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The Building Engineering Services Association<\/a> (BESA) is allowing redundant workers to apply for and renew SKILLcards free of charge<\/h2>\n

Redundant workers will have their SKILLcards fees waived if they apply between 1 August and 31 October.<\/p>\n

The move aims to help those who suffered redundancy as a result of the Covid-19<\/a> crisis since 1 March.<\/p>\n

Engineering services SKILLcard<\/a> is one of the construction industry\u2019s largest skills certification registers with more than 64,000 cardholders across the UK.<\/p>\n

As a BESA group company, SKILLcard is the card and registration scheme for the mechanical sector of the building engineering services industry in the UK and is used by heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration specialists to provide proof of competence and qualifications.<\/p>\n

Applicants must still hold the relevant qualifications and certificates, but if they can provide evidence of redundancy they will not be charged the \u00a340 fee when completing their renewal or application process.<\/p>\n

BESA director of certification, Rachel Davidson, said: \u201cWe are acutely aware that many people in our sector are going through a torrid time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaiving SKILLcard fees may seem a relatively small gesture, but it represents a significant financial investment by BESA in the future of our people and our industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt also shows that we are serious about retaining skilled people in our sector and is just one of a number of ways in which the Association is trying to support workers faced with uncertain futures,\u201d Davidson added.<\/p>\n

BESA\u2019s gesture is in line with the government-backed Construction Talent Retention Scheme<\/a> that is designed to help redundant workers find new positions within the industry and avoid a repeat of the last recession when more than 500,000 people left construction.<\/p>\n

\u201cHolding the relevant card is an essential part of finding work in our sector, enabling individuals to demonstrate relevant qualifications and experience so their skills can be re-deployed if they have lost their job,\u201d said Davidson.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a short-term downturn that could have very serious long-term consequences if we allow skills to drain away from our industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe already had a serious skills gap<\/a> before Covid-19 and if we don\u2019t act now we will struggle to find the people we need to deliver the vital building engineering projects required to support the economic recovery,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

BESA is also launching its online Academy, which will make it easier for anyone working in building engineering services to access the training they need to refresh and update their skills.<\/p>\n

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