TRAINING DAY

Construction College Midlands (CCM) has launched a bumper autumn training schedule to help the construction industry continue bouncing back from Covid.

Formerly National Construction College Birmingham, the site was acquired by Walsall College in December 2020. With scaffolding seen as a safety-critical industry, CCM has remained open throughout lockdown, providing a suite of CISRS training programmes, in order for construction and redevelopment projects to stay on schedule.

They are now encouraging businesses nationwide to keep up to date, or catch up with CISRS card training, health and safety awareness and other sector-led upskilling opportunities.

John Adams of Construction College Midlands said: “Organisations can go full steam ahead with their staff training plans, whether these involve supporting operatives who delayed CISRS card renewals, new recruits completing mandatory qualifications before going on site, or existing staff through higher skills level training.

“We have an established team here who joined us from CITB and they have taken pride in delivering a suite of courses without compromising on the quality of our provision.

“Our delivery model is in line with Covid restrictions so that businesses can meet critical skills needs and fulfil key contracts.

As we continue to ease out of lockdown, we are looking forward to welcoming new and returning learners and trainees so that productivity and sector growth return to pre-pandemic levels.”

The college offers the full range of CISRS programmes, from new entrants on COTS courses, through to the Advanced Scaffolder training, supervisory programmes and scaffold-inspection courses. They can also offer SSSTS and SMSTS courses, which continued to be delivered throughout the lockdown via remote delivery sessions.

All college-based training is in line with relevant Covid-secure guidelines to ensure everyone on site is protected while able to fulfil all their training course requirements.

Organisations maintaining their staff training commitments during lockdown include Midland Scaffolding Services Ltd. Fifteen of their team have updated their CISRS Labour and Advanced Scaffolder cards.

“Training and development has always been a priority for our business,” said Sue Newton, at Midland Scaffolding Services Ltd. “We’ve been pleased that our staff could continue having their skills validated by renewing their cards in a timely way.

“I have found everybody at CCM to be extremely helpful, informative, friendly and professional. Both the registrations processes and the staff are efficient and the turnaround in certificates and cards is the best service I have experienced.”

For further information about training courses, visit www.constructioncollege.co.uk, call 01922 663600 or email info@constructioncollege.co.uk