Minister for Apprenticeships Gillian Keegan has signed off the funding for a stonemasonry Trailblazer apprenticeship, the final step in giving stone its own apprenticeship.
…for skills such as site fixing, stone cleaning and memorial masonry…
The Stone Specialist writes:
The apprenticeship has units especially for skills such as site fixing, stone cleaning and memorial masonry.
Michelle Turner, a Director of Stone Restoration Services in Ongar, Essex, and chair of the Natural Stone Industry Training Group (NSITG), has led what has turned out to be a protracted process of achieving the Trailblazer. She worked alongside Claire Wallbridge, Administrator of the NSITG and Training Officer of Stone Federation’s StoneTrain training arm, and others from the stone industry….
More details about the Stonemasonry Trailblazer on the Institute of Apprenticeships website: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/stonemason
