Training

WMCCE can offer skills develoment through our business improvement activities.  Additionally the following organisations can provide advice and guidance on training:

Business Link provides impartial information, support and advice to help businesses develop and make them more successful.

The Learning and Skills Council is a non-departmental public body responsible for planning and funding high quality education and training for everyone in England, other than those in universities.

The Train to Gain service can help businesses find the training solutions required to meet their needs, from NVQ programmes to bespoke on-site training.

Apprenticeships can help businesses by offering a route to harness fresh new talent.

Training can also be accessed through the following providers:

Higher Education Institutes

Further Education Colleges

Sector Skills Councils

Higher Education Institutes

Aston University

Birmingham City University

Coventry University

Staffordshire University

University of Birmingham

University of Wolverhampton

Warwick University

The Construction Leadership Centre, managed by the University of Wolverhampton, aims to facilitate the development of leadership skills for construction professionals.

If you are an HEI offering construction related courses in the region and are not listed above please email l.rutter@wmcce.org.

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Further Education Colleges

National Construction College

Herefordshire

Herefordshire College of Technology

Shropshire

Shrewsbury College of Arts and Technology

Telford College of Arts and Technology

Staffordshire

Burton College

Newcastle Under Lyme College

South Staffordshire College

Stafford College

Stoke College

Warwickshire

North Warwickshire and Hinckley College

Stratford Upon Avon College

Warwickshire College

West Midlands

Birmingham Metropolitan College

Bournville College

City College Birmingham

City College Coventry

City of Wolverhampton College

Dudley College

Sandwell College

Solihull College

South Birmingham College

Stourbridge College

Walsall College

Worcestershire

North East Worcestershire College

South Worcestershire College

Worcester College of Technology

If you are a Further Education College offering construction related courses in the region and you are not listed above please email l.rutter@wmcce.org.

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Sector Skills Councils

ConstructionSkills is the Sector Skills Council and Industry Training Board for the construction industry, working to deliver a safe, professional and fully qualified UK construction workforce.  They work with construction companies to help improve skills and increase their competitive edge and can offer advice on training and grants available.

SummitSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the building services engineering sector.  Created by employers, for employers, they aim to address six key objectives; employer engagement; offering expertise, safeguarding standards; enhancing quality and delivery; raising ambition; effectiveness and evolution; and partnership approach.

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