Apprentices for Fire & Security has been created to take in the 100 in 100 apprentice drive, the Engineers of Tomorrow Competition held each year at IFSEC and the Government’s Trailblazer initiative.
The aim; to convince employers that young people can provide skills that may be lacking in their business. With the right career planning and succession path, apprentices can become a prized asset for a business, say organisers. If you are looking for an apprentice you can place your vacancy free, on www.apprentices4fs.com to be matched with potential candidates.
The initiative was founded by Simon Banks, Group Managing Director of alarm signalling product company CSL DualCom in 2011 and is supported by Skills for Security, IFSEC International, and the electronic security installation inspectorates NSI and SSAIB. In its four years, Apprentices for Fire & Security has placed over 3000 16 to 24 year olds into careers within the security sector – engineering, IT, product design, marketing and sales.
Simon Banks, pictured, said: “The widening skills gap is pushing up the salary costs for skills in our sector. Eventually this cost will become untenable and will ultimately damage and restrict businesses.”
Most recently CSL DualCom has joined the Trailblazer Employer Group for the security industry. That Government initiative focuses on employer-designed apprenticeship standards; the aim, to ensure apprenticeship training and assessment meets industry and business needs by 2017.
