Federation of Master Builders<\/a> (FMB), will pay particular focus to apprenticeship during his tenure, he has stated.<\/p>\nLewis was elected national president during the FMB\u2019s annual conference on Saturday. He said apprenticeships were important to him and would be a key part of his agenda.<\/p>\n
He said: \u201cI\u2019ve always been extremely passionate about passing on my knowledge to the next generation and ensuring that we have enough skilled workers in the construction sector.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy own firm is one of the many thousands of SMEs that provides broad-skilled apprenticeships. Indeed, two-thirds of all construction apprentices are trained by SME firms like mine.<\/p>\n
\u201cFMB members are already playing a pivotal role in improving the quality of apprenticeships through the development of two new Trailblazer standards in bricklaying and plastering.<\/p>\n
\u201cHowever, root and branch changes to apprenticeship policy are on the horizon with the implementation of the new government apprenticeship levy and the corresponding reforms to the CITB levy.<\/p>\n
\u201cThese fundamental changes could make or break the quality and quantity of apprenticeship training and therefore it\u2019s vital that the FMB ensures that the new system works for smaller firms. If it doesn\u2019t, we could risk exacerbating the construction skills crisis.\u201d<\/p>\n
Arthur McArdle was elected national vice-president.<\/p>\n
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