Travis Perkins has partnered with Eastleigh College in Hampshire to provide traineeship opportunities for learners and help more young people into work, with the builders’ merchant providing up to 300 annual traineeships across England for 19-24-year-olds at the College from January 2022.
The building materials supplier will also be providing workplace preparation and placements that cover a range of different areas of the business, including yards, warehouses, branches, tool hire, administration and sales. Meanwhile, Eastleigh College will deliver specialist training, including English and maths skills to every trainee.
The comprehensive training schedule will also include health and safety training, CV writing and interview preparation. Through Eastleigh College, each trainee will be supported by a dedicated traineeship coach via webinars and one-to-one sessions.
Commenting on the partnership, Emma Rose, chief HR officer of Travis Perkins, said: “The breadth of our businesses and our track record for training and development, combined with the strong family values and commitment we have to our local communities, means we have a strong offering for the traineeship candidates here at Travis Perkins.
“Our apprenticeship programmes and Kickstarter placements support the economic recovery and are extremely successful, both for the young people who want to expand their knowledge and capabilities, and for us as an employer who is investing in the next generation workforce and wants to play a leading part in the modernisation of our industry.”
Paul Cox, chief executive of Eastleigh College, added: “Traineeships are an excellent, flexible, work-based route to help young people gain the confidence, skills and experience they need, and at Travis Perkins, we have found a partner that shares the same ambitions and values for what I hope will now become a mutually beneficial and enduring offering for our learners.
“We know construction has an important role to play in the post-COVID recovery, and this traineeship opportunity will see us deliver an exciting extension to the education, training and apprenticeship opportunities we already offer.”
