The publication further boosts ADSA’s bid to increase levels of competence and professionalism and keep industry standards high explains ADSA MD Ken Price. “It is the first time that ADSA has collated all this key information in one place and we have decided to produce it as a robust physical document that can be updated if legislation or standards change. By producing this in a ring binder format, sections can be removed and replaced as needed. “We hope that it will become part of a technician’s day-to-day toolkit, that will accompany them to jobs and be shown to customers if required. It will also be published online but we were mindful that technicians often visit some remote places, so being able to have a physical copy, should make it easily available.” The publication is part of ADSA’s ongoing commitment to maintain high industry standards through its people. The organisation is part of the Joint Competency Initiative (JCI) which was formed as a response to the Hackett Report and subsequent Building Safety Act. It is intended to achieve coordinated levels of competence across the construction industry. The JCI recently put in place ‘super sector’ groups to provide focus and deliver work streams needed to make this a reality. Ken Price is leading the super sector group for the door industry, working with Helen Hewitt, Chief Executive of the British Woodworking Federation and Bob Perry, Chief Executive of the Door & Hardware Federation. Terms of reference for the sector group have been created and a qualifications questionnaire and gap analysis undertaken. Initial findings indicate a need for formal educational accreditation to ensure parity across the industry and transparency around the process of attainment. Says Ken: “One of the key findings of the Hackett Report was an acknowledgement of skills, knowledge and behaviours as a model for competence but the industry has also highlighted the importance of experience within this mix, and moving forward we are applying a SKEB approach to all our learning and development.” Alongside this, ADSA has undertaken a review of its Standards Renewal training to include new and improved content and greater rigour around final testing. It promises to be more interactive and dynamic – with video content involving those across the industry. It includes a refreshed Powered Pedestrian Door (PPD) and the Law module to support a greater understanding of legislation and the requirements of the Supply of Machinery Safety Regulations (SMR08) along with more detail on safeguarding, identifying key hazards and methods of protection. Adds Ken: “We have identified key areas of learning and worked hard to make the course more interactive and engaging.” The final test will be more rigorous – with a longer and automatically randomised test. Each candidate will be presented with 30 from a possible 150 questions, providing a 2.5 million to 1 chance that candidates will get the same multiple choice or multiple response questions. This will launch in January, together with The Blue Book – heralding a new chapter in the quest for competence. For more information on ADSA visit: www.adsa.org.uk or call: 01827 216136. Also online at: www.dijonline.co.uk 11 THE door industry journal winter 2023 Industry News Have you liked our Facebook and Twitter pages yet? We post news everyday! www.facebook.com/DoorIndustryJournal www.twitter.com/DoorIndustryJnl
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