Mayor's Construction Academy Hubs
The Mayor’s Construction Academy (MCA) brings together seven Hubs across London.
There are many opportunities in London to undertake skills training. However, often it feels confusing, which means it’s hard for Londoners to navigate between the qualifications they need, the support they need to get into work and the jobs they ultimately want. For employers, it’s hard to navigate the many, many organisations offering training and employment support to track down the best people for the jobs they have.
The MCA Hubs have been set the task of bringing this all together at a local level. Our Hub coordinators are the connecting point between all the organisations helping develop the workforce, whether employers or training providers, and the people that want to be part of that workforce.
The aims of the MCA Hubs
- ensure construction employers’ skills requirements are communicated to skills training providers, and construction skills training availability is communicated to employers
- enable employer-led curriculum design enhancements and ensure work placement/apprenticeship/employment opportunities are shared across the collaborating MCA Hub partners
- provide job brokerage assistance between local learners, construction skills training providers and employers
- arrange additional pre-employability or learning support to Londoners who have failed to secure construction employment, ensuring they are guided towards new construction opportunities.
More information about the MCA Hubs
This map shows which Hubs are operating in your area. See below for more details about each of the Hubs and to find out how you can get involved.
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham (LBBD) Hub brings together homebuilding contractors and training providers to design bespoke training, meeting the skills needs of employers and ensuring the most up-to-date construction methods are being taught by providers.
The LBBD Construction Job Shop, Work Redbridge and Havering Works are promoting careers in the construction sector to residents, working with contractors to fill vacancies where there are skills gaps and to help achieve Section 106 obligations.
Hub highlights:
- meet the Buyer events to allow contractors and business to meet the Council procurement teams
- recruiting local residents into the Barking Wharf Development, supported by Job Shops/LBBD and JCP
- established the Riverside Training Centre to train more residents across the boroughs.
Hub area: Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge.
Key providers: Endeavor, Havering College, HURAK, Keltbray, PIP, The STC Group.
Key employers: Anderson Group, Bellway Homes, BRL, Kilnbridge, L&Q, Mid Group, O'Neill and Brennan, Rooff, Total Care Security, United Living, Wates, Wilmott Dixon.
Contact inforamtion
For more information please contact the Barking and Dagenham Hub Coordinator, Iain Gambardella or visit the homepage.
The London Borough of Newham Mayor’s Construction Academy Hub supports businesses, training providers and residents across the borough to identify and overcome skills shortages in the industry through training and provides a streamlined access for residents to them. This will be achieved through extensive engagement with the industry and training partners to deliver jobs and training for Newham residents.
Our network of training and education providers delivers a vast variety of accredited training from entry level through to level 6 qualifications.
Hub highlights: Workplace is London Borough of Newham’s one stop shop for recruitment support and advice for Newham residents from education options through to personal financial management. Via our Young Peoples Team we can help support you to identify the career goals you want to set yourself and the correct route to achieve them through our services. On a 1-2-1 basis we provide Information, Advice and Guidance (I.A.G) and guide young people through the wide range of options available to them. We will create a personalised Action Plan that outlines the next steps to a career in construction and we regularly signpost young people to our network of partners and will assist with applications for education, training and employment. When your course finishes or you are looking for a new role we can help you on the next stage of your journey to your career goals.
Hub area: Newham
Key providers: Newham College who are an MCA quality mark holder, Building Crafts College, Newvic (Newham 6th Form College) and University of East London
Key employers: construction businesses supporting the hub includes Mount Anvil, Berkley Homes, Ardmore, Hill, Paramount & Trades Labour ltd, Mace, Ballymore, Higgins, Lendlease and RG Group.
If you would like more information on the key providers, or would like to receive advice and guidance on all the available options open to you please contact Martin Mannion, Mayor’s Construction Academy Coordinator at [email protected]
The London South Bank University (LSBU) Hub is developing clear progression routes from secondary school through to degree/higher-level qualifications including T-Levels and degree apprenticeships. We are targeting BAME groups, women and ex-offenders into construction courses and employment opportunities.
The Hub supports specific modern methods qualifications and the enriching of existing qualifications with modern methods content. We are also promoting work placements and construction apprenticeships to residents and employers.
Hub highlights:
- Partnership with DiverseCity Surveyors to inspire young people, particularly from BAME backgrounds, to explore a career in Quantity Surveying. The Breyer QS Academy has now been established and will be running a QS Traineeship for 18-24 year olds and women. If interested/ for more information, please e-mail [email protected].
- 8-day Budding Builders programme with The Skills Centre and Construction Youth Trust, aimed at NEET young people, combining a range of practical construction activities with employability sessions to help young people gain confidence.
- An operations board to work on topics including apprenticeships, school engagement and job readiness to ensure the Hub is connected to what learners and employers need.
Hub area: Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark.
Key providers: Lambeth College, Lewisham Construction Hub, London South Bank University, South Thames College, The Skills Centre.
Key employers: Alandale, Berkeley-St Edward, Breyer Group, Engie, O'Halloran & O'Brien, Wates.
Contact information
For more information please contact the LSBU Hub Coordinator, Amanda Winder. If you are an employer, visit the homepage for employers. If you are a learner, visit the homepage for learners. You can also follow LSBU on social media and hear about apprenticeship journey
If you are seeking training opportunities in this Hub area, please consider contacting the following:
- Lewisham Construction Hub at [email protected]
- Southwark Works at [email protected]
- Opportunity Lambeth
- The Skills Centre at [email protected]
- Central London Forward (Lambeth & Wandsworth) at [email protected]
- Central London Forward (Southwark & City of London) at [email protected]
The MCA South London and Partners Hub operates across six boroughs and brings together construction employers and training organisations to build and strengthen the pipeline of skilled construction workers in south London. Through its partners the hub offers a broad range of training courses from to basic construction to higher level professional development qualifications in construction, as well as apprenticeships and traineeships. The hub is focused on ensuring the supply of high quality construction training meets the workforce demand of employers.
Hub highlights: the hub can support people to find a job through their employment support services Workmatch and Croydon Works.
Hub area: Croydon, Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth,
Key providers: South Thames College Group, Croydon College, Richmond College, Training and Recruitment Partnership, Sutton and District Training, CALAT and Kingston University
Key employers: Willmot Dixon, Kind, Ballymore, Ardmore, Rydon
For more information about how we can help you, please email [email protected]
Improving the supply of skilled construction workers and creating more opportunities for West Londoners to enter the exciting and rewarding world of construction, lies at the heart of the West London Hub’s work. We have brought together a unique partnership of West London employers, training providers, local authorities and charities who are working together to create training programmes, apprenticeships, work placements, jobs and career opportunities in construction. Attracting, training and continuously developing a modern and talented construction workforce is vital if West London is to meet its future housing and infrastructure needs.
Hub highlights:
- Comprehensive programme of work placements and employability training for unemployed women seeking to enter construction.
- Employer Advisory Board acts as a ‘critical friend’ to West London’s training providers to ensure West London’s Colleges meet the need of construction employers.
- An energetic partnership of West London organisations all working together to drive the creation of construction opportunities and jobs.
The West London Hub issues a regular e-newsletter. You can register to the mailing list by emailing the West London College Hub Coordinator, Barry Mortimer.
Hub area: Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow.
Key providers: Build Training, M.I.T Skills West London, Uxbridge College, West London College, West Thames College.
Key employers: Berkeley Homes, Commodore Kitchens, EE Smith, Flannery Plant, H20, Heathrow Academy, HS2, Kier Construction, Stott Carpentry.
Contact information
For more information please contact the West London College Hub Coordinator, Barry Mortimer or visit the homepage.
If you are seeking training opportunities in this Hub area, please consider contacting the following:
West London College at [email protected]
Brent Works at [email protected]
Harrow Xcite at [email protected]
Hillingdon at [email protected]
Hammersmith & Fulham Work Zone at [email protected]