세계 최연소 여성로프전문가가 영국 Great Moulton에서 2011년 9월 탄생한 소식입니다.
인터넷을 찾아보면 외국에서는 수많은 여성 로프전문가들이 활동하고 있는데요, 그 활동분야도 청소, 페인트, 실리콘보수, 간판, 비파괴검사, 빌딩보수 등등 다양한 것 같아요.
하지만, 한국에서는 로프맨이 위험하고 힘든 직업이라는 이미지 때문인지, 여성로프전문가가 전무한 것 같습니다.
정말 이 소녀처럼 야외활동, 손으로 무언가를 만드는 것을 좋아하시는 여성분이 IRATA 자격증 취득을 통한 체계적인 로프엑세스 기술을 배운다면 정말 메리트가 있는 직업일텐데요.
저도 이 직업을 선택한 이유가 이 소녀처럼 책상에 앉아서 또는 실내에서 생활하는 것보다 야외활동을 좋아하고 손으로 무언가를 만드는 일을 좋아해서 였어요.
선천적으로 활동적인 것과 무언가를 좋아하는 사람이 하루종일 실내 사무실에서 머리를 쓴다면 참 힘들겠죠? 스트레스 많이 받을 것 같습니다.
차라리 늦기전에 새로운 분야에 새로운 마음가짐으로 도전해보는 것도 좋을 것 같습니다.
한국에도 어서 많은 여성로프전문가가 탄생하면 좋겠습니다@@@
Great Moulton girl has sky high ambitions
ASK most teenage girls what they would like to do as a career and it is unlikely Industrial Rope Access Technician, which involves abseiling down high rise buildings, would feature prominently.
However, fearless Great Moulton girl Billie-Jo Mills is taking such a lofty ambition in her stride and has become possibly the youngest girl in the world to qualify for the job on the day of her 18th birthday- the youngest a person can become a rope technician.
Such was the speed of her success she completed all of her training in the week leading up to her birthday on Friday, when she passed her International Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA) level 1 assessment at her training base on Great Yarmouth’s Gapton Hall industrial estate.
Her assessment, which consisted of a written exam and practical work, lasted three hours and involved Billie-Jo having to rescue a simulated unconscious “casualty.”
Now the sky is literally the limit for the former Long Stratton High School pupil, who will use her abseiling skills to do cleaning and maintenance work on everything from London skyscrapers and wind turbines for her employer Sky High Rope Access.
Her first job will be cleaning windows in the tall apartments opposite Norwich City Football Club.
But she admitted her choice of career looked as distant as the tops of the buildings she will be scaling when she left school, as she suffered from a lack of confidence due to bullying she experienced.
However, she has since turned her life around and islooking forward to the future with renewed vigour.
She said: “I wanted to become a rope technician because I did not want to be stuck in an office job. I am quite a sporty, outdoors kind of person and I liked the idea of doing a hands-on job.”
But she is no stranger to danger and outdoor adventure as she regularly takes part in gorge walking and climbing trips in Northumberland with her family, including her stepfather Simon Castello, mother Sonya French, 40 and sister Charlie, 15.
So the thought of being suspended on a harness 100ft above the ground holds no fears for Billie-Jo, who has been working in Norwich-based Sky High Rope Access’ office for a couple of years.
“It is quite nice to see the scenery. When you look down everyone always seems really small. I always get to visit other towns and cities like Manchester and get to see everything those places have to offer,” she added.
As part of her training she learned how to handle the ropes and make secure knots and she is hoping to take the next step up and qualify for IRATA level 2, which will involve her learning how to transfer from rope to rope to rescue colleagues in trouble.
If she passes this level, she can then progress to level 3 to train in a supervisory role.
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