Clearview National October 2017 - Issue 191 | Page 22

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INDUSTRYNEWS
EXAMS ALONE ARE
FAILING TO PRODUCE
WORK-READY
SCHOOL LEAVERS
The education system is at risk of
stifling economic growth if there
isn’t a greater focus on skills based
learning, such as work experience,
says the Institution of Engineering
and Technology (IET), as GCSE
results are revealed across the UK.
» » THE IET CALLS TODAY
for more practical learning and
development options to be built
into the curriculum, but stresses
it’s not just the responsibility of
schools; employers have a duty
to provide work experience for
those in education or training to
improve the supply of engineers
and technicians coming into the
industry.
Addressing these growing
concerns, the latest Skills and
Demand in Industry report*,
published by the IET, confirms
that 68% of employers are
worried that the education
system will struggle to keep
up with the skills required for
technological change with 62%
agreeing that young people
entering today’s workplace do
not have the right skills. 91% of
companies surveyed went on to
agree that more work experience
needs to be offered to reduce the
growing skills gap.
Alison Carr, IET Director
of Policy, said: “There is deep
concern that access to our
next generation of work-ready
engineers and technicians is
being stifled by a lack of work
experience options available to
young people as part of their
studies.
“As we are facing an
engineering shortfall in the
next decade, compounded
by uncertainty around skills
following Brexit, it is never too
early to start developing the
next generation of ‘home grown’
engin eering and technology
talent that have the right
practical skills.
‘Work experience
is part of the
solution’
“Work experience is part
of the solution and we are
now calling on employers
and educators to continue
to strengthen their working
relationships to ensure that the
work experience they offer is
designed with the skills gap in
mind.”
The IET champions the need
for employers and the education
sector to collaborate to offer a
diverse range of quality work
experience to engineering
students. For more information
about the range of support and
options available to students
through the IET, visit the
Students section of the IET
website.
http://www.theiet.org/
students/index.cfm
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
There is a famous saying that ‘imitation
is the greatest form of flattery’. While
this may be true in some cases, it is
certainly not true when it comes to
ensuring safety and the protection
of reputations and livelihoods.
» » MUCH LIKE HOOVER,
iPod or Jacuzzi, through the
success of our original range
of universal cable restrictors,
the Jackloc® name has become
genericised to cover all types of
restrictor.
While this highlights our
hard work in developing
the Jackloc brand, it means
that some tradespeople are
buying and supplying inferior
windows restrictors which
they believe are Jacklocs. We
urge the industry not to accept
any imitations, ensuring they
use only genuine Jacklocs and
not risk their reputations on
possibly limited and ineffective
replicas.
All Jackloc restrictors are
designed, engineered and
manufactured in the Midlands
to exacting BS EN and ISO
Quality Standards. Only the
highest quality materials and
components are used to create
our restrictors, guaranteeing a
long-lasting, first-class product.
Safety is our passion. The
original key-lockable Jackloc
was developed by our father,
Derek Horne after he spoke
with a hotelier who saw a child
dangling from one of his hotel
room windows. Since then as we
have developed that innovation
into a business, our mission
statement hasn’t changed;
offering safety at every level
dramatically to reduce the risk
of falls from windows.
The Jackloc MK2 Key-
Lockable Window Restrictor still
leads the way and was recently
awarded the Queen’s Award for
Enterprise in Innovation 2017.
This is the most prestigious
award in UK business, and
Jackloc holds the title until 2022.
Jackloc has grown to encompass
a full range of restrictors
including push and turn, swivel/
stud and double bullet models
which are completely universal
and can be used with windows
and doors of any material.
We are the only component
supplier that has absolutely
no injuries or fatalities thanks
to our products and we have
a proven track record of
safeguarding thousands of lives
every day, worldwide. By using
a copy-cat product or one that
has been incorrectly described
as a Jackloc, you cannot
be offered the same, great
assurance.
For almost 14 years, people
have trusted the Jackloc brand
and our products. We do not
take that trust lightly, nor do
we forget our duty of care
to protect lives and prevent
needless accidents.
Emma Wells and Judith
Burrows, Directors,
The Jackloc Company.