Building Our Skills – Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice has received a further boost to its campaign to the take the industry to the education sector as the starting point for creating a workforce for tomorrow. Four members of the technical team from GQA Qualifications have enrolled to be a part of the ‘Inspiring the Future’ programme that Building Our Skills is promoting alongside the Education and Employers Charity.

Setting a great example to employers in the industry, the team from the fenestration industry’s leading awarding and qualifications-writing organisation have signed up to support the campaign by volunteering to visit schools to help inform youngsters about the possibilities for their future careers and what they could achieve if they join the Fenestration, Glass and Glazing industry.

“If you are a parent involved with your local school, a teacher or a governor and would like a volunteer to come to your school, get in touch…”

The campaign connects volunteers to state primary and secondary schools via its free match-making platform, so if you are a parent involved with your local school, a teacher or a governor and would like to invite a volunteer to come to your school please email sayhello@buildingourskills.co.uk and ask for more information. 

Invitations for in-person school visits are based around volunteers being local to the school in question; virtual visits can be delivered from anywhere in the UK. Volunteers are supported by the Inspiring the Future team and are given access to training videos as well as training webinars and forums should they wish.

Building Our Skills has highlighted the Education Sector as the single most important area for the industry to focus on to raise awareness of the opportunities it offers and to inspire future generations to look to Fenestration, Glass and Glazing as a career of choice.

Mark Handley, Building Our Skills’ Partnerships Manager, says: 

“I’m delighted that GQA’s technical team has agreed to support the Inspiring the Future campaign by volunteering. I’ve been very pleased with the response from the industry to our appeal for volunteers, and informing youngsters about the sheer breadth of roles it has on offer is a great way of attracting the new talent we need for the future.” 

Or for more information on this campaign and Building Our Skills – Making Fenestration, Glass and Glazing a Career of Choice – visit www.buildingourskills.co.uk