If you are a fire and electronic security installers you don’t have to bring on an apprentice as an installation engineer; it can be anywhere in your business. To offer some summer 2013 examples:
Kings Security Systems have sought an apprentice in business administration; likewise Ironmongery2u in Wells, which supplies doors and windows and related equipment, has advertised for an office administrator; and EDS Fire and Security in Manchester; Cole Security in Bolton.
Purely security vacancies include Intelligent Protection Management in Sheffield, seeking an apprentice CCTV operative to monitor security officers on duty (‘within a fast growing security company which presents excellent future opportunities for the right candidate’); Centurion Security Systems in Huddersfield, offering an apprenticeship to an alarm engineer; and Universal Locks of Slough, looking for an apprentice locksmith.
Other installers looking to start an engineering apprentice include Phoenix Total Security of Dagenham, covering London inside the M25; Securi-Guard in Plymouth; Reflex Systems in Rotherham; and Adept Security Systems of Wolverhampton.
Also, KeyPlus based in Burnley who offer patrol and response security services in east Lancashire, have advertising for a marketing apprentice.
Background
At Ofsted, Matthew Coffey National Director of Learning and Skills said: “The value of apprenticeships cannot be underestimated, a point highlighted in a number of Ofsted reports, including the Annual Report and not least by National Apprenticeship Week. There is no doubt that Apprenticeships bring considerable benefits to employers, individuals and the economy. Their value has long been known with a history that stretches back to the guilds of the middle ages.
“Businesses across the country are increasingly realising the benefits that apprentices create, not only in terms of a highly skilled workforce but also by boosting productivity and staff retention. Research shows they are an optimal way of training, developing and skilling people for the future. Apprenticeships help businesses secure a supply of people with the skills and qualities they need and that are not always easily found through external recruitment.”
For details
Skills for Security, visit www.skillsforsecurity.org.uk. To find out more about the 100 in 100 apprenticeship scheme, visit http://www.skillsforsecurity.org.uk/index.php/happening/2/266.
