Willmott Dixon set to unveil £1m training centre in Birmingham

CONSTRUCTOR Willmott Dixon has confirmed the site of its new training academy in Birmingham which will open in January.

The building will be in Electric Avenue in Aston, close to junction 6 of the M6 motorway.

The Willmott Dixon 4Life Academy will provide skills to employees and the wider community in Birmingham.

The firm has invested £1m in the 14,000 sq ft property which will be used as a base for training programmes ranging from short courses in electrical compliance and renewable technology to life-time skills such as NVQ and City & Guilds qualifications.

It will also support the development of Willmott Dixon’s 22 Birmingham apprentices.

The academy will also act as a National Centre of Excellence for the company across the UK.

Mick Williamson, managing director for Willmott Dixon Partnerships, said: “Skills play a crucial part in the prosperity of all cities and The Willmott Dixon 4Life Academy is a statement of our ambition to play a strategic role in the long-term growth of Birmingham.

“Training and development runs to the very core of Willmott Dixon; it matters in terms of our own people, and to individuals in communities that we work in.

“Through the 4Life Academy, our own employees as well as colleges, community groups and local residents will get access to a dedicated facility providing training that will help their long-term work opportunities.”