Diverse group of adults taking part in workplace training and employment preparation
REHIS Approved Training Centre

Employment training and progression — construction, hospitality and beyond.

Your Partner for Employment Training and Progression

HighViz Training works with employers, commissioners and employability partners to create practical routes towards entry-level employment. We begin with genuine workforce demand and shape preparation, training and support around the opportunities available. Construction is our established specialism, with our employer-led model now extending into hospitality and other sectors.

Connecting People. Building Careers. Supporting Employers.

Could You Be Recruiting in Six to Eight Weeks?

Share your anticipated roles, locations and essential requirements with HighViz Training. Early visibility allows us to explore whether upcoming commissioned provision can be shaped around your workforce demand — in construction, hospitality or any other sector.

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The HighViz Training model

Three levels of employment progression

We match the intervention to the person, the opportunity and the commissioner’s goals. Each level can stand alone or form part of a wider progression plan.

Adult workplace health and safety training session

Level 1: Prepare

Foundation Training

An accessible entry-level health and safety intervention for people who need a first recognised employability milestone, confidence and a practical next step.

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Level 2: Enable

Partner Vacancy Upskilling

For employability partners and commissioning organisations with genuine vacancies identified for the people they support. HighViz Training delivers the targeted training, qualification management and agreed practical preparation.

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HighViz Work Ready PPE Starter Box with branded safety equipment

Level 3: Accelerate

Employment Accelerator

An intensive employer-led intervention shaped around genuine vacancies in construction, hospitality or other sectors. Combines work readiness, accredited training, barrier removal and employer engagement.

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Sector pathways

Established expertise. Growing reach.

Construction is where HighViz Training began. Our employer-led model is now extending into hospitality and other sectors where genuine entry-level vacancies exist.

Construction workers on site in safety equipment

Established specialism

Construction Employment Pathways

From Foundation Training and the Managed CSCS Pathway through to the Construction Employment Accelerator™, HighViz Training has a proven track record of supporting people into construction employment. Our construction delivery record includes 350+ people supported and 200+ progressed through the CSCS pathway.

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Chef trainer demonstrating food preparation to a group of hospitality trainees in a professional kitchen

Extending our model

Hospitality Employment and Upskilling

HighViz Training is working with hospitality employers to understand upcoming vacancies and explore how suitable local people could be prepared and upskilled for entry-level roles — from housekeeping and kitchen work to reception and guest services.

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Partnership

Working in Partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions

HighViz Training is working in partnership with the Department for Work and Pensions to provide specialist training for jobseekers looking to find work in the construction industry. Jobseekers, referred to HighViz Training through jobcentres across Scotland, can learn vital new skills and qualifications funded by DWP to move into work in the sector.

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Our partnership with HighViz Training has helped connect jobseekers across Scotland with new opportunities in the construction sector.

Through building relationships with employers, our customers have gained new skills and confidence to set them up for success as they move into work in such a vital industry.

It’s all part of our mission to Get Britain Working by spreading opportunity to every postcode so everyone can build meaningful careers and boost our economy.

A DWP Spokesperson

HighViz Training is building on this established referral and delivery experience by exploring vacancy-led opportunities in hospitality and other sectors with employers, employability partners and publicly funded organisations.

Looking for a comprehensive employment intervention?

HighViz Employment Accelerator™

The Accelerator is shaped around genuine vacancies in construction, hospitality or other sectors. It combines work readiness, relevant accredited training, role-appropriate practical support, barrier removal, employer engagement and structured follow-up to support progression towards employment.

What the Accelerator includes:

  • Employer demand and workforce requirements
  • Candidate identification and work readiness
  • Relevant accredited training
  • Role-appropriate practical support and barrier removal
  • Employer information and engagement
  • Interview preparation
  • Structured follow-up and progression reporting

Employment Accelerator™

For organisations seeking an employer-led intervention that connects workforce demand with candidate preparation, accredited training, practical support and progression towards employment — in construction, hospitality or other sectors.

The Construction Employment Accelerator™ remains our established sector-specific version of this model.

DYW — Proud to be a Pledge Partner

Proud DYW Pledge Partner

Developing the Young Workforce

HighViz Training supports young people across Scotland with practical employability preparation and recognised milestones for their next appropriate step.

HighViz Training Social Recruitment Covenant signatory

Proud Signatory

Proud Signatory to the Social Recruitment Covenant

HighViz Training is a proud signatory to the Social Recruitment Covenant, reflecting our commitment to reducing barriers to employment and creating fairer routes into meaningful work.

This commitment is reflected in our three levels of employment progression, from an accessible first accredited milestone through to managed CSCS progression and employer-led programmes shaped around genuine workforce demand.

Established in Scotland and available for commissioned delivery across Great Britain.

Working with commissioning organisations

HighViz Training supports local authorities, employability providers, publicly funded employment programmes, charities, employers and recruitment partners with practical routes towards entry-level employment across construction, hospitality and other sectors.

Local Authorities
Employability Providers
Public Sector Employment Programmes
Charities & Third Sector
Construction Employers
Hospitality Employers
Recruitment Partners

HighViz Training has delivered commissioned provision across publicly funded employment programmes, employability services, justice settings and third sector organisations.

REHIS Approved Training Centre
✅DYW Pledge Partner

Approved supplier on the Department for Work and Pensions Flexible Support Fund Dynamic Purchasing System 2 for Work Focused Activities across England, Scotland and Wales.

The HighViz Training Difference

Why Organisations Choose HighViz Training

HighViz Training delivers employment-focused interventions, not qualifications for their own sake. Our established construction expertise informs every programme, while our wider approach helps people build confidence, recognised milestones and a realistic route towards work.

Employment Progression Specialists

We specialise in employment-focused training and progression, with established expertise in construction, its entry requirements and its employment landscape.

REHIS Approved Training Centre

HighViz Training is a REHIS Approved Training Centre. Our health and safety training is REHIS approved, and participants are supported through the relevant CITB testing and CSCS card application requirements.

Employer-informed delivery

We work with employers and recruitment partners to understand workforce demand and help make commissioned provision relevant to the opportunities being targeted.

Community benefit support

We support commissioners and construction companies with clear delivery information for agreed social value and community benefit reporting.

Considered introductions

Where funded cohorts, participant readiness, location and employer requirements align, HighViz Training may facilitate a suitable introduction.

Transparent progression

We distinguish qualification milestones from progression measures and report agreed activity clearly to commissioners.

350+

People Supported Through Our Established Delivery

200+

People Progressed Through Our Managed CSCS Pathway

15+

Organisations Have Commissioned Training

Commissioner Funded

Participants do not pay personally where supported through an approved commissioned arrangement

Commissioned provision can be shaped around participant needs, workforce context and agreed reporting requirements.

How We Work

Our Partnership Approach

We believe the best employment outcomes come from genuine partnership. That means taking the time to understand your organisation, your participants and your goals — and designing a programme that genuinely fits your context.

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Discovery Meeting

We meet with your team to understand your needs, participant profile and desired outcomes.

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Programme Design

We design a tailored programme combining training and employability support.

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Referral & Delivery

Participants are referred into the programme and supported through every stage of their journey.

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Workforce alignment

Where appropriate, we consider employer requirements alongside participant readiness and the commissioned programme.

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Reporting

We provide clear reporting on agreed participant activity, qualification milestones and progression measures.

Common Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the questions we're most commonly asked. For a full list of FAQs covering training, CSCS, funding, referrals and more, visit our FAQ page.

Get in Touch

Let's Talk About What You Need

Whether you are an organisation looking to commission employment and upskilling provision, an employer with upcoming vacancies, or a partner looking to refer participants — the first step is a conversation. Call or email David directly.

We do not currently accept direct learner enrolments or payments. Participants access our programmes through a referring or commissioning organisation.