Technical & Future Skills
Our short courses are perfect for upskilling your existing teams in key areas where you need them to excel. Whether it's enhancing the skills of your current trade workforce, Customer service teams or call centre staff, ensuring the safety and compliance of your teams, or building skills to meet future demands, these courses provide focused training to help your employees grow and perform at their best and develop the skills your business needs.
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Our Short Courses
Our short courses cover a range of topics and are available at certain PFP Thrive locations, nationwide or even online depending on the course!
CAT and Genny Training
A course on how to safely locate and avoid underground utilities and cables when excavating.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £65pp
Location: Nationwide
Manual Handling Training
Learn about the legal aspects of manual handling, ergonomic principles, and how to assess the risk of different tasks.
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: £25pp
Location: Nationwide
First Aid Courses (Various)
3 days - £250pp (First Aid at work)
1 day - £100pp (Emergency First Aid)
3 hours – £35pp (Defib bolt-on)
Delivery – Nationwide
Abrasive Wheels Training
The safe use and handling of abrasive wheels, commonly used in tools like grinders and cut-off saws.
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: £25pp
Location: Nationwide
Complaints Management
A course designed for individuals looking to upskill the methods of complaint resolution.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £50pp
Location: Online
Lone Working & Managing Conflict
Explore the dangers of lone working and the safe practises of conflict management and personal safety.
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: £50pp
Location: Nationwide
PASMA - Mobile Access Towers
The safe use, assembly, inspection, and dismantling of mobile access towers for working at heights.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £150pp
Location: Preston
Fundamentals of Housing Regulation
A course delivered by experts on housing regulations to give the learners an overview of the required fundamentals.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £50pp
Location: Online
Introduction to Leadership
A course for those looking to take their first steps into leadership covering the foundational skills required to be a successful leader.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £50pp
Location: Online
Safe Practices for Working at Heights
This training covers the proper use of equipment, inspection and maintenance of ladders, and the application of fall restraint systems.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £75pp
Location: Nationwide
Harness & Lanyard Inspection
How to inspect, use, and maintain safety harnesses and lanyards used for fall protection in high-risk work environments.
Duration: 1 day
Cost: £75pp
Skills Bootcamps
Our Skills Bootcamps are perfect for those looking to upskill themselves and learn about new systems and technologies.
Air Source Heat Pump Installation
This skills bootcamp is for experienced Gas and Heating Engineers or Plumbers looking to upskill and learn how to design, install and commission Heat Pump systems.
Duration: 60 hours (Day or Block release)
Cost: Dependent on business size
Location: Preston
Inspection and Testing and EV
This course covers the knowledge and practical elements of 2391 inspection and testing, as well as the fundamentals of design and installation of EV charging facilities.
Duration: 63 hours (Day or Block release)
Cost: Dependent on business size
Location: Preston
Green Electrical Upskill Bootcamp
Learn to design, install and commission PV, EV Charging and Battery Storage systems. Candidates for this bootcamp must be a qualified Electrician.
Duration: 60 hours (Day or Block release)
Cost: Dependent on business size
Location: Preston