EventsFree wellbeing courses for construction workers to support massive spike in anxiety

A series of free online lunchtime workshops have been announced for people working, in any capacity, in construction.
Content Team4 years ago8 min

Calls to the UK’s ‘Construction Industry Helpline’ have increased 25% over the past 10 days which reflect the rising levels of anxiety and insecurity within the construction industry, according to a statement by UK’s Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and construction software firm Construction Industry Solutions (COINS).

To help offer support and wellbeing during this period, a series of free online lunchtime workshops have been announced for people working, in any capacity, in construction.

Course include mindfulness and meditation to resilience and controlling stress. 

These bite-sized online sessions are open to anyone in the sector as long as they have access to an email address and access to the internet, whether via smartphone, tablet or laptop. For full details, click here.

Sessions, which last for 45 minutes, will run weekly starting from Thursday 16 April – each starting at 12 noon:

Thurs 16 April  – 12 noon / Top Tips for Resilience click to register
Find out how you can build and grow your resilience.

Fri 24 April – 12 noon / Build a Work Life Balance click to register
What is a good ‘work-life’ balance and how to achieve it

Mon 27 April – 12 noon / How to Meditate click to register
This straightforward introduction to meditation, from a construction professional, will help you explore the benefits of daily meditation.

Tues 5 May – 12 noon / How to Handle Stress click to register

Discover useful coping mechanisms and top tips to handle stress.

Wed 13 May – 12 noon / Mindfulness for Youclick to register

Find out more about mindfulness and how to make it part of your daily life.

mindfulness for you

 

The ‘Wellbeing workshops’ are the result of a new collaboration between UK’s Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and leading construction software firm Construction Industry Solutions (COINS).

“Our charity exists to support the welfare and wellbeing of all construction workers and their families in the UK and Ireland. COINS are a technology provider with a big heart and a huge social conscience. We are delighted to be collaborating with them to deliver this series of free wellbeing life skill workshops to help everyone in our industry cope and navigate through these distressing times.”

– Bill Hill, CEO of The Lighthouse Club charity

Another vital source of information, advice and guidance is The Lighthouse Club’s ‘Construction Industry Helpline’ (Tel 0345 505 1956 or mobile app for Android and iOS) which helps people experiencing stress, anxiety or depression as well as providing access to other areas of support such as anger management, drug and alcohol dependency, debt management, legal advice, and emergency financial aid.

COINS, with over 35 years of developing software solutions for construction companies, is also passionate about giving something back to the industry. Its CEO, Robert Brown, adds:

“The Lighthouse Club has been providing immensely valuable services to support construction workers and their families for many years. We are delighted once again to have the opportunity to collaborate with them in the delivery of a series of invaluable webinars which will provide construction workers with vital health and wellbeing skills during these most difficult and challenging times.”

For full details, click here.  

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