Welcome to CETC

Led by industry experts and shaped by real employers, our Civil Engineering Training Centre (CETC) is a purpose-built, two-acre mock construction site near the CEMAST training centre on Daedalus Airfield. It’s home to specialist apprenticeship training in Civil Engineering, Groundworks, and Highways, designed to prepare you for a successful career in the industry.

Our facilities provide a fully operational, realistic groundworks and civil engineering training environment, with all the tools, machinery, and materials you will use on the job, including:

  • Forward tipping dumpers
  • Ride-on rollers
  • Cement mixers
  • Wacker plates
  • 360-degree excavators
  • Loading shovels
  • Levelling equipment
  • 180-degree backhoe loaders

Here at CETC our facilities provide a fully operational, hands-on learning environment where you’ll train using the same tools, machinery, and materials you’ll encounter on the job.

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A trainee CETC apprentice learning to operate a shovel loader.

Our facilities

Our facilities provide a fully operational, realistic groundworks and civil engineering training environment, with all the tools, machinery, and materials you will use on the job, including:

  • Forward tipping dumpers
  • Ride-on rollers
  • Cement mixers
  • Wacker plates
  • 360-degree excavators
  • Loading shovels
  • Levelling equipment
  • 180-degree backhoe loaders

Training

Here at CETC we offer a range of specialist training to suit your needs.

If you’re looking to launch your career in Civil Engineering, Groundworks or Highways while earning a wage, an apprenticeship offers the perfect pathway. It combines valuable on-the-job experience with studying in our fantastic facilities, helping you gain nationally recognised qualifications and develop practical skills that employers need.

We also support the Sector Work-Based Academy Programmes (SWAPS) scheme, making it easier to match apprentices with employers, ensuring the right fit for your career or business.

For employers, we offer bespoke training solutions tailored to your organisation’s needs, alongside a wide range of short courses designed to upskill your workforce quickly and effectively.

Get ready to discover your future.

Our Courses

Level 4 Civil Engineering Senior Technician Apprenticeship

A Senior Civil Engineering Technician is a skilled professional who...

Level 3 Civil Engineering Technician Apprenticeship

As a Civil Engineering Technician, you will be responsible for...

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Level 2 Highways Maintenance Skilled Operative Apprenticeship

Highways Maintenance Skilled Operatives work for a variety of companies...

Contact Us

CETC Civil Engineering Training Centre,
Fareham,
Lee-on-the-Solent
PO13 9FU

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