Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, visited AccXel, the UK’s first co-funded, industry-led construction school, on Friday 12th May. The Princess Royal was welcomed by AccXel’s Directors, Nicola Bird and Natalie King, who were joined by Mark Harper, MP for the Forest of Dean, and David Owen, CEO of GFirst LEP. Nicola Bird, the Founder and CEO of AccXel has …
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, will visit AccXel, the UK’s first co-funded, industry-led construction school, on Friday 12th May. Her Royal Highness will tour the £3m school located in the Forest of Dean and meet the staff and apprentices as well as AccXel’s business partners and local dignitaries. She will also meet local school pupils aspiring to work in …
We are pleased to announce that AccXel has signed a new partnership with Thinkproject, a leading construction and engineering software provider. Since its establishment in 2000, Thinkproject has made huge strides towards transforming the industry through digitalisation. The organisation has grown exponentially and currently employs over 700 people worldwide, who have been able to provide digital solutions to over 3,250 …
Gloucestershire-based construction school, AccXel, has joined forces with Gloucestershire Engineering Training (GET) to create more career starting opportunities in the local area. The training providers are working together to redevelop an abandoned building that is situated next to AccXel’s campus in Cinderford. The lot has remained vacant since the sudden closure of the nursery school, Happy Turtles, in March 2020. …
Following our recent discussion with Daniel Biddle about how construction needs to create better pathways into construction for those with a disability, it got our team thinking… What happens when companies are guilty of discrimination during the recruitment process? For an expert opinion we turned to Heyma Holmes, a Partner at BPE Solicitors, who specialises in Employment Law. Holmes also …
This week we have the pleasure to announce that we have formed a partnership with the National Federation of Builders (NFB). With over 33 Employer Partners already secured, AccXel was looking to further strengthen their connections to the industry. Securing a partnership with an industry body, formed with the sole purpose to enforce real change within the sector, was a …
We have the absolute pleasure to announce that the Civil Engineering company, Galtec, has become the newest partner of AccXel! As a small family business with lots of ambitious plans, we appreciate every company that pledges their support for us. In return, we love to shout about every one of our partners and talk about why we have specifically chosen …
Bouygues UK’s Regional Managing Director, John Boughton, recently signed on the dotted line to become an Employer Partner of AccXel! The company has pledged to help promising members of their team reach the next phase of their careers through enrolling them on our Skills STEPSⒸ Programme. AccXel is ecstatic about this partnership as Bouygues UK are highly respected within the …
We’re excited to announce our next batch of Employer Partners, and we couldn’t have picked a better one to start off with! This week we have the pleasure to announce that Aqua Construction has become the latest partner of AccXel. As part of the partnership, they have pledged to upskill current members of their team through our Skill Steps Programmes …
This week we are ecstatic to announce that the Edenstone Group has become the latest company to partner with AccXel. As part of the partnership, Edenstone has pledged to upskill their workforce using our bespoke Skills STEPSⒸ Programmes. They have also guaranteed a few of our apprentices paid employment throughout the duration of their studies at AccXel. About Edenstone The …