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Pre-Employment Learners Reflect On Their Experience

Our brand new centre, opened in partnership with Measoms, has just seen its first class of pre-employment learners complete their three-week course. Our construction pre-employment course is a fantastic way of gaining the skills and qualifications you need to start a career in construction. Interactive training, classroom discussions, case studies, teamwork, individual/group presentations, yard-based practical training, on-site experience and self-study outside of the classroom. 

We were lucky enough to sit down with some of the learners who have completed their training to find out more about their experiences… 

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Samuel's Bootcamp Experience

Samual Ajayi, a recent participant in one of our Bootcamps, joined us to talk about his experience. 

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Emily's Story

We had the chance to catch up with Emily Villas, who recently completed one of our bootcamps. 

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Harry's Story

Harry was introduced to construction when he completed our free pre-employment programme at The Skills Centre in Southwark in 2021.

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Brian's journey into construction

Our Construction Gateway Programme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and in partnerships with O'Halloran & O'Brien (OHOB) is transforming the lives of many individuals.

We recently had the chance to sit down with a group of learners, who had just completed the programme, and to learn more about the work they had been doing on site - meet Brian:

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David's journey into construction

Our Construction Gateway Programme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and in partnerships with O'Halloran & O'Brien (OHOB) is transforming the lives of many individuals.

We recently had the chance to sit down with a group of learners, who had just completed the programme, and to learn more about the work they had been doing on site - meet David:

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Shane's journey into construction

Our Construction Gateway Programme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has recently launched in the West Midlands and the course is already transforming the lives for many individuals.

To date, all learners have successfully completed the course and secured a guaranteed interview with our partners O'Halloran & O'Brien (OHOB), with many then pursuing a career at OHOB, one of the fastest-growing construction companies in the UK.

We recently had the chance to sit down with a group of learners, who had just completed the programme, and to learn more about the work they had been doing on site - meet Shane:

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