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- Training and skills development – lightning conductor engineers and steeplejacks
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:ATLASAmount awarded:£66,288Project summary:The project will upskill operatives with grandfather rights to ensure all those with CSCS cards also achieve associated NVQs by 2020.
It will do this by developing an introductory course and Specialist Upskilling Programme (SUP) and these courses will then be rolled out to the sector.
- Demolition Manager Refresher Course
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:National Federation of Demolition ContractorsAmount awarded:£8,048Project summary:The project will address the challenge that the NDTG does not have a Demolition Manager Refresher Course in place to address the looming skills gap in our sector due to expiring CSCS cards.
In order to fill this gap, the demolition industry needs to develop a fit for purpose Demolition Manager Refresher Course. The course will be piloted to ensure that it fits the requirements of demolition managers in today’s construction Industry.
- Energy efficiency measures for older and traditional buildings
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Federation of Master BuildersAmount awarded:£49,940Project summary:The project will pilot a Level 3 course developed through a year-long delivery programme. It will include a joint collaboration between the FMB, the National Trust, and Edwards Hart Consulting.
The objective is to increase the level of knowledge and understanding on how to apply energy efficient improvements to traditional and older buildings and building methods. These buildings represent more than 25% of the UK's building stock, amongst the mainstream general building sector.
After the project, the SQA L3 Award will be available to industry from the SQA website.
- Infrastructure 21 - implementation
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationAmount awarded:£385,500Project summary:The Infrastructure 21 project is a cross-industry collaboration that focuses on ensuring that the UK’s infrastructure supply chain has the competence and capacity to deliver a 50% increase in output in the next five years. It will develop and deliver upskilling for supply chain firms, targeted directly at those areas identified by industry as priorities through an extensive industry survey.
- On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT)
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Finishes and Interiors SectorAmount awarded:£200,000Project summary:This project will reduce the skills gap and increase training expenditure by delivering a programme of enhancements to SME employers in the finishes and interiors sector to achieve L2 NVQs in appropriate occupation.
The benefits will primarily enhance collaborative working and increase value added per employee.
- OSAT NVQ for the dry lining and plastering sector
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Dry Lining and Plastering Training ForumAmount awarded:£180,000Project summary:The project will provide demand-led OSAT training for the finishes and interiors sector. This project will address the growing need for NVQs in the sector. It will engage 100 companies in the process, ensuring the inclusion of 25% disengaged employers who have not availed of CITB funding or grants in past 3 years. The delivery model for this project will assist in alleviating key skills issues for the sector and will provide a foundation for further funding which will have additional impact on the company/ individual.
- Quality and skills training 'Spotlight on the industry'
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Careers and recruitment, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:British Drilling AssociationAmount awarded:£33,950Project summary:The project is an awareness campaign which will emphasise the importance of employing competent, highly trained and professional companies and personnel; increase training of new Apprenticeships and increase NVQ uptake; ensure that educational institutions charged with training future workforces understand the importance of relevant and compulsory qualifications. It will produce a paper: ‘Spotlight on Industry’ - this paper will share findings devised from this awareness campaign. It will be published in industry-specific journals to raise awareness and trigger debate
- Reinforced Concrete Frame upskilling
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses, Small employer supportProject lead:ConstructAmount awarded:£154,788Project summary:The project will work specifically with SMEs with less than 200 PAYE employees to:
- Promote the introduction of a new level 2 vocational qualification for Formwork Erector/Striker
- Upskill operatives to achieve currently available level 2 qualifications relevant to the RC Frame Sector
- Create a skills and competence pathway model to demonstrate how an individual can become trade qualified through an apprenticeship.
- Site manager training package
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:The Isle of Wight Construction Training GroupAmount awarded:£22,382Project summary:The project will deliver a package of training that will enable companies to upskill existing workers from the IOWCTG membership that is experiencing a shortage of qualified site managers. This is achieved by enrolling on the NVQ6 Site Management programme This programme is supported by classroom based face-to-face interactive training of Nationally recognised site manager qualifications which are not ordinarily available on the Island.
- Technical upskilling for SME builders
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Federation of Master BuildersAmount awarded:£47,000Project summary:The project seeks to address issues raised by LABC inspectors in terms of avoidable common defects in building work through lack of knowledge of changing building regulations. This project will lead to more efficient working and fewer customer disputes. This will be achieved through: half-day training workshops designed to keep small builders up to date with changing regulations and technical advances, raise standards, reduce defects to disseminate information about new techniques.
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