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Found 152 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.

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Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Assessing from Industry
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles
Project lead:
Cathedral Training Ltd
Amount awarded:
£33,350
Project summary:

The project will identify and upskill onsite assessors in the small and medium-sized enterprise community. This will support the development of assessment infrastructure for the demolition, plant and plastering industries across Great Britain.

Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Finishing and Interiors Assessment Project
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles
Amount awarded:
£157,000
Project summary:

This solution engages companies and the workforce in the finishes and interiors sector, by providing On-site Assessment and Training (OSAT) NVQs and identifying individuals as assessors working in conjunction with our training providers. This will be done by funding for 250 OSAT NVQs and 50 assessor qualifications.

Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Improving Onsite Assessments in Construction Skills
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles
Project lead:
North West Skills Academy Ltd
Amount awarded:
£215,740
Project summary:

This project is focused on training new assessors in Passive Fire and Finishes and Interiors

Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Lifting Quality in Plant Assessment
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles
Project lead:
King Lifting Ltd
Amount awarded:
£40,954
Project summary:

This project will allow assessors to train and develop in the areas of lifting operations, construction plant and demolition plant.
King Lifting will lead the project to train industry experts to become Vocational Qualification assessors or quality assurers, as well as CPCS testers. This is to create greater access to training/testing and assessment for the lifting, construction plant and demolition plant sectors.

Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Scaffolding Trainer and Assessor Development
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles
Project lead:
Simian Risk Management Ltd
Amount awarded:
£180,561
Project summary:

Simian are committed to extending its current scaffold training delivery, by increasing capacity and the number of courses it offers throughout Great Britain.

Assessor Infrastructure (commission) Scottish specialist contractors Training group
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles
Project lead:
Scottish Specialist Contractors Training Group
Amount awarded:
£32,000
Project summary:

This project sits under the commission for Assessor Infrastructure (Passive Fire)

Matching construction theory with practice
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
WRW Construction Ltd.
Amount awarded:
£1,129,346
Project summary:

The project has three key threads, addressing directly the school, FE and HE sectors.

In partnership with Microsoft, the first thread targeting primary school teachers will use the Minecraft Virtual construction scenario to stimulate and encourage school-age children to consider careers in the built environment. Strong support from Microsoft will lead to UK-wide Minecraft ‘clubs’ creating a nationwide exposure to STEM and the construction industry in particular.

A second thread will establish two fixed site ‘hub’ facilities enabling practical reinforcement  and integration with students’ learning experience.

A third thread will implement a mobile facility to enable cost-effective engagement over a wider geographical area from each hub. Each mobile unit will provide typically three-day events based in FE/HE institutions.

Roofing Skills Partnership
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support
Project lead:
National Federation of Roofing Contractors
Amount awarded:
£2,892,616
Project summary:

The project will bring together a cross industry partnership to create and direct a unified National Workforce Development programme. It will establish and promote industry wide standards for all roofing disciplines through an "Accredited Roofer" programme that will act as a skills baseline for the sector and that will professionalise the industry.

Construction Contextualised Curriculum
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
London Region Construction Training Group
Amount awarded:
£202,000
Project summary:

This contextualised curriculum project will consist of the development of a suite of resources, available online, for the use of teachers, careers advisers and industry ambassadors that raise the profile and desirability of careers in construction and the built environment.

The project will also include the piloting and roll out of these resources in schools.

Construction employer frameworks for ex-offenders in Wales (commission)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Learning resources
Project lead:
BAM Nuttall UK
Amount awarded:
£249,424
Project summary:

Commission: Employer led training and employment pathways into construction for ex-offenders. The project will map existing training / employment provision for ex-offenders.

It will develop tailored frameworks encompassing employers, offender management services, training and third sector to detail clear pathways into construction employment. The frameworks will reflect existing skills shortages and upcoming needs across Wales.

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