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Homeworks provides essential services to people across the city such as keeping gardens tidy, painting and decorating plus much more. With over 40 teams and vehicles, this unique service helps over 5,000 customers throughout Staffordshire each year creating opportunities for you to learn trade skills on the job with qualified supervisors and team leaders. Homeworks Providing essential work preparation skills, team work and development The type of work carried out by Homeworks teams ranges from small scale improvements and maintenance to larger projects. This can include; As part of the Homeworks study programme you’ll be working in small teams under the direct supervision of highly experienced professional trades people, apprentices and other learners. Typically you’ll start at 8:45am and finish at 4pm, Monday to Friday. However, times may vary depending on commitments in centre i.e. exams or external weather conditions. You will have the opportunity to develop many employability skills including 10 www.pmtraining.org.uk working as part of a team, customer service, attendance, behaviour, timekeeping, confidence, motivation and practical work skills. This full time programme lasts up to eighteen months and will help to prepare you for employment through real grit and team work. We ma k learne e sure that a rs are ll r the da y ahea eady for d with free break fasts Gardening (lawn mowing, planting, hedge cutting, weeding) Hard and soft landscaping Carpet fitting Furnishing Painting and decorating Estate caretaking Fencing Environmental projects Artworks Brickwork fer We of rks wo Home s free er learn , boots, its toolk ng and clothi PPE other