FUTURE SKILLS APPRENTICES
Rising to the challenges of tomorrow
By Fiona Harper Director of Employment and Skills, SELECT
O
ver the past five months, I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve read that we are living in “unprecedented times”. But it’s the stark truth. As we begin to emerge
from this devastating pandemic, helping the construction industry to recover and preparing the next generation of electricians has never been more important. Part of the recovery process will
involve equipping this next generation with the relevant skills they need to rebuild Scotland, with a pathway from
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Training the next generation of skilled electricians properly is now more vital than ever if we are to have a truly electric-based economy
school to college and full-time employment more vital than ever. Without apprentices coming through the ranks and being comprehensively trained, there will be no electrical industry in the future, with all the implications that would have for our wider society as Scotland becomes an electric-based economy. Therefore, we need professionally- minded people dedicated to the highest possible standards in the electrotechnical sector who will, in turn, help to bring on the skill base of the future.
As I write, employers are facing huge uncertainty, with apprenticeships perhaps not being the priority they were before lockdown. But once they are ready to take on trainees again,
Preparing the next generation of electricians is a vital task
Apprentices are essential to the future of the industry
those with a head start in electrical knowledge will make extremely attractive candidates.
Te benefits of pre-apprenticeships A pre-apprenticeship programme is one invaluable way for would-be electricians to get a flavour of the industry, preparing them for the time when employers will contemplate taking on apprentices and adult trainees again. Delivered at colleges across Scotland, these programmes offer basic training in hand skills, health and safety and an
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