Rocksteady Training

Rocksteady provides construction vocational skills training for Pre 16 year olds who are not in mainstream education, as additional sessions to school or alternative provider programmes.  These are delivered at its construction workshop in central Bristol and access is by a revolving door process.

Accredited qualifications in construction skills at Level 1, Level 2 and functional skills are available and delivered by qualified trainers and teachers.

The workshop covers bricklaying, tiling, carpentry, plastering and painting. There is a pastoral and mentoring framework and access to partner organisations providing trauma counselling support where this is requested.

This framework is structured to help young people remove or minimize barriers that have previously prevented them achieving in mainstream education. The ethos and culture are totally learner focused and underpinned by safeguarding processes. The objective is supporting young people to gain confidence in themselves. Continuous help is provided to learners to realise their potential, gain practical qualifications and the people skills that they will need to successfully and confidently progress in their future training and eventual employment, whichever pathway they may choose.