Manly Trust backs BESA ‘skills legacy’ scheme
Posted: Thursday, March 27th, 2025
A scheme launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) to address a critical shortage of trainers and assessors is set to receive significant financial backing from a charitable trust. BESA aims to recruit 100 trainers, assessors and building safety auditors through its Skills Legacy programme to plug an alarming gap that it says threatens to leave the building services industry unable to train and assess new entrants to the sector or cope with increasing scrutiny of its safety processes following the Grenfell tragedy. The Manly Trust, which has been supporting charities that work with young people and create opportunities through engineering training for 34 years, will fully fund the first 50 candidates who complete the assessment process. “This is a game-changing development for this crucial industry initiative,” said Stuart Rattray, BESA’s head of skills and policy. “The shortage of trainers and assessors is a serious barrier to the recruitment and development of the next generation of engineers, so this generous funding from the Manly Trust could have a huge impact on the future of our industry.” The Association said its Skills Legacy programme aimed to recruit experienced engineers motivated to give something back to their industry by passing on their expertise to help the further education (FE) sector meet the growing demand from employers. The scheme will also recruit building safety auditors to help the industry cope with new competence requirements created by the Building Safety Act.
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