Hercules Site Services, a labour supply firm, has launched a construction skills academy aimed at training recruits for major UK infrastructure projects. The academy plans to teach up to 400 students during its first year. It seeks to address the skills shortage in the UK construction industry, which needs an additional 225,000 workers by 2027 according to a CITB report.
Course Offerings and Accreditations
Courses offered include health and safety, T-levels, vocational qualifications and degree-level apprenticeships. It also offers specialist courses on highways, overhead powerline awareness, utility detection and working at height. The qualifications are accredited by the National Open College Network, the Construction Industry Training Board and the Energy & Utility Skills Register.
Hercules Site Services plc (LON:HERC) is a collaborative, innovative company delivering services of the highest standards within the Civil Engineering sector of the construction industry.