- Chandos Business Centre, 87 Warwick Street, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4RJ
Funding and Partnerships
Dormant Trade Skills is designed for councils, funders, housing partners and community organisations looking for practical routes into work for young adults.
The model combines paid participation, mentor supervision and real local maintenance work, creating outcomes that can be seen, measured and explained.
OUR DELIVERY MODEL
A work-led approach to youth employment
DTS is not a classroom course with a short work placement added at the end. The work itself is the learning environment.
Young people learn through supervised participation on real jobs, while experienced tradespeople pass on practical standards, judgement and confidence that are difficult to teach in a classroom.
Suitable maintenance work is not simply a source of income; it is the practical training environment that allows skills, confidence and work habits to develop in real conditions.
WHO WE WORK WITH
Partnership working
We are looking for partners who can help identify suitable participants, suitable maintenance work, community projects, referral routes, funding opportunities and local pilot areas.
The strongest version of DTS is built locally, with councils, housing partners, community organisations and funders helping shape a pipeline of work and outcomes.
The programme is designed to complement existing provision rather than duplicate it, and can be adapted to local priorities and referral routes.
Why Maintenance matters
The UK does not only need people who can build new homes. It also needs people who can repair, maintain, adapt and improve the homes and buildings we already have.
That includes older housing, rented homes, community buildings, empty upper floors, town centre properties and small works that are often too fragmented for traditional training routes.
- Older housing
- Rented homes
- Community buildings
- Empty upper floors
- Town centre properties
OUTCOMES AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Clear outcomes and reporting
The programme is designed to deliver outcomes aligned with youth employment and NEET funding priorities, including engagement, skills development, and progression into work.
Monitoring and reporting are embedded into delivery and can be aligned with local authority and funding body requirements. This provides clarity, accountability, and confidence for commissioning partners.
SUITABILITY FOR COMMISSIONING
Designed for commissioning and pilot delivery
Dormant Trade Skills is suitable for:
The model is scalable, adaptable, and designed to operate within established governance and safeguarding frameworks.
Work with Dormant Trade Skills
If you are a council, funder, housing provider or community organisation interested in a practical youth employment and maintenance pilot, we would welcome a conversation.
Dormant Trade Skills turns suitable local maintenance work into paid, supervised training opportunities by connecting young adults with experienced tradespeople who still have knowledge to pass on.
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- Chandos Business Centre, 87 Warwick Street, Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV32 4RJ
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