The CEO of the Property Care Association, Sarah Garry, has been appointed to the CITB Nations Council (England) as an employer member
Sarah Garry, the CEO of the Property Care Association, has officially joined the CITB Nations Council (England) as an employer member.
She will be working alongside 10 other members, as well as the councils of Scotland and Wales, to help shape CITB’s strategic plan.
This work will be through amplifying links with the Government and policymakers, and developing an agile training programme to meet the UK’s housing needs.
The appointment comes not long after CITB took on five voluntary trustees.
CITB will benefit from Sarah Garry’s experience
Garry is bringing over 20 years of experience in membership and trade associations, construction trade bodies, and the international medical centre to the table, including seven years with Build UK.
Garry was also the lead in the World Congress of Soil Science 2022, which won multiple awards, and also represented construction as a member of the Department for Education’s On Site Construction T Level Panel, the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card Management Committee and the Greater London Authority (GLA) Construction Skills Group, following the Grenfell tower tragedy.
Garry comments on her new role and intentions
Sarah Garry said: “There’s never been a greater need to focus on skills for the future, and I am really pleased to be taking up the CITB role to help shape that.
“I’ll be actively pushing for more accessible training for PCA members and the wider sector and looking at ways we can signpost the industry to claim the right funding.
“We are going through major changes in the construction sector, with factors such as the Building Safety Act requiring competence to be demonstrated across all building work.
“Training is going to be vital and CITB is going to have a role in ensuring that.
“With factors such as energy efficiency and climate having an impact on the UK’s current housing stock, PCA members have the expertise to play a key role in upgrading homes, whilst contributing their technical knowledge so that new homes can be built and existing homes can be retrofitted, safely and sustainably.
“There are careers for everyone in the construction industry and we need to attract more talent and inspire them to play a part in providing healthy and safe homes.”
