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- Pathways to skills accreditation for hard to reach workers
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitment, Sectors and rolesProject lead:UniteAmount awarded:£156,360Project summary:The project will support a demographic of hard to reach workers who require their skills to be recognised, wish to develop or change careers within the sector. It will do so by building assessor capacity and delivering relevant qualifications to the target group therefore providing them with an opportunity to progress into a new career within the sector.
- Promotion of careers in construction through school and employer partnerships (commission)
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Scottish Contractors GroupAmount awarded:£199,300Project summary:Commission: School and Employer Engagement to improve the appeal of working in construction. The project will deliver a system of engagement between schools, colleges, Skills Development Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, construction employers and careers schemes to address the issue of low aspirations to a career in construction. The delivery will include support for trade demonstrations, professional career events, raising awareness of construction to career advisors, onsite visits and computer simulations.
- School and employer engagement to improve the appeal of working in construction
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Sectors and rolesProject lead:Kier Construction LtdAmount awarded:£183,999Project summary:To improve the links between schools and industry – to build and maintain relationships between schools and the construction industry, as opposed to the ad-hoc interactions that often take place.
- 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.
- 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.