The platform
For Course Providers & Mentors
Recommended for Education Sectors and Private Training Providers
Why now?
The UK is set to miss out on £98bn between now and 2030 due to lack of tradespeople. The government has pledged more apprenticeships and organisations such as Kingfisher are funding apprenticeships.
TradesConnect is looking to bridge this gap by helping get students enthused, informed and empowered about careers in trade. The platform is also aimed at supporting colleges through creating a simple to use process for students to get into trades careers, refereed by college staff mentors. Mentors connect students with amazing career opportunities.
Create a course provider profile
Create a course provider profile and become a verified account. You’ll be able to share relevant information that employers and suppliers will be able to view. From there you can add staff as mentors and invite students to join your group on the platform.
Connect mentors, students and trade employers
As a course provider, you’re the connector between students and employers. You can post work experience roles and as well as jobs to your students on behalf of employers. Similarly, you can let employers know when students are available for work experience and paid opportunities.
Save time and money
Long gone are expensive and time intensive administrative tasks related to work experience and connecting students with career opportunities. This can now all be done within the TradesConnect platform. Save time and money and embed TradesConnect into your process for the next academic year.
Boost your appeal to prospective students
TradesConnect can be great tool when looking to secure the interest of students. They will have a direct route into the trades and an effective way to
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