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The Skills Centre and Places for London open their third training Centre for Londoners together, this one in partnership with the London Borough of Barnet and Ballymore.

The Skills Centre and partners Berkeley Group (St Joseph) hosted West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker, ahead of his announcement of a flagship plan to tackle youth unemployment in the region.

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• New Earls Court Skills Centre, delivered by a partnership between the Earls Court Development Company, Places for London and The Skills Centre, formally unveiled with ribbon-cutting ceremony.
• Centre delivered on the Earls Court development site, which has the potential to deliver 12,000 jobs and 2,000 construction jobs.
• Earls Court Development Company (ECDC) announce their ambition to make the area a showcase for innovation and skills.

The Skills Centre achieves an exceptional "Outstanding" for Adult Learning Programmes and "Good" overall OFSTED rating. Specific recognition given for aligning skills with industry demands and fostering employability, while Rainscreen Cladding Bootcamp highlighted as a key strength.

One of the UK’s leading construction skills training companies, The Skills Centre, which is currently running specialist cladding skills bootcamps in London, welcomes the announcement that the UK government will be providing more funding for cladding removal.

New bootcamp for much-needed rainscreen cladding skills kicks off in July

Jobseekers and career changers who want to work in construction are encouraged to register for a new two-week pre-employment programme that could lead to an apprenticeship with HS2’s construction partner, Eiffage, Kier, Ferrovial Construction and BAM Nuttall (EKFB).