Xtra Skills

Xtra Skills is a private training and assessment company based in Coventry. At Xtra Skills our aim is to provide a cost effective and accessible ‘in house’ training and assessment solution for the Gas, Oil, Water, Electrical and Renewable Energy sector, together with online training for Health & Safety.

All our courses are suitable for experienced operatives or new entrants looking to embark on a new career. We are an approved training & assessment centre for LCL Awards, OFTEC and City & Guilds and we are Gas Safe Registered.

Because of ever-changing legislation, we make sure that we are always at the cutting edge by employing experienced, friendly, and approachable trainers and assessors who have many years of combined experience.

Coventry Training and Assessment Centre

Xtra Skills Training & Assessment Centre is located close to the centre of Coventry with easy access via the M6, M69, M42 and M40 motorway network. We are also within walking distance of the newly refurbished Coventry Railway Station.

We have plenty of secure on-site parking and are within walking distance of various cafés, restaurants and takeaways.

History

Xtra Skills (Coventry) Ltd, was conceived in October 2000. Originally trading as Icon Training and Assessment, it was founded by Paul Withey and two partners. The company was formed to provide cost effective domestic gas training and assessment for the Midlands market.

Around 2002 commercial, catering and LPG were added to the portfolio of gas training assessment. OFTEC was added soon after and in 2005 Paul took over the company as a sole trader and renamed the company Xtra Skill Centre.

With Paul still at the helm Xtra Skills became incorporated in 2006 and the company took on its now recognisable name; Xtra Skills (Coventry) Ltd.

Since 2006 Xtra Skills has expanded into many new sectors requiring training and assessment and now works with many ‘Blue Chip’ companies from across the UK; but Paul still runs the company like a family business.