Liverpool-based training provider The Learning Foundry has opened its second training site, offering courses in construction, green skills, and housing management for individuals aged 16 and above across the Liverpool City Region and beyond.

The launch event was attended by Mayor of the Liverpool City Region Steve Rotheram and Liam Robinson, leader of Liverpool City Council.

The Skills Centre on Boundary Street in Kirkdale will specialise in creating opportunities for local people, giving them hands on experience that will lead to a range of in-demand skills in the built environment sector.

The Liverpool City Region is experiencing a significant construction skills gap, with more than £2 billion in new construction projects anticipated annually for the next five years.

The Learning Foundry will use the Skills Centre to deliver programs for individuals aged 16 and over across the North West, including property maintenance operative apprenticeships, specialist green skills bootcamps, and free feeder programs for young people and adults in the Liverpool City Region.

As part of The Regenda Group, The Learning Foundry is well-positioned to provide high-quality training to the sector. With the support of the Group, its programmes are shaped by the knowledge and requirements of social housing provider Regenda Homes, construction specialists M&Y Maintenance and Construction, and eco and green skills experts Ecogee.

Terry Collier, The Learning Foundry’s interim managing director, says: “The launch of our Skills Centre is crucial for The Learning Foundry.

“Creating a designated home for built environment training is giving our communities the opportunity to access practical skills that employers are seeking in their recruitment processes.

“Working collaboratively with our partners across The Regenda Group enables The Learning Foundry to address skill gaps within the sector so our learners transition quickly and effectively into employees that have immediate impact in the workforce.”

Gill Kelly, managing director at M&Y Maintenance and Construction, adds: “At M&Y Maintenance and Construction we’re not just building structures; we’re committed to building futures.

“It’s been a pleasure to support The Learning Foundry shape their programmes, we couldn’t ask for a better fit. Construction training programmes at The Learning Foundry offer two major advantages.

“Firstly, they offer a great opportunity to local people to gain the versatile and in-demand skills that they need to work in across the built environment sector. The second is that through collaboration, The Learning Foundry can address skill gaps within our sector, allowing learners to upskill and impact in the workforce.”

Programmes will begin running from the new Skills Centre from February 2025.  To register your interest for any of the programmes , vist can do so via The Learning Foundry website.

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