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AIS Training to upskill Kier North Tyneside staff

North Shields-based AIS Training has won a contract with Kier North Tyneside, a partnership between Kier and North Tyneside Council to improve the area’s council housing, to upskill employees in scaffolding inspection.

Kier North Tyneside will initially invest in training 24 of its employees at AIS Training’s 12-acre industrial training village, based on North Tyneside, in the Scaffolding Testing Inspection qualification by the Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS).

The three-day accredited course will enable employees to inspect and sign-off external scaffolding structures.

Mike Furze, Kier regional director, said: “At Kier, we are committed to investing in our workforce to not only improve skillsets but also to keep raising industry standards.

“We chose AIS Training to deliver this training because of the high quality facilities and tuition. The company has invested heavily in the region over the past few years and now offers a unique training proposition in the North East.”

David John Adams, from AIS Training, added: “We are delighted to be working with Kier North Tyneside on this prestigious project to upskill its workforce.

“There are huge skills shortages within the scaffolding sector and Kier North Tyneside’s investment will help to boost skills levels within the North East region.”