Fareham College looks to get people back to work with Job Centre Plus partnership

With the Furlough Scheme about to end and unemployment on the rise the need for people to develop new skills has never been greater.

The college’s Civil Engineering Training Centre (CETC) is working with Job Centre Plus to help individuals who are seeking employment by offering them the relevant skills and experience to enter the construction industry through its new programme.

Potential applicants, including those who have been made redundant and are receiving unemployment benefit, or have been out of work for some time, can enrol on the four-week training programme which also includes a work placement.

Anyone who completes the course will be guaranteed an interview with a local construction company.

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Lesley Roberts, managing director of Business Plus at the college, said, ‘We are delighted to be working in collaboration with Job Centre Plus (JCP) to benefit local people and offer them the opportunity to refresh, refocus, retrain and gain valuable skills and knowledge to pursue careers in the construction industry.’

John Stevens, JCP employer adviser, added: ‘It’s great we have such a fantastic facility, Fareham College’s CETC, in our community and we can further develop our partnership on future projects.’

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