LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
DURING COVID-19 & BEYOND
NPTC Group of Colleges’ Business Development team has a wealth of experience working with employers of all sizes to provide
bespoke training and development solutions and during these worrying and challenging times, we remain committed to
helping businesses continue to upskill their employees. Due to the current pandemic, delivering courses has had to change
and adapt, therefore we have scouted out a variety of online digital resources.

We want to make sure your business is aware of available courses in a variety of different areas. If you have staff members
who are currently on furlough or are working from home and wish to develop their skills, the below training providers offer
online learning opportunities to all.

CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY RANGE OF COURSES AVAILABLE WEBSITE/E-MAIL COST
Supply The Supply Chain Sustainability School offer a range of teaching https://www.supplychainschool.co.uk/markets/ Free
Chain Sus- resources to help businesses understand and address sustainability wales/
tainability within construction in Wales.
School
The Supply Chain Sustainability School offer teaching resources cov-
ering Supply Chain Management | Well-being of Future Generations
| Welsh Code of Practice on Ethical Employment in Supply Chains |
Sustainability Strategy | Air Quality | Sustainable Use and Management
Plastics | Environmental Management in FM |

CITB CITB offer a range of construction courses available via remote www.citb.co.uk/urgent-messages/ Various
learning. Click the Construction Training Directory and
Construction Training Register tab for information,
CITB offer courses covering Brickwork Requirements | Commercial there is also the below PDF which shows whih
Management of Construction Contracts | Floorwork | Groundworks | Short Duration Standards are appropriate for
BS8000 Part 16 Code of Practice | Basement Water Management | remote delivery.
Cold Weather Working Requirements for Bricklayers | Floor Repair | https://www.citb.co.uk/documents/remote_stand-
Duty to Manage Asbestos | Demolition Safety Awareness | Develop ard.pdf
and Maintain a Home Build Programme |

Oxford Oxford Home Study offer a short course in Construction Management www.oxfordhomestudy.com/courses/construc- Free
Home Study covering Construction Industry | The Role of Construction Supervisor | tion-management-courses-online/free-online-con-
Estimation in Construction Work | Planning for Equipment | struction-courses

Fire Industry The Fire Industry Association offer CPD, webinars and courses online www.fia.uk.com/ Various
Association covering various topics relating to fire safety and fire safety training.

Fire Industry Association offer courses, CPD and webinars covering

Fire Detection and Alarm Systems | Maintenance of Fire Extinguishers
| Emergency Lighting | Electrical Competency Training | Critical Uses
of Halon | Fire Risk Assessments - Responsibilities and Procedures |
Environmental Courses |

Class Class Central have a wide range of Construction courses available www.classcentral.com/subject/construction Free &
Central from top universities around the world like MIT, Stanford, and Harvard. Paid

Class Central offer courses covering: Construction Management |

Construction Scheduling | Sustainable Construction and Development
| Construction Finance | Construction Project Management | Construc-
tion Cost Estimating and Cost Control |

Lean The Lean Construction School offer learning and development pro- www.leanconstructionschool.com/ Free
Construction grammes and courses for everyone in the construction industry.
School

The Lean Construction School offer courses and learning resources

covering: Collaborative Planning and Production Control | Problem
Solving | 5S Workplace Organisation | Construction and Waste | Visual
Management | Value Stream Mapping | Standardised Work |

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COMPANY RANGE OF COURSES AVAILABLE WEBSITE/E-MAIL COST
Vinci PLC Vinci PLC offer 14 e-learning modules covering Building Information www.vincibim.com/ Free
Modeling (BIM). The BIM training offers an overview of BIM to upskill
anybody within the Construction Industry.

These training and e-learning modules provide an overview of BIM L2

requirements and documentation commonly used in the industry and
how this applies to various roles. Additionally, the technical modules
offer a wider understanding of software in the industry and their appli-
cations, including BIM solutions and case studies for a range of topics
such as 4D or HSEQ. This training is the perfect tool to obtain a great
understanding of BIM.

Building Building Contractors Training Group offer a Supervisor Development www.hub.bctgconstruct.co.uk/ Free
Contractors Programme aimed at anyone new to a supervisory role, for those who
Training wish to progress or for CPD for existing supervisors. There is an oppor-
Group tunity to attain accreditation with a digital badge.

There are 20 e-learning modules based on three key areas: Construc-

tion Based Skills | Soft Skills | Digital Skills |

National The National Federation of Builders offer BeResilient to increase www.beresilient.support/organisational-resil- Free
Federation awareness and understanding amongst small employers of the impor- ience-support/ access
of Builders tance of organisational resilience; develop the skills and capacity to to GAP
implement it. There is free access to the gap analysis tool for organi- Analy-
sations to map their resilience and identify training tools to address the sis Tool
gaps.

Gilbert and Piloting the Deployment of ISO18404 in the Construction Sector www.leanconstructionireland.ie/iso-18404-as- Free
Goode a-lean-construction-transformation-model/ Free
A programme to accredit organisations in the British Standards Institu- webinar available on website
tion ISO18404 for Lean Construction.
www.citb.co.uk/documents/funding/g-andg-report-
final-13thjune.pdf Free downloadable report

Energy and Energy and Utility Skills have released 3 videos which aim to influence Highways the Right Way I - Risk Assessments Free
Utility Skills behaviour and reduce accidents on site.
Highways the Right Way II - Breaking Ground
These 3 videos are free to watch via YouTube and cover: Risk Assess-
ments | Breaking Ground | Backfilling Excavations | Highways the Right Way III - Backfilling Excava-
tions

Fortem The Right to Work project is aimed at providing accessible training on Right to Work - Part One Free
Solutions how to check the ‘right to work’ status of all employees thereby pre-
venting illegal working and any modern slavery/trafficking activities. Right to Work - Part Two
This is a free resource available via YouTube.

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