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BFG Launches National Campaign To Attract Youth To Cleaning And FM Sectors


With fears of an ageing workforce and impending skills gap gripping the sector, T he Building F utures


G roup ( BF G ) has launched a national campaign with the aim of attracting young people to the cleaning and facilities management sectors his driv e has the intention of inspiring more people to consider cleaning and facilities management as a long- term career option, showcasing the career progression opportunities and attractive salaries available


O ften referred to as the ‘ secret sector’, worth at least £ 7 0 b illion per year to the economy, the campaign serv es to highlight the detrimental effect that the entire economy could ex perience ithout such vital services Sarah Bentley, CE O of T he BF G , ex plained:


“ F acilities management is a much- overlooked career option any people simply don’t understand what it entails ood facilities managers are ab solutely central to successful organisations, running the b uildings and services they encompass Sarah added that cleaning has a reputation for b eing a low paid, low skilled j ob ith fe prospects he Secret obs campaign wants to dispel this myth and highlight how these b ooming sectors could be the anser to  lling some of the estimated six million j ob


v acancies ex pected to emerge across the UK in the nex t 1 0 years due to skills shortages


S he continued: “ T he BF G is passionate ab out raising awareness of the fruitful career opportunities av ailab le in our sector, and we are dedicated to reducing the numb er of people not in employment hats hy we are working in partnership with the


D epartment for Work and P ensions to raise awareness of our industries and the many opportunities they offer he initiative ill see he B partner with Y outh E mployment UK to pub lish a b espoke careers guide


twitter.com/TomoCleaning


designed f or young people, by young people, which can


b e downloaded from T he Bs ebsite dditionally, all 1 2 , 0 0 0 J ob Centre P lus estab lishments across the UK will receiv e a special guide for their work coaches, which will highlight how their clients can bene t from careers at ev ery lev el in facilities management and cleaning


S tev e D av ies, Chair of T he BF G , and Managing D irector of S upport


S erv ices for 1 4 forty, said:


“ O ur industry offers ex cellent opportunities to all young people from entry lev el to graduate; today’s young people will b e tomorrow’s leaders, and


F M companies inv est in their people to help them dev elop and reach their potential oung people can take adv antage of these opportunities and have a long and ful lling career in one of the most div erse and ex citing industries in the 


Christine A myes, Board D irector at T he BF G and E x ecutiv e D irector of P eople at N ew Charter G roup, added:


“ Creating opportunities for young people to kick start their careers is incredib ly important, not j ust for the indiv iduals b ut to b usinesses and the economy here are great career opportunities in the F M sector and we want young people to know ab out them and be able to access them


I n addition, T he BF G is also working alongside leading F M and cleaning companies to raise the pro le of the opportunities av ailab le for today’s youth aura-ane alings,  of Y outh E mployment UK ( Y E UK) , said:


Click here to read the careers guide for young people


“ T here are still 8 0 0 , 0 0 0 unemployed young people in the UK, and Y E UK is pleased to see that industries like facilities management and cleaning are activ ely welcoming young people into their sectors through initiativ es such as the Secret obs campaign


T hese are v ital to ensure that young people can undertake rewarding work and b e recognised for the div erse skills and talents that they b ring to todays agile ork place


T he Y oung Managers F orum ( Y MF ) , an organisation which prov ides a platform for young facilities management peers to come together, discuss ideas and champion initiativ es that will help shape the industry’s future, will b e hosting a


T witter Q &A and would like to inv ite any uestions on the topic hose wanting to get inv olv ed can track the progress of the campaign and j oin the conv ersation on T witter using Secretobs


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