TenDean

TenDean is a private training provider based in London that specialises in construction, highways maintenance and health and safety training. The organisation offers a range of vocational qualifications including NVQ Level 2 Wood Occupations (Site Carpenter), NVQ Level 2 Trowel Occupations (Bricklaying), NVQ Level 2 Painting and Decorating, and NVQ Level 3 Occupational Work Supervision, alongside Streetworks, Plumbing and Maths Functional Skills courses. TenDean delivers a Level 2 Highway Maintenance Skilled Operative apprenticeship focused on excavating and reinstating highways and pavements, including block and slab paving, tarmac, concrete and kerb laying, as well as locating underground services and setting up traffic management. Apprentices work with major highway reinstatement companies in London and the South East across water, gas, telecoms and electricity networks, and can also gain additional qualifications such as first aid, utilities sub-surface network training and potentially Street Works accreditation. The apprenticeship is typically 15 months in duration with end-point assessment from around 13 months, and includes Functional Skills in maths and English where required. TenDean emphasises that its trainers and assessors have extensive industry experience, and that its apprenticeship provision is driven by employer demand from both large and small developers, builders and highway maintenance firms.