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Emplas has committed to its 'Trailblazer' role with the appointment of eight new apprenticeships to seven roles before the end of this year. This is also part of Emplas' sustainable growth strategy.

New posts will include a mix of fabrication and customer services roles. Emplas is a member of the government's ‘Trailblazer’ apprenticeship scheme that was launched in 2017 to find the top employers (regardless of size) that would commit to boosting the number of apprentices in their organisations. Trailblazers deliver their apprentice training in partnership with their respective industry training providers. Each post is built around a dedicated training programme specific to the job, creating a role-specific standard and an assessment plan.

“Previous schemes weren’t always as role-specific and thus met with variable levels of success. We were able to work with other industry colleagues and training providers such as GFTs to develop two role-specific apprenticeships in window and door fabrication, and a second in installation, in addition to the office and administrative apprenticeships we already have in place.”

–Judith Chadwick

HR manager, Emplas

Seven roles eight jobs

Emplas has made apprenticeships a key element of its recruitment strategy, with four apprenticeships currently ‘live’ and 11 former apprentices, working within the business. As part of a new government orchestrated Apprenticeship Standard (launched August 2020), it will bring a further seven apprentices into its team this year and is currently recruiting for the following roles: Sprayer/Fabricator, Maintenance Technician, Commercial Customer Services Operative (CSO), a CSO Coordinator, Order Processor, Purchasing Coordinator, and IT Technician.

Emplas'  Chadwick continues: “One of the things that works well for us and our team is that we can offer a career path. For example, we’re recruiting for two fabricator roles, one of which we see specialising in fabrication and spray painting; the other we see focused on fabrication with the opportunity to move into a team leadership role.

“We’re in a position to be able to offer young people leaving school or college an opportunity to start their careers in a very progressive and fast-moving business, with a proven track record in delivering genuine opportunities for career progression."

Planning ahead

Chadwick adds: “As an employer, we’re not immune from the challenges that the industry faces in recruitment, and we need to plan to address those now, putting in a recruitment strategy which is sustainable and which supports our own and our customers’ future success.”

Picture: Judith Chadwick, HR manager at Emplas.

Emplas runs an Approved Installer Network and is looking for firms to apply.

www.emplas.co.uk

Article written by Cathryn Ellis
06th August 2020

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