Interior of a large warehouse with materials, serving as a construction workshop for adult learners at B&FC Build Up Centre.

Build Up Centre

150 Kincraig Road
Bispham
Lancashire
FY2 0PJ

Call: 01253 504680
Email: info@blackpool.ac.uk

Welcome to the Build Up Centre

If you're long-term unemployed and looking for a job in construction, Build Up is here to help.

Based at the Kincraig Construction Centre, just a short drive from our Bispham main campus, we work with Jobcentre Plus, Blackpool Council and local construction firms to help get you back into employment.

Build Up provides hands-on training and employability skills to get you ready for hiring into a construction role.

How are we doing? More than 7,000 students have secured relevant full-time roles within the construction sector through Build Up!
 

National recognition

Build Up's success is recognised by a string of accolades. It's also been used by Ofsted as a best practice exemplar across the education sector.
  

Industry-standard facilities

At the Kincraig Construction Centre, we try to replicate as closely as possible the environment you'll experience on an actual building site. That means using industry standard tools and materials so that you familiarise yourself with these and the techniques involved in using them.

The aim is that by the time you finish the programme you'll have the confidence to apply for jobs immediately and start work straightaway.
 

What's involved in the Build Up programme?

You'll undertake 4 weeks of training, spending 4 days a week as a general construction operative.

Successfully complete the programme and you'll get a CSCS card, award in Health and Safety, and the following units:

Practical Units
  • Groundwork
  • Trowel Operations
  • Plastering
  • Dry Lining
  • Tiling
Employability Units
  • Handling and storage of materials
  • Introduction to working in construction
  • Personal work skills
     

On completion of the course, students are given advice and guidance on progression within the construction sector.

If you are interested in Construction training with the Build Up programme, don't hesitate to get in touch.
Call: 01253 504680
Email: info@blackpool.ac.uk
Ben's First Day of Tiling

Ben shows just what it's possible to achieve after only one day on the Build Up programme. He really got to grips with tiling a wall on day one and was immediately onto laying floor tiles the following day.

Ben is hoping to take his new found skills directly into the construction industry and turn his talents into cash with a much needed boost to his income.

A 'Build Up' student in a safety vest prepares adhesive in a yellow bucket as he works on a wall for tiling.
A man installs a tile on a training wall as part of the 'Build Up' programme, showcasing practical construction training.
A man in a hi-vis vest skillfully operates a tile cutter at a work table during his training as a 'Build Up' student.
A tutor in a safety vest leads a discussion on construction techniques with a group of engaged students in a classroom setting.
A group of 'Build Up' students engaged in discussion with a tutor on a construction project.
A room containing a wheelbarrow and a yellow bucket, showcasing plastering equipment for the 'Build Up' training programme.
A tutor guides a student using a tile cutter during a construction project training session.
A 'Build Up' student in a hi-vis vest applying adhesive to the back of a tile as part of the training programme.
A 'Build Up' student in a safety vest prepares adhesive in a yellow bucket as he works on a wall for tiling. A man installs a tile on a training wall as part of the 'Build Up' programme, showcasing practical construction training. A man in a hi-vis vest skillfully operates a tile cutter at a work table during his training as a 'Build Up' student. A tutor in a safety vest leads a discussion on construction techniques with a group of engaged students in a classroom setting. A group of 'Build Up' students engaged in discussion with a tutor on a construction project. A room containing a wheelbarrow and a yellow bucket, showcasing plastering equipment for the 'Build Up' training programme. A tutor guides a student using a tile cutter during a construction project training session. A 'Build Up' student in a hi-vis vest applying adhesive to the back of a tile as part of the training programme.
A 'Build Up' student in a safety vest prepares adhesive in a yellow bucket as he works on a wall for tiling.
A man installs a tile on a training wall as part of the 'Build Up' programme, showcasing practical construction training.
A man in a hi-vis vest skillfully operates a tile cutter at a work table during his training as a 'Build Up' student.
A tutor in a safety vest leads a discussion on construction techniques with a group of engaged students in a classroom setting.
A group of 'Build Up' students engaged in discussion with a tutor on a construction project.
A room containing a wheelbarrow and a yellow bucket, showcasing plastering equipment for the 'Build Up' training programme.
A tutor guides a student using a tile cutter during a construction project training session.
A 'Build Up' student in a hi-vis vest applying adhesive to the back of a tile as part of the training programme.