Companies are often more than willing to invest in their employees in most work sectors. So why is the construction industry particularly important? Of course, due to the specific type of work carried out, it is vital for companies to invest in construction courses and additional training for any workers.
This week we take a look at the type of construction courses that will benefit your business, and how they will set you apart from the competition.
WHY DO CONSTRUCTION COURSES BENEFIT THE WORKPLACE?
Completing construction training courses will not only benefit smaller, local building companies, but it filters all the way up to the larger construction firms. Either way there are plenty of reasons why you should invest in construction courses for your employees. Let’s take a look at how it will affect a business.
Skilled Workforce
We all want to be the biggest, and best company in the industry, right? Well, training will get you there. Having a workforce with a vast range of skills and qualifications, which are also up to date will give you the upper hand. Having skilled employees is also likely to improve performance, and potentially boost profits for the company.
Have you had to turn down a project because you’ve experienced a skills gap in your company? This is also a common situation companies find themselves in, unless they have invested in construction courses. You could become the go-to construction company which is able to meet any customer demands.
Self-esteem
It is also known that when an employer takes the time to invest in its employees, prompting them to gain new skills, it will increase their self-esteem. Building their skills and completing construction courses could potentially open up new opportunities within your business.
Often, companies are worried about investing in training for their employees, as they fear they will move onto somewhere else. However, they will appreciate the company going above and beyond to help them, leaving them feeling valued and happy within their role.
HOW DO CONSTRUCTION COURSES BENEFIT EXTERNAL FACTORS?
Now we are all aware of the financial state of the UK right now, but how does that relate to construction courses, we hear you ask?
Investing in training helps to keep the economy healthy. British skills and the labour of workers is in high demand from other surrounding countries, so it’s important that we are constantly investing in additional training. Over the last few years, the construction sector has certainly had to deal with plenty of hurdles, but as an industry we have overcome these with the renowned skills and trades we have on offer. Therefore making our businesses attractive to the rest of the world.
WHY SHOULD WE INVEST IN CONSTRUCTION TRAINING?
Quality and safety are the two most important elements in construction. Both of which need to be maintained to a high standard within the industry. Due to the particular type of this industry, we can’t just bring in anyone to carry out the tasks at hand.
So, where would we be without trained and experienced workers? In a lot of trouble! Without the correctly trained employees the industry would suffer massively. Resulting in particular parts of the sector struggling to find qualified workers for roles and projects.
The construction industry is also always evolving and adapting. Whether that is in regards to any laws and legislations, or updating the training needed to operate certain machinery. Carrying out training for employees will ensure they have the necessary skills and knowledge to stay safe, and ultimately complete jobs to a high standard.
WHICH CONSTRUCTION COURSES SHOULD I COMPLETE?
Now you know why you should be investing in construction course training, but the next thing to decide is which construction courses you want to book onto. With a wide variety of courses to choose from, it would be beneficial to understand which areas of the business you may be lacking in, and what training has already been completed by your employees.
Here at the Diggerland Plant Training School we can give you our top 5 training course picks to get you started:
- N202 Excavator 360 course
- N214 Ride On Roller course
- N010 Telehandler course
- N205 Rear Tipping Dumper course
- N132 Plant Mover Course
You may already have previous experience on any of the above courses, however it’s also worth checking when the ticket expires. We can run refresher courses as well as welcoming novices to complete training.
From here, you can also view all of our NPORS accredited courses.
BOOK YOUR CONSTRUCTION COURSES AT THE DIGGERLAND PLANT TRAINING SCHOOL
If you didn’t already know, we can carry out NPORS training anywhere across the UK. However, our main site is based in Strood, Kent, and we have other training locations in Yorkshire, Devon and Durham. Not local to us? Not to worry!
We would be more than happy to carry out training on a site of your choice. Our instructors can work with you to meet your certain requirements.
Give us a call on: 01634 295355 or email us today to discuss any of our NPORS construction courses.
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