BUILDING A STRONG FUTURE WITH BUILDING HEROES

We are delighted to announce our recent collaboration with Building Heroes, a nationwide charity that offers support for veterans looking for work. Through the newly launched Construction Hub, NHC and Stevenage Borough Council have partnered veterans with local construction companies to provide some on-site work experience.

This on-site experience has provided the Building Heroes learners with a real insight into what life on a construction site is like. One of the learners described the experience as “a fantastic opportunity to meet people working within the industry and have open discussions about what the role involves, and the skills and experience employers are looking for. It certainly opened my eyes.”

Learners met with workers from across the different trades involved in housing development, hearing stories about their knowledge and expertise. They also shared their career paths with our Building Heroes learners, helping to illustrate how they got to be in their current roles and the experience they picked up along the way. Seeing the skills they’ve learnt in the classroom be used on the site will help our learners to put their lessons into perspective, as well as to understand what they can achieve in their new chosen career.

Another learner said: “As someone looking for a career change into construction with very little knowledge of the industry, I can safely say I have learnt a lot today. Having the chance to speak with people in the trades I am considering moving into about where to start, what to expect and what to take into consideration was invaluable.”