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Social enterprise Places for People has launched a new training movement and delivery programme seeking to tackle the UK’s trade skills crisis and boost the future workforce of the housing sector.
The landmark scheme, called PFP Thrive, will deliver tailored and comprehensive training modules for the UK housing and construction sectors, with a brand-new training academy centre opening in Summer 2025.
Delivery programmes part of PFP Thrive will focus on the traditional and new skills needed by the housing sector to most effectively repair and maintain its customers’ homes, deliver its shared housebuilding programme, meet its retrofit goals and accelerate the development of individuals – both new and longstanding – within the industry.
PfP Thrive will also provide compliance training, apprenticeship and leadership development courses to meet the evolving needs of the sector workforce.
Operating from 20 sites across the UK PfP Thrive aims to train over 200 apprentices and over 1000 people in technical courses in its first year. The programme’s central hub and new academy building will be in Derby and will welcome its first apprentices from Autumn 2025.
Commenting on the launch of PfP Thrive, Greg Reed, Group CEO of Places for People, said: “Today marks the next major
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