Careys and BMet College launch Groundworks SWAP

The three-week course, starting on Monday 21 November, provides candidates with a range of skills including:

• Extensive practical training at a purpose built outdoor construction site
• Health and Safety in a construction environment
• CSCS Card (training and exam)
• Manual handling and the safe use of tools
• Flexible paving (paving, slabbing and drainage)
• Employability elements, including mock interview and CV support
• Guaranteed job interview for Groundworks vacancies with Careys upon course completion

Delivery of the Groundworks SWAP will be carried out from a brand new, purpose-built site at James Watt College, located in Great Barr, Birmingham.

The Sector-based Work Academy Programme (SWAP) supports businesses to create a skilled workforce by helping to prepare those receiving unemployment benefits to apply for jobs in a different area of work. Placements are designed to help meet immediate and future recruitment needs as well as to recruit a workforce with the right skills to sustain and grow a business. Placements are particularly useful for young people but are open to all jobseekers aged 18 upwards.

Placements have three main components:

1. pre-employment training – matched to the needs of the employing business’s sector
2. work experience placement – a great opportunity for businesses to identify talent and for the individual to cement their knowledge and understanding of the required role
3. a guaranteed job interview or help with an employer’s recruitment process