NASC launches Teacher Tours to bring educators into the scaffolding industry
NASC has launched a new national pilot initiative designed to give teachers, careers advisers, career leaders and employability professionals a direct experience of the modern scaffolding industry.
Teacher Tours invites educators into NASC member workplaces to see first-hand what the scaffolding and access sector looks like today; the safety standards, the career progression opportunities, the entry routes and the qualifications available. The aim is simple: the better-informed educators are about scaffolding as a career, the more likely they are to recommend it to young people.
The programme is already up and running, with a number of events confirmed across the country this summer. Enigma Industrial Services is hosting tours in Derby on 25 June and Newton-le-Willows on 16 July, each running from 10am to 12pm. In Wales, CWIC Scaffolding Academy in Swansea is hosting a session on 30 June in partnership with Centregreat Engineering and CITB, with capacity for up to 45 attendees.
Rebekah Jardine, Careers Executive at NASC, said: "Teacher Tours is about changing perceptions of our industry. When educators come and see the scaffolding and access sector for themselves, they go back to their schools and colleges fully informed of what a career in scaffolding looks like. That is how we help shift the dial on the skills shortage."
Teacher Tours sits alongside the NASC Work Experience Pledge as part of a broader push to strengthen the pipeline of talent into the scaffolding sector. While the Work Experience Pledge focuses on giving unemployed adults and career changers direct access to the industry, Teacher Tours targets the professionals who shape career decisions long before young people enter the jobs market.
NASC is also developing a suite of careers and engagement resources to support both educators and member companies, covering everything from how to deliver careers talks and host site visits to working with schools and running work experience programmes effectively.
With a skills shortage that could see around 40,000 vacancies across the sector, initiatives like Teacher Tours are an important part of the long-term solution. If your organisation is interested in hosting a Teacher Tour or finding out more about getting involved, CLICK HERE.
