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Oct 2010
The roll out of the new Apprenticeship in Facilities Management, the first of its kind for the industry, is continuing with a further event held for employers in the North East.
The information seminars have been organised to recruit candidates onto the level 3 programme being trialled across England in one of the first projects of the new Asset Skills Virtual Academy for Business Services.
The apprenticeship scheme is also running in London and the South East, the South West, the East of England, North West and Yorkshire & the Humber.
"Our Virtual Academy was set up to help the FM industry in the training of its workforce by simplifying the process for employers and achieving economies of scale," said Steven Proudfoot, UK Operations Director at Asset Skills, the Sector Skills Council for FM and cleaning.
"Facilities management and cleaning form a large part of the business services industry, cited by the Government as a key area of future economic growth. The FM Apprenticeship we developed with employers will have a big impact on raising skills in this area. So far, the regional registration sessions have been well attended and we are encouraging FM employers to come along to these events to find out more about how this new training programme can benefit their workforce."
The events outline how the new training will benefit the diverse range of staff found in FM, who include facilities managers, building managers, energy managers, buildings maintenance teams, cleaners, security guards, receptionists, caterers, gardeners and hospital porters. The apprenticeship will also help the sector meet environmental targets through raising the skills needed to achieve low carbon working practices.
The next event will be held at Cambridge Regional College on 23 February.
Employers will be able to:
- learn about the benefits the apprenticeship can offer
- hear about other FM qualifications
- gather details of available funding
- discover additional services the Virtual Academy for Business Services can offer.
So that we can notify you when registration for this event is opened, please send email us at virtualacademy@assetskills.org, with Cambridge in the subject line.
If you are not on our apprenticeship email list and would like to be, contact Tom Orton, ukacademy@assetskills.org or call 0844 822 2525.
