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Course details
Course provider: Icon Ltd- Forging Futures
Eligibility - You must be aged 19+ and live in West Yorkshire, unemployed or employed.
Industry: Green within Construction
Start dates: June 2024
Duration: 14 days
Venue: Forging Futures Campus, Kirkstall Forge, Leeds LS5 3NE
Overview/summary of training
You will be learning key foundation principles related to a range of green skills methods and practices. These are industry led and are all major factors in the delivery of net low carbon, energy efficient homes, whether new build or retro fitting existing properties and housing stock. In the delivery of this education programme, we will use a blended learning model which makes use of not only classroom sessions, lectures & presentations but whilst we look at the future of the industry, we will also incorporate the future of training by including Virtual Reality immersive modules delivered by our partner Focus XR. There will be an opportunity for you to attend live sites as well as bespoke, state of the art training facilities to study and learn about green skills carrying out some of the session with industry leaders.
We will also underpin this learning with key modules from our successful Real Site Skills programme to ensure site readiness.
Week 1
Day 1 - Induction & Introduction
Day 2 - NPORS H & S awareness day (CSCS)
Day 3 - Emergency First Aid
Day 4 - Working at Height / Manual Handling
Day 5 - Fire Safety
Week 2
Day 1 - Intro to Passive Housing (new build / retrofit)
Day 2 - Air Tightness –doors, windows & insulation
Day 3 – Retrofit
Day 4 - Insulated Concrete Form (ICF)
Day 5 – Renewable Energy (Solar / PV / Heat Pumps
Week 3 - 4 days worth of:
Self-Led Learning
Study possible site visits,
Work Experience
Work Trials & Interviews
We will introduce those with little or no knowledge of these principles to a range of new skills, allowing you to access jobs within the industry, increase understanding and also support the industry in spreading the word about how important the green skills agenda is, and the need to use new methods in construction. The business involved will increase their brand awareness, expose their vital work but also recruit you to support growth aspirations and realise future needs and project delivery.
There is a call for more passive housing, more people delivering green projects, there are targets attached to this by government, local authorities, and the industry itself but the simple fact is there isn’t currently the work force to deliver the targets or a sufficient pipeline of people coming through with the pre requisite knowledge or understanding of what is needed nor the skills to become employed in the industry. We hope we can be part of the solution.
The course is suitable for new entrants to the industry, people retraining to enter the industry, self-employed people & those wanting to retrofit your own properties or conducting renovation projects. Businesses who are already delivering projects and need to upskill existing staff can also apply.
What next?
We have a track record of moving people into work and employment opportunities, many of our associate partners and contractors are looking for staff to enable their required projects and growth to take place.
So, our aim is to move as many of you as possible into employment on completion of the programme.
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