The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has welcomed the publication of a report setting out the current state of competence arrangements for those installing products and systems in buildings.
The report has been prepared by members of Working Group 2, set up as part of the post-Grenfell Competence Steering Group.
The Phase One stage sets a baseline to identify shortfalls and considers the changes needed to create competence frameworks that comply with the recommendations of Setting the Bar. In 2020, Setting the Bar outlined how industry must improve the competence of those procuring, designing, constructing, inspecting, assessing, managing, installing and maintaining higher risk residential buildings.
The report recognises that good practice exists in each of the six sectors, however, there are elements of each sectors’ arrangements that the working group has been red rated, meaning significant work is required to meet the requirements of Setting the Bar.
Each sector will now move to develop sector-specific competence frameworks that play to existing strengths and close off any red flag issues raised in the report. This process is expected to take six to nine months.
Mark Reynolds, sponsor for the CLC’s People and Skills Network, said: “Publication of Working Group 2’s latest report marks an important milestone in progress towards improved standards of installer competence in the built environment.
“The CLC will continue to do all we can to assist with the pilots and I would urge other installer sectors now to embark on their own competence journeys, drawing on the resources which Working Group 2 has provided.”
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