Seymour Skills Academy is a specialist North East based training centre providing a wide range of accredited and bespoke construction and civil engineering plant training to meet the needs of companies and individuals alike. The Skills Academy offers learners the opportunity to train within an 11 acre, real-life construction site environment, equipped with industrial plant and machinery, a specialist confined space unit, classrooms and welfare facilities.
We provide a portfolio of certified and accredited training courses and testing across a range of Plant Operations & Lifting categories suitable for novices, experienced workers and those requiring refresher courses.
The Academy also offers Groundwork Apprenticeships, supporting SMEs and larger organisations to maximise their Apprenticeship Levy spend for new and existing staff, in addition to NVQ qualifications in General Construction and Construction Operations.
We offer free consultations and informal Academy site visits to help us better understand your requirements and identify the most appropriate training options to suit individual or business need.
Contact
Please call Donna King, Skills Academy Training Manager for details of current course dates and prices
Tel: 07519 111057 or Email: training@seymourcivil.co.uk
Location
Seymour Skills Academy, Brenda Road, Hartlepool TS25 2BW
Course | Level | Duration (days) | Accreditation/Certification |
| Abrasive Wheels Awareness | Novice / Refresher | 0.5 | NPORS / Seymour Skills Academy |
| Asbestos Awareness | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Cable Avoidance Tool (CAT & Genny) | 0.5 | NPORS / Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Confined Space (Low Risk) | 1 | NPORS / Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Confined Space (Medium Risk) | 1 | NPORS / Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Emergency First Aid | 1 | Highfield | |
| Environmental Awareness in Construction | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Excavator 360⁰ | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Excavator as a Crane | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Excavator Micro (Up to 1 tonne) | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Fire Safety Awareness | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| First Aid at Work | 3 | Highfield | |
| Forward Tipping Dumper | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Forward Tipping Mini Dumper | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Groundworker Apprenticeship | Level 2 | 12 months | SQA |
| Hand Arm Vibration Awareness | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Health & Safety in a Construction Environment | Level 1 Award | 1 | Highfield |
| Lorry Loader | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Manual Handling | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| National Water Hygiene | 1 | EUSR | |
| NVQ: General Construction Operations | Level 2 Diploma | 3 months | SQA |
| NVQ: Plant Operations | Level 2 Diploma | 3 months | SQA |
| Plant Loader & Securer | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Plant Mover | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Plant Vehicle Marshalling | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Quick Hitch Awareness | 1 | NPORS / Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Rear Dump Truck | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Risk Assessment | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Road Roller (Ride-on Roller) | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Safety Awareness | 1 | NPORS | |
| Slinger / Signaller | Novice, Refresher & Experienced Worker | on request | NPORS |
| Streetworks Initial Assessment | 5 | SQA | |
| Streetworks - Hotlay Unit | 1 | SQA | |
| Streetworks Re-Assessment | 2 | SQA | |
| Trailer Training | 1 | Seymour Skills Academy to DVSA Test Standard | |
| Working at Height (No Safety Harness) | 0.5 | Seymour Skills Academy | |
| Working at Height (Safety Harness) | 1 | Seymour Skills Academy |
