Construction Training Courses. Learn Construction Skills

The Construction Skills Network states that the UK construction industry will continue to experience strong growth, with construction output expected to rise dramatically as we come out of the recession. The blueprint published by ConstructionSkills, forecasts that 348,000 more employees will be needed for the construction industry to meet expected demand - an average of 88,000 new recruits per year. Needles to say over the last few years this figure still hasn’t been met.
Example: Olympic Games - London 2012
In an industry that already required 88,000 new recruits every year, Construction Sector Skills Council has warned that that it will be vital if the industry is to deliver on all demands. The 33,500 predicted jobs include 24,000 trade and craft roles, with the London Olympics generating £2.5 billion in construction output over the next seven years.
Example: 3 Million New homes to be built
Before his exit from office Prime Minister Gordon Brown promised a 20% increase in the country's house-building programme, claiming 3m new homes would be built by 2020. The prime minister increased government plans to build 200,000 homes a year, by an extra 40,000 a year by 2016. The promise also ensured that £10bn would be spent on social housing being built over the next three years. Last year Mr Brown set ambitious targets to build 75,000 social houses annually by 2010-2011, so with a lack of skilled workers to work on these projects, getting trained now would lead to an exciting and busy future. As an example, Keith Mitchell, chairman of the South-East England regional assembly, said: "In the south-east we've already seen a 30% increase in house building over the past five years - but prices are still rising”.

Even at its peak over the past few years, the level of new-build housing was around 168,000 a year. But the shortfall is estimated at 40,000 per year even at it this time, so there is a huge amount more to be built as we come out of the recession.

Former Government Minister Yvette Cooper, acknowledged that the higher targets for house building were necessary just to meet recently published projections showing the need for house building would be higher than previously thought. "There is growing demand for housing in this country and supply is just not keeping up and that is why we have to be much more ambitious." “1 in 3 companies in the UK are reporting vacancies through skills shortages”

So what's in it for you? Well, choosing a future in construction is a very positive move. For a start, you won't be going it alone - thousands of people are changing their outlook and entering the industry each year in the UK. They do this for various reasons with better job satisfaction, quality of life, job security (have you ever heard of a plasterer being out of work?) and significant earning potential being the most common reasons that we have experienced. Whatever job you choose within the construction industry, you will be glad you made the decision to change for years to come and you will have the job satisfaction and level of income you have always wanted. You may already have a good idea what kind of job you want to do. If not, you'll find everything here to give you a good flavour of what's on offer. There are so many careers to choose from, that it can be difficult knowing where to begin. Thankfully, we've made it easy for you to choose the career that's just right for you. Our construction training courses are specifically designed for the adult learner and career changer wanting a time efficient and cost effective way to get the skills needed to get the job done. We understand that the majority of you have substantial responsibilities such as families to support and bills to pay so, to cater for these circumstances, our courses are intensive to limit the time away from home and not earning. Many of our construction training courses are accredited or give you the knowledge to work towards a qualification either through on-site assessment or further experience and training. We view training as progressional giving you the building blocks and practical experience to achieve higher levels of qualification in the workplace and through further training. But whatever skill you choose, you will receive hands-on intensive training delivered by professionals. Access Training’s comprehensive construction training courses are aimed at people of any age or background, whether you want to start a new career or learn a new trade skill, we have a course to suit you. The aim of our courses are to provide a level of competence, which will allow work to be safely and efficiently carried out on domestic properties, equipment and systems. We guarantee that during the courses you will learn a wide variety of things, anything from repairing a leaking pipe to re-plastering an entire house. You will be given the skills you need to get into the industry and quickly develop your career. By attending a course with us you can be reaping the benefits of a career in the industry by getting the professional qualifications you need in just a matter of weeks (including City & Guilds and NICEIC). Traditionally you would need to wait 2 or 3 years to start your career by enrolling on a lengthy and inflexible college course. However, we can cater for your individual needs and get you qualified and trained in just weeks. Having attended Access Training’s courses, the vast majority of students have gone on to establish profitable new careers in the industry using the training and guidance they’ve received. We have a vast amount of experience in the industry and are the market leaders for delivering training courses that are designed for the adult learner or someone who wants to change their career and get into the industry in the trade of their choice. Above all they want a flexible course that fits around their current job or circumstance and is the most cost effective and time efficient way to get qualified and working.

As we’ve mentioned previously, our priority is to cater for the mature student with a total understanding of the student’s responsibilities. We understand that you have bills to pay and could have families to support so our courses are intensive and focussed to lessen the period you are spending away from your place of work or not earning. Students often attend our courses in weekly blocks to fit around their holiday or leave periods and they book their course when they are ready as we give student up to 2 years to complete their training and gain their qualifications. Some students attend their course on continuous weeks as they want to get trained and qualified as quickly as possible. We let the student decide. The training is ‘hands-on’ and is based on giving the students the level of skill required to perform a job professionally after they finish their course. We spend the maximum amount of time possible getting the students to practice with the materials and tools they will be using in their trade and we insist on providing each student with their own training area and a limitless supply of material until the subject area is completed to the high standard both we and insist you achieve. Rest assured, whichever trade or course you choose you will experience the best training available on an enjoyable and intensive course that is ‘hands-on’ and delivered by experienced professionals. Access Training are firmly established as the country’s leading deliverer of construction training courses with a priority for delivering the highest quality of instruction and support delivered to each and every student. Our class sizes never exceed 8 people so you will benefit greatly from the experience and skills taught by our Tutors. We can offer guidance, advice and support and a large range of courses to fit anyone’s requirements, whether that is for a change of career, for DIY purposes or if you are already practicing in a trade and wish to add to your skills or achieve certification we offer courses up to level 3. We are totally confident that you will receive the service you are looking for if contact us as we believe our training our methods and our belief in small class sizes are the reasons for our continuing success. Contact us now to arrange a visit to our centre and take a look at what we do and how do it. We encourage visitors to talk with existing students, many of which have travelled from around the country, to see what they’ve learned and why we continue to have a nationwide reputation as the county’s leading provider of training for all trades with accreditation from the CITB, City & Guilds, BAL, BPEC, NICEIC & EAL. Equal facilities are available to everyone, regardless of whether you train with us on a short term basis or longer for the purposes of gaining a qualification. At Access Training we believe in delivering the best quality construction training courses possible. As part of this dedication we make sure that all our Tutors have been recognised tradesman within their area of expertise and carry the correct teaching and assessing qualifications ensuring that you receive the very best service, advice and training.