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- Think Build
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitment, Learning resourcesProject lead:Wates ConstructionAmount awarded:£47,152Project summary:The Think Build project is a pilot programme adapted from the award-winning Think Logistics programme set up in 2014 as a partnership between several logistics firms and the charity Career Ready.
Its aim is to provide an effective method of employer engagement in schools. Industry volunteers deliver workshops to younger teenagers, leading to an in-depth programme of mentoring, masterclasses and work placements for 16-18 year olds.
- Women in construction – changing the face of construction
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:BAM NuttallAmount awarded:£480,392Project summary:The project will address gender diversity in construction, focusing on Crossrail and Tideway and key construction projects in London and Birmingham.
As the lead delivery partner, Women into Construction will use innovative techniques to deliver advice and guidance on work experience and training to support women in to sustainable employment.
This advice and guidance will be based on best practice delivered in over 60 construction companies over 8 years and trialling new approaches in the West Midlands.
- Basic competency programme (BCP) Stage 2 assessment
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer supportProject lead:Lead & Hard Metal Roofing AssociationAmount awarded:£154,300Project summary:The project will provide a further Basic competency Programme assessment for those who have already completed the Basic Competency Programme. This extra assessment is designed to identify whether further training is required, and to what extent it is required in order to secure a formal qualification. The existing training manual will be revised and updated to incorporate all revised and new training content.
- BCTG Supervisor Development Programme
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Small employer support, Leadership and management, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Building Contractors Training GroupAmount awarded:£333,563Project summary:The project will address the technical skills gaps identified by BCTG members and the wider construction industry through the introduction of a co-designed and co-delivered online learning platform.
- Building on BIM function specific BIM training
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technology, Learning resources, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Vinci PLCAmount awarded:£50,000Project summary:The programme will create a publically shared rubric built on VINCI best practices for the industry to use to upskill their job families in BIM. This is in response to the ambitious 2025 Construction Strategy which aims to achieve 33% reductions in costs and a 50% increase in efficiency through full BIM integration.
After the project, 14 short-duration e-learning modules will be freely available to use by industry. BIM ambassadors will be upskilled to champion the use of BIM in construction roles and promote the modules. A BIM framework will be developed that will go on to inform CITB activity in identifying and standardising digital competencies.
- Civils construction operatives course
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:T. Richard Jones LtdAmount awarded:£130,200Project summary:The project will provide training opportunities to construction employers for Civil Engineering Operatives and Engineers.
The framework will be delivered to individuals who will also be undertaking the NVQ Level 2 diploma in construction operation (out of project scope). The key element is to streamline the Civils offer providing operatives with a comprehensive range of skills which have been identified by industry.
After the project, the framework will be available for industry to use to help deliver skills that employers have said civil engineering operatives need, in addition to the NVQ L2 Diploma.
- Developing Leaders
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and managementProject lead:Geo. Houlton & SonsAmount awarded:£15,671Project summary:The project will deliver a programme of leadership training to management teams, which will enable people to be more effective in their management roles and empower them to be a good role model for the Houlton way of doing business.
- Development and set-up of an integrated electronic workflow system
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Small employer supportProject lead:Building Preservation (Northern) LtdAmount awarded:£26,540Project summary:The project seeks to address the common problems of duplication, waste, errors and inefficiencies that impact upon an organisation’s productivity and profitability.
An industry-specific app will be developed and made available to the sector to integrate back office functions with external sites. This will include all job functions from enquiry, and planning, to job completion.
After the project the BPL workforce will have the skills to implement productivity efficiencies using the developed app, which will be hosted on app stores to download.
- Digital skills development for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technologyProject lead:Ashwood Scotland LtdAmount awarded:£37,516Project summary:9 Workshops and 42 subsequent 1-2-1 learning interventions focussing on digital skills in the sector.
- Digital skills programme
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Federation of Master BuildersAmount awarded:£35,850Project summary:The project will pilot digital skills development for small building and construction companies (employing up to 20 people) delivering skills to compete and run businesses in a digital environment.
Knowledge improvements in: online promotion; developing online reputation; generating sales; winning new contracts; economical back-office processes; increase in online transactions; cyber security; increasing brand awareness.
After the project, 50 SMEs will be able to implement use of simple digital technologies in their business, making efficiencies and productivity gains. Training materials will be freely available to industry.