Thinking about getting an apprentice for your business? Check out all the latest rules, regulations and opportunities around apprenticeships for employers with our latest case study. A massive thanks to Sam from GFTS Ltd. for writing this! buildingourskills.co.uk/news/singposti…

A big congratulations to Ashley Triggs of Cornwall Glass on achieving his L2 NVQ Certificate in Glazing. Just in time for Christmas! #Success #Apprenticeships #Fenestration #MerryXmas

Our friends at @Building Our Skills - Making Fenestration, Glass & Glazing A Career of Choice recently published an article by our superstar Director of Business and Quality Sam Tinker. You can find it here buildingourskills.co.uk/news/singposti… We can all help to encourage the industry!

Our congratulations go out to Dave Willers of TE Windows for completing his apprenticeship in L3 Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician, and receiving a Merit overall. His employers are thrilled for him, as are we. Well deserved, Dave!

Wishing you all a wonderful Friday at the end of National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2024 We have all been hard at work getting learners ready for End Point Assessment, meeting new employers and supporting our apprentices with their learning. We hope you've all had a great week!

GFTS Ltd. are supporting the Building Our Skills 50 careers in one day events next week (w/c 4th March). Help us raise money to hire mini buses for schools for a day, and get as many young people there as possible! Please donate here zurl.co/j0pP Thank you!

GFTS attended two excellent careers fairs this week. One at Barnsley FC, and one at the Etihad Stadium. Great to see so many enthusiastic youngsters interested in the sector!

To find out how to engage an apprentice for your business why not check out this article below, or contact Sam at GFTS Ltd. via her email [email protected]

📢 Appeal for #Apprenticeships! 📢 Sam from GFTS Ltd. has scoped out three NEW apprenticeships, #Glazing, #Glass Processing & #Surveying, that she needs backing for from key industry employers.. If you’d like to be part of this short process, email Sam at [email protected]

ATTENTION! From 1st April 2024 any new apprentice age between 16 to 22 (up to their 22nd Birthday) will be fully funded by the government for Small to Medium sized employers. We hope this has a great impact on the industry and encourage many more apprentices to enroll! 🤞

Apprenticeships can: 🌱Grow, motivate and retain your existing employee talent pool 📈Increase productivity 💪Address skills shortages and improve the retention of key staff 🤓Support professional development 💰Save on recruitment costs and ‘grow your own talent’

We are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring the Charity Golf Day at Headley Golf Club, in Thornton, Bradford. The charity day is in aid of Prostate Cancer UK and we are very happy to be able to provide our support.

-Repost from earlier this week due to a tagging error- Congratulations to Lee and Cosmin at SafeGuard Installations on achieving their L2 certificate in Glass Processing.

Our congratulations go out to Louis Reagan of Optimal Windows & Doors LTD on achieving a pass in his Intermediate Apprenticeship in Fenestration Installation. Very well done!

Congratulations to Alex Paylor at Novora Building Services on achieving a pass in his Intermediate Apprenticeship in Fenestration Installation. Well done!

Congratulations to Zak Ratcliffe at Supreme Windows on achieving a distinction in his Intermediate Apprenticeship in Fenestration Installation. Great work! supremewindows.co.uk

A big congratulations to Lee Groom and Nathan Owen at Clearway D & W on achieving distinctions in their Intermediate Apprenticeships in Fenestration Installation. Great work, guys! clearwaydoorsandwindows.co.uk

We are delighted to announce that we have received the Anglian Home Improvements - East Anglia Provider Of The Year 2025 Award! Well done to all involved! Here's to the future

Building Our Skills are delighted to announce our NEW PARTNER, GFTS Ltd.! GFTS Ltd specializes in delivering high-quality, tailored training solutions for the fenestration and construction industries, focusing on workforce development with a "Train, Gain, and Retain" approach.

📢 Apprenticeships: The Key to Building Our Industry’s Future 🪟 In this latest blog, Sam, Director of Business and Quality at GFTS Ltd., explains everything employers need to know about apprenticeships, from funding and support to real success stories. buildingourskills.co.uk/news/signposti…