SUPPORTING THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR THROUGH SKILLS AND TRAINING

BRIDGWATER & TAUNTON COLLEGE is home to the Construction Skills and Innovation Centre (CSIC), located in Cannington, Somerset. CSIC was built in partnership between the college, Heart of the South West LEP and EDF Energy. Training and up-skilling the construction workforce and civil engineers, the centre replicates a real-life construction site, with industry-standard plant, machinery and equipment. Construction site behaviours and standards are embedded into specific learning around technical knowledge and skills.

The centre provides critical skills training and apprenticeships for infrastructure construction, including nuclear new build, specialising in groundworks, steel fixing, formwork, water utilities, slinging and lifting, lifting supervision and appointed persons site supervision and management courses as well as many CPCS plant categories. CSIC is the UK’s leading civil engineering training centre, offering bespoke training products to employers across the UK. It has proved to be life-changing for many candidates who have progressed through the skills set offered.

CSIC is also home to Construction Live – an exciting and unique experiential programme offering groups of delegates the opportunity to experience what it is like to work on a construction site. Now recognised as a vital work experience component to those on degree and apprenticeship programmes, Construction Live sees delegates experiencing first hand how to plan, manage and build a construction project, aligned to any outcomes required for their studies.

It reinforces health and safety expectations and high project values and behaviours, preparing candidates for the exacting requirements on real construction projects. q

• For more information about CSIC’s apprenticeship programmes, courses and training at Bridgwater & Taunton College call 01278 655004, email CSIC@btc.ac.uk or visit www.btc.ac.uk