The bootcamps are designed to equip learners with the practical experience and industry-recognised qualifications needed to operate construction plant machinery safely and effectively. Learners completing the bootcamps gain both hands-on training and the CPCS certification required to begin work on site.
The training is delivered at The Skills Centre鈥檚 Earl鈥檚 Court facility, currently the only dedicated CPCS training site in London, giving learners access to specialist equipment and real-world operating environments.
The programme is being offered at multiple times through the year, and is designed to remove barriers to entry into the industry by offering intensive, focused training that can quickly lead to job opportunities.
Former farmer Charlie Lillington took part in the recent bootcamp, focused on women and held shortly after International Women's Day. Lillington had experience with heavy machinery, and saw the programme as a way into a new profession, with better wages and hours than her previous career.
"I'd put the message out there to any woman, if you're good at something, go for it. It is a male-dominated industry at the moment, but the more of us that join, the less it will be."