{"id":17158,"date":"2025-02-21T10:57:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:57:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/?p=17158"},"modified":"2025-02-21T10:57:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T10:57:46","slug":"the-learning-foundry-launches-new-home-for-built-environment-training-in-north-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/the-learning-foundry-launches-new-home-for-built-environment-training-in-north-west\/","title":{"rendered":"The Learning Foundry launches new home for built environment training in North West"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool-based training provider, The Learning Foundry, has opened its second training site\u00a0which will offer training in\u00a0construction, green\u00a0skills\u00a0and housing management, for people aged 16+ across the Liverpool City Region and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Attended by Steve Rotheram,\u00a0Mayor of the Liverpool City Region\u00a0and Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council,\u00a0the Skills Centre will\u00a0specialise\u00a0in creating opportunities for local people,\u00a0giving them hands on experience that will lead to\u00a0a range of in-demand skills in the built environment sector.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Liverpool City Region is experiencing a significant construction skills gap. With over\u00a0\u00a32 billion in new construction projects\u00a0anticipated\u00a0annually for the next five years, The Learning Foundry is proud to be supporting local people to gain the skills they need to change their lives, and the community in which they live.<\/span><\/p>\n

With 35 years’ experience delivering quality training programmes, The Learning Foundry is well-placed to support local people to land sustainable work in in-demand sectors, from construction to housing or green skills. The Learning Foundry will use the Skills Centre to deliver programmes to people aged 16+ across the North West, including Property Maintenance Operative apprenticeships, specialist Skills Bootcamps in Green Skills and free feeder programmes for young people and adults living in the Liverpool City Region.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of The Regenda Group, The Learning Foundry\u00a0is\u00a0uniquely positioned to provide high quality training to the sector.\u00a0Benefitting\u00a0from the support of the Group, its\u00a0programmes\u00a0have been guided by the expert knowledge and requirements of social housing provider, Regenda Homes and\u00a0construction\u00a0specialists M&Y, Maintenance and Construction,\u00a0as well as eco and green skills experts,\u00a0Ecogee.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Learning Foundry\u2019s Interim Managing Director, Terry Collier, says: <\/span>\u201cThe 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\u00a0seeking\u00a0in 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\u00a0<\/a>learners\u00a0transition quickly and effectively into employees that have immediate impact in the workforce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Managing Director at M&Y Maintenance and Construction, Gill Kelly, says: <\/span>\u201cAt M&Y Maintenance and Construction\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0not just building structures;\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0committed to building futures.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0been a pleasure to support The Learning Foundry\u00a0shape\u00a0their\u00a0programmes, we\u00a0couldn\u2019t ask for a better fit. Construction training programmes\u00a0at The Learning Foundry\u00a0offer\u00a0two major advantages. Firstly, they\u00a0offer\u00a0a great opportunity\u00a0to 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\u00a0impact\u00a0in the workforce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Programmes will begin running from the new Skills Centre from February 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Liverpool-based training provider, The Learning Foundry, has opened its second training site\u00a0which will offer training in\u00a0construction, green\u00a0skills\u00a0and housing management, for people aged 16+ across the Liverpool City Region and beyond.\u00a0 Attended by Steve Rotheram,\u00a0Mayor of the Liverpool City Region\u00a0and Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council,\u00a0the Skills Centre will\u00a0specialise\u00a0in creating opportunities for local people,\u00a0giving them …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":17159,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-further-education","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17158"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17160,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17158\/revisions\/17160"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/education-today.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}