
FREE Employability course – Gateway to Construction – Phase 2
Course code: EMP
Build Your Future with Our FREE Construction Course – Phase 2
Ready to take the next step in your construction journey? Our FREE 4-week Construction Employability Programme (Phase 2), delivered in partnership with NIS, builds on the skills gained in Phase 1, helping you develop the practical knowledge, site awareness and professional behaviours employers are looking for. You will focus on specialised, sector focused training, combining both accredited and non accredited elements to build advances skills aligned with industry needs.
Take your skills to the next level and move closer to a rewarding career in the construction industry.
This course is run in collaboration with NIS
Course details
What will I learn?
The course covers a range of units necessary for working in the sector, including:
- Health and Wellbeing
- Manual Handling
- Fire Safety
- First Aid
- Working at Height
- Asbestos Awareness
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health)
- Small Tools Awareness
- Construction Plant Competency
- Traffic Marshal
- Fire Marshal
- Understanding Working as a Contractor
- Professional Behaviours and Working on Construction Sites
- SSSTS (Site Supervisor Safety Training Scheme) – 2 Days
- Employment Preparation
Future careers
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