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With the summer holidays approaching many school leavers will be considering their next move, whether it’s going to college, finding a job or pursuing an apprenticeship.
The JIB is part of the Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce, which is working to identify and bridge skill gaps to ensure that Central London has a globally competitive sustainable commercial built environment.
The Taskforce will be a three-year project led by the City of London Corporation to boost the supply of skilled workers for sustainable buildings. It will bring together employers, training providers and industry bodies from across the commercial built environment sector, as well as national and local government.
The Electrotechnical Certification Scheme (ECS) has responded to a panel discussion hosted by Dame Judith Hackett, which debated whether the ‘golden thread’ of building-safety information mandated after the Grenfell tragedy may be stymied by a profusion of digital systems.
The ECS and JIB enjoyed another successful three days at this year’s IFSEC and FIREX International, on 16th-18th May at ExCeL London. Celebrating its 50th anniversary, this was the busiest IFSEC and FIREX yet and it was great to see so many people in attendance and visiting the ECS/JIB stand to discuss everything from ECS cards to apprenticeships.