An increase in the demand and delivery of scaffolding and roofing apprenticeships, a training programme to help jobseekers gain employment and the launch of site safety courses all contributed to a successful first year at Construction College Midlands. The site …
‘You’ve got the experience, now get qualified’ is the message from Construction College Midlands to all operatives, supervisors and managers. The Birmingham-based college has launched a new suite of NVQ qualifications that workers can study remotely. Each of these programmes …
Garry Sambrook, MP for Northfield visited Construction College Midlands (CCM) to experience first-hand how businesses have been topping up workforce skills throughout the pandemic. He also heard about a new initiative that sees employers coming together with local jobseekers in …
Carpentry students provide polytunnel for youngsters Snacks served up at a Black Country primary school will be homegrown from now on, thanks to a special donation from Walsall College students. Level 3 carpentry students have built a polytunnel for pupils …
In a bid to create a pipeline of talent, Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, is enabling T Level students at Walsall College to play a part in the delivery of Britain’s new railway High …
While Willenhall E-Act Academy students had been on their Easter break, Walsall College students were redecorating some of the building. 10 painting and decorating students got to team up with the Academy’s facilities supervisors for a five-day placement. This involved …
A recent boom in investment in the Midlands is expected to keep the construction industry very busy over the next five years, according to a report from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). We should expect to see the most …
The construction industry has perhaps been the slowest to welcome the support of technology and artificial intelligence. But it seems the time has come for those in the industry to embrace the change and accommodate technology into their working lives. …
The Construction College Midlands, formerly the National Construction College Birmingham is reassuring local construction companies that it is open as usual to train key industry workers. This includes those in construction, utilities and estates operations. Walsall College acquired the site …
Festive accessories made by college apprentices have unexpectedly turned into a successful charity enterprise. Two three-foot wooden Christmas trees and a sleigh built by carpentry and joinery apprentices have raised £63 for Smile for Joel. The items had initially been …