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industry . Last year he was tasked with overseeing the management of the academy and responsibility for the eight new recruits , comprised of recent graduates with construction qualifications but lacking experience , and indeed non-technical NHBC staff that have chosen to gain technical skills .
He said : “ As soon as the industry starts picking up , the whole industry is under pressure . Growing our own is a really important part of what we do .”
“ We are trying to anticipate future growth , because with things like the trainee programme , we have to get the people ready to become inspectors and that takes time . By the time they are ready , we expect the industry to have grown by the same amount again ,” said Lockey .
The course The comprehensive course offers a good mixture of academic theory and practical experience , giving a full introduction to the complex processes and standards of the Council .
“ When we take on trainees , we don ’ t expect them to be ready to inspect immediately . We put them through a six-month training programme which covers technical , procedural and
Trainees with an inspection manager
20 July 2014