Bournemouth-based training provider JRS Training – sponsor of the CIOB Awards 2022 Rising Star category – has been celebrating the success of a recent initiative undertaken with East Sussex Council.
Last October, the firm worked with East Sussex Council’s Steps to Work scheme, which saw it support a group of trainees with their entry into work.
“We worked closely with the Steps to Work team to handpick a variety of qualifications and methods of teaching which would be both accessible and useful to the trainees,” said James Owen, JRS Training’s managing director.
The trainees achieved Level 1 Health and Safety in Construction and Environment and Emergency First Aid at Work, as well as qualifications in Working at Height, Vehicle Marshalling, Manual Handling and Asbestos Awareness.
After getting to know the trainees, JRS tailored the delivery of the courses to work on additional skills, such as presentation and overall communication, in order to further support the group with interviews.
Four of the six trainees successfully found employment off the back of all the training courses.
“It was a pleasure working with East Sussex Steps to Work, and we’re looking forward to supporting more trainees with them in the future,” said Owen.
