications.com
0114 272 0033
@gqaquals
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