Dulux Academy bringing communities together
Our first Dulux Academy purpose-built facility opened in March 2016 at our AkzoNobel Slough Head Quarters. The impressive two-story centre is our flagship Dulux Academy with two practical training areas, upstairs classrooms including space for 100 theatre style, a large outdoor space for events and offices.
Over the years the space has grown with us and now features a Graco sponsored Spray Theatre and Colour Studio. In June 2024, we opened the “Mews” which will be used for a range of exterior painting courses including a new Stage 3 uPVC Spray course.
The quality and credibility of the Dulux Academy team is a real testament to the successes it has had to date, the biggest milestone so far this year being over 20,000 people have been trained over the 13 Dulux Academy locations operating nationwide.
College Partners
Dulux Academy work with college partners who have all signed up to our Joint Minds Charter. Selected for their dedication to delivering best possible learning experiences and championing industry best practice. The partnership with industry and education provides opportunity to inspire students, tutors, and employers.
National Apprenticeship Week – Dulux Academy, is proud to champion National Apprenticeship Week through offering a suite of free online workshops to apprentices and those studying painting and decorating. In 2024, online workshops were delivered from 5th to 9th February, and covered topics designed to align with the ambition of Apprenticeships providing ‘Skills for Life’ :-
Being confident with colour / Professionalising your Social Media / Selecting the Right Paint / Planning your P&D Career
Partnership with VIY
Dulux has been working with VIY (Volunteer it Yourself) and doing #SomethingConstructive together for over three years, bringing communities together through the power of paint and the Let’s Colour initiative. Our current partnership aims to build on the impact we have made together so far :-
- 166 projects supported across the UK since our first project at Youth Concern in 2020
- 2,367 young people trained in Painting & Decorating
- 1000+ Entry Level 3 City & Guilds accreditations gained in Painting & Decorating
- 12,600 litres of paint donated
- 108,074 lives coloured in some of our most deprived communities
