SPECIAL FOCUS
Training BESA Training
announces new leader and new direction
T
he training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Helen Yeulet as its new director following the
departure of Tony Howard. Ms Yeulet brings a wealth of experience to the role. She was previously skills director at the Finishes & Interiors Sector (FIS) – the trade body for the interior fit out industry – and is a director of the charity YouthBuild Ventures, which provides career pathways for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
BESA chief executive David Frise thanked Tony Howard for his many years of service to the Association and for “the significant contribution he has made to BESA Training and to the skills sector as a whole.” “He worked tirelessly to reshape training provision in
the building engineering sector and leaves a substantial legacy for us to build on.”
Mr Frise welcomed Ms Yeulet, pointing out that her wide experience would prove invaluable to the sector and bring a fresh perspective to building engineering skills. “I am delighted to be taking up this new role at BESA Training,” said Ms Yeulet. “As we mark National Apprenticeships Week, it is important to acknowledge that our industry faces a severe skills shortage that is predicted to worsen in coming years as the rate of retirement exceeds the rate at which younger workers join.”
She said that BESA Training had been supporting more than 500 apprenticeships across the UK in the last year and also operated 1400 short courses nationwide. Continuing she commented: “I look
Code of Practice on skills,
qualifications and training updated
T
he Institute of Refrigeration (IOR) and British Refrigeration Association (BRA) have released
the second edition of the joint IOR BRA Commercial Code of Practice: Skills, Qualifications and Training. Prepared in association with the Air
Conditioning and Refrigeration Industry Board (ACRIB) this free guide gives an overview of current qualifications and certificates available for Refrigeration, Air Conditioning and Heat Pump technicians, operatives, service, maintenance and installation personnel. It has been updated to include the requirements of the new RACHP Apprenticeship Standard which is now the recognised standard that technicians entering the workplace should attain - this includes a higher level of involvement of employers in managing the process and ensuring adequate on the job training takes place.
forward to continuing this vital investment in training so that our members have a skilled workforce that meets their future needs.” Ms Yeulet also announced that BESA Training would focus on apprenticeships in Wales and Scotland from this April, withdrawing from English apprenticeships as part of a new business strategy for BESA in England. “We are refocusing our resources into developing a new strategy where we can make the most impact,” she explained. “This new direction means BESA Training will become the ‘bridge’ between employers and training centres in England and will encourage employers to get involved in course development to ensure the training model meets their requirements.” Ms Yeulet said BESA would be putting more resources into short courses and experienced worker programmes in order to support much needed growth in adult training and upskilling across the sector.
The Code also includes an appendix with a list of other older qualifications and apprenticeship schemes, and sections on mandatory and voluntary certificates of training and registration of personnel (ACRIB SKILLCARD), so it provides an overview of sector qualification for those responsible for recruitment of technicians and engineers.
Miriam Rodway of the IOR commented: “This jointly published guide will provide employers with information about what has changed in the new RACHP Engineering Technician Apprenticeship, what their role and responsibilities in supporting their Apprentices through on the job training will be in the future, and which new City & Guilds qualifications have been designed to train apprentices up to the required industry standards.”
8 March 2020
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