RECRUITMENT
SPONSORED BY SKS
SFS LAUNCHES NEW
APPRENTICE FRAMEWORK
Skills for Security has developed a new framework for the locksmith Industry.
This level 2 apprenticeship programme, which will be delivered
by Skills for Security, will incorporate a five day residential
course at the Master Locksmith Association, followed by
another two day residential course also at the Master Locksmith
Association a few months later. In between apprenticeship
training will consist of both on and off the job training with an
allocated assessor covering both technical and competency
based elements.
Skills for Security is currently in a position to register the first group
of 12 to start the qualification. Each group will start once they have
12 apprentices registered for the programme, which means this will
run throughout the year. If you would like to take on an apprentice or
you already have someone within your business who would benefit
from completing the apprenticeship, email info@skillsforsecurity.
org.uk to obtain more details regarding the qualification and to
check whether you will qualify for any funding.
There is also a £1500 AGE Grant available for companies which
qualify and are eligible.
‘On and off the job training with
an allocated assessor’’
MORE THAN JUST TRAINING
A letter from Jonathan Ledger,MD at the National Skills
Academy for Materials, Production & Supply.
Someone wise once told me that “if you
want something different, you have to
do something different”
.
And that’s what we’ve been doing changing our business to better meet your
ever-shifting business needs within the
constantly evolving skills and training
landscape.
Over the last 18 months the Proskills
UK Group, including its National Skills
Academy for Materials, Production and
Supply, has undergone a radical and
dynamic organisational change.
The Government’s move towards
“employer ownership of skills” has
presented us with the opportunity to
transform and become much more
commercially focussed while remaining
a ‘not-for-profit’ business. We’ve listened
carefully to employers and built a whole
new range of products and services
designed around your needs rather than
the bureaucracy that usually surrounds
the education sector.
Our National Skills Academy continues to
serve a wide range of industries, providing
specialist, credible skills services from
initial research to training design and
delivery, through to certification and
continuous professional development.
Find out what we can do for your
business: www.mps-academy.co.uk
SARA SEEKS A LOCKSMITHING CAREER
Can you help?
I have experience of working
in the UK door hardware
manufacturing industry. My
most recent position was
working for an international
manufacturer in London,
as UK Project Co-ordinator.
This required extensive
interaction with the London
team, as well as with the
purchasing department
in Beijing, and external
customers in the UK.
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One of my major
responsibilities was arranging
for the testing of our product
and the communicating the
results to external customers
as well as the company as a
whole, using progress reports
and oral presentations. I have
a very solid knowledge of
products (especially locks and
handles), British standards,
European standards and the
testing process.
I understand both English
and Chinese cultures and
speak, read and write English
fluently.
I have a locksmith certificate
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