OBITUARY George Ashcroft
George Ashcroft, who served as president of the ECA from 1998-99, died on 30 November 2013. George was well known throughout the industry for his many years of tireless work to promote harmonious industrial relations, and he will be greatly missed. George also served as chairman of the Manchester ECA branch, the North West regional executive committee and the North West RJIB. He was also a member of the JIB
national board. A famously keen golfer, George suff ered a heart attack while playing at his favourite golf club. His greatest love, of course, was his devoted wife, Irene, and all our thoughts are with her.
Tech Levels win backing
The ECA has welcomed the introduction of A-level
standard ‘Tech Level’ qualifi cations unveiled recently by the government. Backed by a range of leading
employers, the new qualifi cations have been introduced following concerns that some vocational exams were not delivering the skills employers needed. The ECA says ‘Tech Levels’ will
help young people and parents gain an insight into which courses are valued by employers, and help close the perceived gap in parity between apprenticeships and degrees. ‘Vocational courses have
wrongly been viewed as the poor relation to academia for too long now,’ said ECA skills ambassador Diane Johnson. ‘The introduction
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of “Tech Levels” at the same status as traditional A-Levels will go a long way to levelling the playing fi eld and giving vocational training the respect it deserves. This will hopefully restore confi dence among learners, parents and teachers that vocational training is a pathway to a successful career.’ Johnson continued: ‘We hope
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the introduction of “Tech Levels” will encourage young people towards careers they might not traditionally have considered. Making young people aware of which qualifi cations are most likely to lead to gainful employment should promote rewarding careers in industries such as construction. This is vital at a time when we urgently need skilled workers to help build the sector, our economy and tomorrow’s Britain.’
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