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Construction Skills Hub

Based in Staveley, our award-winning Construction Skills Hub enhances our existing construction training by providing the opportunity to develop skills in a live on-site centre.

The Hub is situated at the Devonshire Group’s Mastin Moor site which has planning permission for 650 homes, a care facility, local centre and extensive parkland.

The Hub won the Edge Award for Excellence in Real World Learning at the 2026 AoC Beacon National Awards.

The hub is managed by Chesterfield College and the University of Derby. The first cohort of learners started at Chesterfield College in September 2023 and moved on to site 2024. They have gained on-site experience through the groundworks for the Hub onwards throughout its development.

The Hub

The site provides training in site and bench joinery, brickwork, groundworks and electrical installation but in time will offer opportunities in retrofit and green technologies.

Over the next decade the Hub aims to provide careers insights, training and work experience for over 5,000 learners.

Courses based at the Construction Skills Hub aim offer:

  • Develop a broad understanding of various construction trades
  • Gain practical skills in multiple construction disciplines
  • Improve health & safety awareness on a construction site
  • Prepare for employment within the construction industry

Chesterfield College will cover all trade skills from entry levels, levels 1 to 3 and then pathways to level 4 and higher with partner, University of Derby, providing progression opportunities including: ​

  • Architectural Technology and Practice BSc (Hons)​
  • Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)​
  • Civil Engineering BSc (Hons)​
  • Construction Management BSc (Hons)​
  • Interior Architecture and Venue Design BA (Hons)​
  • Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons)

Other progression opportunities include a strong higher education apprenticeship offer of Level 5/6/7 apprenticeships, including:​

  • Civil Engineering Degree Apprenticeships​
  • The Mineral Product Apprenticeship (the university is the only provider in the country offering this apprenticeship)​
  • New Degree Apprenticeships in quantity surveying and site supervising (coming on stream from the 24/25 academic year)​

A career in the construction industry

  • The volume of construction work in the East Midlands will grow slightly ahead of the UK forecast (1.5%) by an annual average rate of 1.6%
  • Fastest growth in private housing, industrial and infrastructure
  • An extra 17,500 workers will be needed from 2023-2027
  • 40% increase in apprenticeships in 2021/22
  • Skills gaps in traditional trades and emerging new skills to deliver modern methods of construction

This project ensures the development of a pipeline of skilled workers, supporting local industry including traditional trades together with Modern Methods of Con­struction and Low Carbon Technologies, both for new build and retrofitting existing properties.

View our courses

ENTRY AWARD IN IN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS (SHORT COURSE, DELIVERED AT CSH, STAVELEY)

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LEVEL 1 CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION SKILLS (CSH, STAVELEY)

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LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN CONSTRUCTION MULTI-SKILLS (CSH, STAVELEY)

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