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Construction work guides by city
Practical guides for UK trades: how to get construction work in your city, CSCS cards, free courses, apprenticeships and who's hiring.
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London
North of England
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ManchesterGuide
How to get construction work in Manchester: towers to refits
How to get construction work in Manchester: where to sit your CSCS test (Universal Square, Ardwick), free 13-day courses, PlanBEE and Red Bank towers.
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LiverpoolGuide
How to get construction work in Liverpool: docks and city
How to get construction work in Liverpool: a free 10-day CSCS card course, where to sit your CSCS test (Covent Garden), Waters academy and Love Lane homes.
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LeedsGuide
How to get construction work in Leeds: free site training
How to get construction work in Leeds: free Real Site Skills at Kirkstall Forge, where to sit your CSCS test (The Headrow), and GRAHAM's Dyecoats homes.
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SheffieldGuide
How to get construction work in Sheffield: free card route
How to get construction work in Sheffield: Opportunity Sheffield's free card course, where to sit your CSCS test (Leopold Street), Park Hill and Furnace Hill.
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NewcastleGuide
How to get construction work in Newcastle upon Tyne
How to get construction work in Newcastle: where to sit your CSCS test (Collingwood Street), Newcastle College courses, Pilgrim's Quarter and Forth Yards.
Midlands
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BirminghamGuide
How to get construction work in Birmingham and on HS2 sites
How to get construction work in Birmingham: free WMCA courses, where to sit your CSCS test (Great Charles Street), and jobs at HS2 Curzon Street and Digbeth.
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NottinghamGuide
How to get construction work in Nottingham: Basford college route
How to get construction work in Nottingham: Basford Level 1 award, where to sit your CSCS test (Castle Gate), Winvic's Meadows flats and Broad Marsh.
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LeicesterGuide
How to get construction work in Leicester: council homes
How to get construction work in Leicester: where to sit your CSCS test (Halford Street), free adult Level 2s, Leicester College and Clegg and Mercer homes.
South of England
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BristolGuide
How to get construction work in Bristol: free 10-day routes
How to get construction work in Bristol: free 10-day Partners in Bristol course, One Lockleaze academy, where to sit your CSCS test, Hengrove Park jobs.
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SouthamptonGuide
How to get construction work in Southampton: free SWAP course
How to get construction work in Southampton: free Get Site Ready course, where to sit your CSCS test (Shirley Road), Vinci student housing and Townhill Park.
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OxfordGuide
How to get construction work in Oxford: council schemes
How to get construction work in Oxford: where to sit your CSCS test (St Aldates), City of Oxford College at The Leys, ODS apprenticeships and Mill Lane homes.
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CambridgeGuide
How to get construction work in Cambridge and Huntingdon
How to get construction work in Cambridge: where to sit your CSCS test (St Andrew's Street or CRC Huntingdon), free Level 2 training and 1,400 council homes.
Scotland
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GlasgowGuide
How to get construction work in Glasgow: Wyndford and more
How to get construction work in Glasgow: where to sit your CSCS test (Pentagon Centre, Anderston), Clyde College courses, City Building and Wyndford homes.
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EdinburghGuide
How to get construction work in Edinburgh: Granton and more
How to get construction work in Edinburgh: SCQF Level 4 route to a CSCS card, where to sit your CSCS test (Union Street), Edinburgh College and Granton.