News & Events
HS2 launches new construction apprenticeships
Jobseekers and career changers who want to work in construction are encouraged to register for a new two-week pre-employment programme that could lead to an apprenticeship with HS2’s construction partner, Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB).
New partnership will offer newly trained workers immediate access to local job opportunities
The Skills Centre has partnered with JobMatcha app to allow local employers immediate access to pre-qualified local workforce to meet current and future skills shortages
The Skills Centre acquires Sorted Training to boost its commercial training services
The acquisition will result in even more commercial opportunities for the construction training provider
The Skills Centre partners with RIFT Social Enterprise to support people with convictions into construction jobs
The pilot will deliver pre-employment construction training both in prison and in the community with the Probation Service
Celebrating the Women into Finishing & Interiors – Build Back Employment Programme
With the Finishing and Interiors sector suffering a huge skills shortage and an urgent need for more Dry Liners across the UK, WiC were delighted to recently partner with Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS), and The Skills Centre on the Women into Finishing & Interiors – Build Back Employment Programme. Supporting us on the six-week programme were employers Bouygues, Celtic Contractors, Decorella, George Jackson, Measom and Tapper Interiors. The programme was free to participants and employers thanks to funding from CITB, The Skills Centre and Paddington Development Trust EQUIP European Social Fund.
HS2 launches fast-track employment scheme for unemployed Bucks and Northants residents
HS2’s construction partner, Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB), is launching an employment scheme with The Skills Centre to help local people who are out of work develop new skills and progress into paid employment.
The Skills Centre welcomes Jessica Elgot, Deputy Political Editor, The Guardian, and Shadow Employment Minister, Alison McGovern
Shadow Minister and Guardian political editor toured The Skills Centre in Southwark, to explore how the training model brings together Job Centre Plus, local authorities and local employers to develop targeted courses that help local people fill local skills gaps.
The Skills Centre supports Cross-Industry Construction Apprenticeships Taskforce (CCATF) open letter regarding proposed changes to Level 2 Qualifications
Last week the Cross Industry Construction Apprenticeships Taskforce (CCATF) sent an open letter to Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, highlighting the crucial importance of level 2 qualifications within the construction industry.
