DIARY SELECT TEAM
GETTING TO KNOW YOU
Alex Kerr Employment and Skills Administrator
Hello Alex. How long have you been working at SELECT? I have been working at SELECT since May 2019. At first I was working as temporary staff for the Employment and Skills Function and I became a member of the permanent staff in January.
Tell us a bit about your work life so far and how you ended up at Te Walled Garden. My work life has just begun! I graduated from the University of Stirling in 2019 with a Bachelor of Accountancy (BAcc) with Hons in Accountancy and Business Law. In my summer recesses in 2017 and 2018, I worked as a temp for the Employment and Skills Function. When I completed my degree, I wanted to start work straight away and once again joined SELECT as a temp because I loved working here during my summer recess.
What does your job entail? Tell us more about what you do. As an Employment and Skills Administrator, I cover a variety of tasks. I mainly focus on Apprentice and Adult Trainee registration, the Final Integrated Competence Assessment (FICA), Advanced Competence Assessment (ACA) and the Crediting Electrotechnical Competence (CEC) Scheme. I also assist with other duties for the Employment and Skills Function and the SJIB, such as marking ECS HS&E Assessments.
What’s a typical day like for you at work? During the day I answer a lot of telephone and email enquiries regarding ECS HS&E Assessments and Grading. In between the enquiries I am updating records, marking assessments, organising and attending meetings for updates and taking action that is required for those meetings. Every day is different, which I love.
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Do you get the chance to meet SELECT Members? On a day-to-day basis I don’t get to meet our Members face to face but I do get the chance to correspond with them over telephone and email. In 2019 I was lucky enough to attend the SJIB’s 50th anniversary dinner at Edinburgh Castle and the SELECT Awards in Glasgow, which gave me the chance to meet some of our Members.
What do you think are the main benefits of SELECT membership? From my point of view as an Employment and Skills Administrator, the main benefit our Members receive is a discount for ECS HS&E Assessments that the SJIB issue, as well as a discount for the training courses that SELECT provides, such as BS 7671 qualifications. In addition, the SJIB is there to advise Members on the criteria their employees need to meet to obtain ECS cards.
What do you find most enjoyable about your job? I enjoy being able to help someone with
their query. I find it quite rewarding to show someone how to apply for an ECS HS&E Assessment or how to apply for a Grade Card because it enables them to go on site or get offered employment with a new company. In my job, no two days are the same and I am always learning new information and skills, which improves my service to the SELECT Members and the operatives.
What impact has lockdown and working remotely had on what you do? Since working from home, I have missed the workplace environment. Everyone in SELECT is so friendly and when we were in the office it was lovely to see everyone and say “Good morning!” as you prepared for your day. Despite working from home, we are still able to work together and speak to each other through video calls. Working from home has also changed some of our procedures, but we have adapted, and our team, as well as everyone at SELECT, has done an amazing job to continue to provide our services.
QUICKFIRE QUESTIONS:
Cheese or chocolate? Chocolate, no contest Dog or cat person? Dogs, 100% Favourite film? Love, Actually Favourite TV show? Friends, of course! Favourite holiday spot? Disneyland in Florida Dream date? Chris Hemsworth Favourite colour? Electric blue One thing people might not know about you? I have been horse riding since I was 10 years old and while studying at university, I competed in national polo tournaments.
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