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need 300 hours of work placement over
two years to complete their qualification
and we really need more construction
businesses in Hertfordshire to support us
with this.
"Helping our students learn on the job
while they are getting the best education
in one of the newest College facilities in
the country will create the most qualified
employees of the future.
“As the government embarks on an
ambitious plan to build 1.5 million new
homes over the next five years, we need
to partner with construction businesses to
ensure that we continue to play a key role
in this, as a centre of learning excellence
for the construction industry, helping
young people to harness the emerging
technology and tools of the industry for
the future, and develop the world-class
skills they need for the UK to blaze a trail
in this sector.”
As a result of the new Construction Centre,
Oaklands has also been picked as one of
only six colleges nationwide to partner
with the Construction Industry Training
Board (CITB) and the Home Builders
Federation (NBF) in their ‘Partner a
College' project.
This initiative sees further education
Colleges that have been identified
as having an excellent construction
department being invited to get involved
with some exciting and prestigious
construction projects, giving them a
fantastic insight into the industry in
action. Oaklands College students will be
attached to housebuilders in the southeast
area, with those companies yet to be
announced.
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