Children at Norbriggs Primary School have been getting creative to design hoardings for the Construction Skills Hub site.

The children have been creating butterflies, leaves, and flowers, which will then be turned into a collage by local company FWD Motion before being installed on the site compound.

All pupils have had the opportunity to take part in the project and our programme co-ordinator has led workshops in the school where the artwork has been created.

The Construction Skills Hub will provide specialist training and career insights for thousands of learners in Staveley – creating opportunities for people to start, stay and grow in the town.

It will provide training in site and bench joinery, brickwork, groundworks and electrical installation but in time will offer opportunities in retrofit and green technologies. It will be open to school leavers and other residents seeking to train or retrain.

Based on a live construction site in Mastin Moor, that facility will allow students to gain both training and work experience which will help them secure a career in the industry.

The project is led by Chesterfield Borough Council.

Chesterfield College and the University of Derby have been appointed to deliver the education programme and Devonshire Group have provided the land for the site.

Funding for the Construction Skills Hub has been provided through the Staveley Town Deal. Over ten years, the Hub aims to provide careers insights, training and work experience for over five thousand learners.