Certass and Building Our Skills announce new partnership

Certass has announced its support for Building Our Skills – Making Fenestration a Career of Choice (BOS), an established and respected industry initiative committed to creating a workforce for tomorrow in the fenestration sector.

As the glazing industry faces increasing demand for competent tradespeople, it has never been more important to invest in structured skills development.

BOS has a proven track record of engaging young people and guiding them into rewarding careers in fenestration and its related disciplines. Through partnerships with employers, training providers, and industry bodies, BOS helps remove barriers and simplifies the process of taking on apprentices.

Certass has long championed the value of professional development and competency across the industry, and our alignment with BOS reinforces this commitment.

‘Part of the bigger picture’

Jon Vanstone, Chair of Certass and the National Home Improvement Council, said: “Building Our Skills is exactly the kind of initiative our industry needs right now. It’s practical, it’s well-established, and it opens real pathways into our sector. At Certass, we see competency not as a one-time box-tick, but as a continuous journey. Supporting BOS is part of that bigger picture, one where the industry gets stronger by investing in people.

“We are delighted to be a part of this collaboration and the opportunity to help create apprenticeship opportunities for the SME business community which is very much the lifeblood of our industry. Working alongside CERTASS will help us to support the industry further as we all strive to grow a workforce for tomorrow”.

Mark Handley, Partnerships Manager, Building Our Skills, added: “Through this partnership, Certass members will have the opportunity to access apprenticeship pathways for their businesses, including guidance documents and support facilitated by BOS and their national partners.

“We look forward to working closely with Building Our Skills to create more opportunities for SMEs to access emerging talent and build the next generation of competent installers.”

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