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We're open! New Earls Court Skills Centre to provide a base for construction and STEAMMM skills in west London
- New Earls Court Skills Centre, delivered by a partnership between the Earls Court Development Company, Places for London and The Skills Centre, formally unveiled with ribbon-cutting ceremony.
- Centre delivered on the Earls Court development site, which has the potential to deliver 12,000 jobs and 2,000 construction jobs.
- Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) announce their ambition to make the area a showcase for innovation and skills.
The Skills Centre Excels with Outstanding Ofsted Rating for Adult Learning Programmes
The Skills Centre achieves an exceptional "Outstanding" for Adult Learning Programmes and "Good" overall OFSTED rating. Specific recognition given for aligning skills with industry demands and fostering employability, while Rainscreen Cladding Bootcamp highlighted as a key strength.
UK Government’s biggest cladding funding scheme announced
One of the UK’s leading construction skills training companies, The Skills Centre, which is currently running specialist cladding skills bootcamps in London, welcomes the announcement that the UK government will be providing more funding for cladding removal.
The Skills Centre partners with the Greater London Authority to provide Green Skills Bootcamps
New bootcamp for much-needed rainscreen cladding skills kicks off in July
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
