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Caravans
The caravan sector is diverse and complex, employing multiple skills – the management, operational and technical requirements of holiday and home parks as well as caravan manufacture, repair, and retail. Changes within the market and regulatory framework of this £5b sector necessitate increased professionalism, skills training and qualification.
The caravan business is booming, with growing numbers of people buying and holidaying in caravans. SkillsActive works with the industry to ensure that the training needs and skills of the staff, volunteers and seasonal workers matches the requirements of such a fast-growing industry.
Our role
The caravan sector is represented by the strong alliance that has been formed between SkillsActive and CITO (Caravan Industry Training), to ensure that the sector training needs are addressed and more importantly that the needs are not overlooked in the allocation of government and devolved administration funding.
SkillsActive and CITO work together to lead the sector’s drive for better quality, better business and best value through skills.
Examples of SkillsActive’s work with the caravan sector:
- Sponsorship of awards in recognition of the work of caravan engineers;
- Partnership with the caravan sector produced new standards in caravan siting, including a newly improved qualification that is supported by sector employees;
- Introduction of UK-wide generic standards specifically for operational services and leisure management.
“If we don’t invest in our staff, how can they be expected to meet our customers’ needs? Caravans and the skills to keep them in peak condition are developing all the time.”
Rob Woodward, workshops manager Chelston Service Centre
Click here to watch a video outlining the importance of skills and training to the caravan sector.
Key facts and figures
- The National Caravan Council estimates that the caravan sector employs over 90,000 people, in jobs that range from high tech manufacturing to park maintenance.
- The South West of England accounts for highest proportion of the sector’s total employment in the UK – 16%.
- Managers and senior officials is the largest occupation group within caravans, representing 33% of the total caravan workforce.
Training, education and qualifications
SkillsActive has worked in partnership to develop training plans and qualification frameworks for the active leisure and learning sector, we also develop national occupational standards that underpin education courses and qualifications, click here to access them.
