The West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges is offering Bradford residents fully-funded training in key construction skills this June, amid a surge in demand for these skills.

As part of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Skills Connect project, this course is giving Bradford residents the opportunity to pursue a career in the expanding industry and learn retrofit skills.

‘Retrofit' refers to the process of making changes to existing buildings so that energy consumption and emissions are reduced.

This seven-day practical course will be delivered at Leeds College of Building and the start dates are Thursday 16 or Thursday, June 23.

The course will include areas such as low energy lighting, solar panels, loft and cavity wall insulation, draught-proofing, and many more practical skills in helping make domestic buildings energy efficient.

To access this course participants must: live in the Bradford district, be aged 19 or over, be employed, self-employed or unemployed, and have the right to legally reside and work in the UK.

Participants cannot be in full-time education or on an apprenticeship at the time of signing up.

This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund and is part of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Futuregoals campaign.