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Securing the future of locksmithing
»»An apprenticeship
scheme to encourage more
young people to go into
locksmithing and safeguard
the industry’s future has
received a major boost, thanks
to funding from the world’s
biggest supplier of locks and
security solutions.
ASSA ABLOY has joined
forces with the Master
Locksmiths Association (MLA)
and Skills for Security – the
skills body for the security
industry - to support an
apprenticeship scheme, with
the aim of securing the future
of the industry and ensuring
locksmithing is seen as a
potential career.
Building on the significant
funding already provided
by the MLA to generate the
apprenticeship framework, this
funding from the global leader
in door opening solutions
will be used to sponsor the
qualifications and work of Skills
for Security assessors, who will
monitor the technical progress
of apprentices.
The funding will be used to
train new assessors to meet
the increasing demands
for the qualification and to
support the cost of delivering
assessments.The locksmith
apprenticeship was set up in
January 2014 with a view to
generating the first nationally
recognised qualification
for the locksmith sector,
as well as securing its
future by encouraging
more young people to
consider locksmithing as a
profession.
This will be an open
apprenticeship, meaning
that the new locksmiths
undertaking the
apprenticeship, which lasts a
minimum of 12 months, can
be working for any locksmith
employer, whether they are
members of the MLA or use
ASSA ABLOY products or not.
It’s a scheme generated by the
industry, for the indust