Hackney Building Lives Training Academy – a collaboration of partners including Harrow College – has won the CITB Training Initiative of the Year award at the Construction News Awards.
Over 1,300 people working in and around the construction industry attended the awards ceremony, which took place at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, on Thursday 17 July.
Building Lives were awarded the gong for Training Initiative of the Year by a judging panel fronted by 60 industry experts.
Steve Rawlings CEO of Building Lives said: “This achievement is all down the immense dedication and continuous hard work of the Building Lives team. We receive this award graciously on behalf of the entire Building Lives partnership, which includes a range of social landlords, contractors and colleges. Together we really are Building Lives. I couldn’t be prouder.”
Harrow College is the largest college partner working with Building Lives in three centres in Hackney, Tower Hamlets and Haringey.
Building Lives is an employer-led training provider aiming to close the gap between training and employment.
The organisation is working in conjunction with Harrow College as well as many contractors, sub-contractors and charities including, Crisis, Job Centre Plus, CITB, Mayor’s Fund For London, Homes for Haringey, Hackney Homes, Balfour Beatty, Avondale and Dunham UK Ltd, to name but a few.