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- Passport to Construction (Pathways into Construction - Long Term Unemployed)
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitment, Small employer support, Changing industry cultureProject lead:Creating EnterpriseAmount awarded:£221,154Project summary:“Passport to Construction” will be delivered across the six counties of North Wales.
Each programme will run for 6 weeks delivering work readiness and confidence building as well as developing practical construction related skills including sites visits and work placements on various construction sites across North Wales.
There will be a tailored qualification called “Passport to Construction” which will be an Open College Network qualification. In addition, programmes will provide CSCS revision, mock tests and actual test.
Participants will gain practical “try a trade” work experience alongside work buddies that the project partners have trained from construction companies to provide work experience.
The 6 weeks will culminate in CV writing and job search sessions followed by a final day of mock interviews with industry bosses, a "Meet the Boss" session, an inspirational speaker and a celebration of their success.
All beneficiaries will leave the programme with a personal development plan and clear next steps tailored to them.
- Pathways into Construction (long term unemployed, service leavers and women)
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Small employer supportProject lead:Doncaster CollegeAmount awarded:£197,660Project summary:Doncaster College have created a stepping stone route of pre-employment pathways, incorporating a collection of essential features blending the basic trade skills, with soft skills to prepare for the world of work.
- Pathways into Home Building Careers (Pathways into Construction - NEETs, service leavers, women and full time learners)
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Small employer support, Changing industry cultureProject lead:Home Builders Federation LtdAmount awarded:£1,970,037Project summary:This project will offer a programme of training and support for the four beneficiary groups outlined, catering to each group's specific needs and offering guaranteed interviews
- Women Construct Wales (Pathways into Construction - women)
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:The Community Impact Initiative C.I.C.Amount awarded:£287,805Project summary:This project will focus on breaking down barriers to women entering the sector.
It will provide 9 renovation projects over 3 years for 72 women to gain and acquire skills in building renovation.
Skill acquisition will focus on
- plastering and rendering
- flooring
- tiling
- painting and decorating
- kitchen and bathroom fitting
- gardening
- carpentry.
Pathway includes pre-employment training, construction, H&S , First Aid qualifications and CSCS card progression. Project will also supply literacy and numeracy support for those in need of this.
- Women into Construction - New Directions (Pathways into Construction - NEETs, long term unemployed, women and full time learners)
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitment, Changing industry cultureProject lead:Women into Construction C.I.C.Amount awarded:£249,395Project summary:This project will work with 240 women and 30 companies, 50% of which will be SMEs.
The project will support women with pre-employment support and provide employers with support in employing and retaining women within their companies.
This expands on the WIC current offering by extending the offer to the West Midlands and East of England
- Elevating tunnelling and underground construction skills training through immersive technologies (Immersive learning)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and rolesProject lead:TunnelSkillsAmount awarded:£249,000Project summary:The project will address challenges of sufficiently simulating or recreating the tunnelling environment for workers, to develop the behaviours and competencies required to work in such environments. It will do this by developing a range of immersive modules and assets.
Modules and resources will give stakeholders a realistic, consistent and safe environment replicating tunnelling sites and machinery. They will be embedded across a broad range of qualifications and courses associated with tunnelling, delivered to over 1,200 beneficiaries and made freely available to the sector.
After the project, a range of immersive learning teaching resources will be available such as 360 degree film, digital models. Those in tunnelling roles will have received impactful VR learning experiences and resources will be adopted by the tunnelling sector to embed into existing training and qualifications. - Assessor training and certification: Development of present employees
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and rolesProject lead:Ayrshire Coatings LtdAmount awarded:£8,560Project summary:An employer-led project to increase availability of on-site assessment provision in the Finishing sector, in Scotland and North England. This employer will upskill 3 employees to become qualified assessors through working in partnership with Ayrshire Construction Training Group.
- Developing Digital Leadership Skills in Construction SMEs (Giving leaders the skills to drive digital change)
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Gloucestershire Construction Training GroupAmount awarded:£48,000Project summary:This project will help leaders of small and medium employers identify digital solutions that increase productivity by exploring repetitive, time consuming process and other areas of waste, and identify digital solutions. Solutions will be taken through a process of product identification, benefit analysis, change management and implementation.
It will do this through discussion-led training and workshops, discovery sessions to identify new solutions and a 'digital board room' where participating leaders can collaborate and discuss best practice in business improvement.
After the project, all the materials used in delivery and guidance on the approach will be made freely available on an online platform. This will disseminated through the wider training group network so that others can emulate the approach. The digital boardroom will continue to be available for leaders to share best practice in digital adoption.
- Downloading a Digital Mindset (Giving leaders the skills to drive digital change)
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Supply Chain SchoolAmount awarded:£309,860Project summary:The project will draw learning and best practice from Tideway, one of the UKs leading digitalised infrastructure projects. Costain, Skanska and the Supply Chain School’s main infrastructure contractors will provide insight and experiences to create a blend of online and face to face digital leadership training modules.
Over three years, the programme will equip managers and leaders with the skills and technology knowledge to embed a digital approach into their business strategies. It will combine training in behavioural skills with a toolbox knowledge of digital products and how they will be implemented. The supply chains of the Tier 1 contractors partnering on the project will be engaged so as to achieve significant industry engagement during the project.
After the project, participating employers will have taken measurable steps to digitalisation. All content will be sustained on the Supply Chain School platform and made freely available to industry, supported by the Supply Chain School members. Partnerships with Microsoft and Google are also being explored.
- Establishing Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) - Giving leaders the skills to drive digital change
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Leadership and management, Small employer supportProject lead:Willmott DixonAmount awarded:£198,908Project summary:The project will deliver skills and knowledge to enable business leaders across the supply chain to embed digital ledger technology (DLT / block chain) by demonstrating the business case for doing so, as well as practical digital concepts and methods. It will provide guidance on enhancements to existing processes and behaviours to enable this technology to be adopted.
The project will establish a network of champions and pathfinders across the supply chain to aid communication and engagement supporting the validation of digital ledger technology. It will develop training content that will upskill construction leaders across the supply chain in how to fully unlock this technology.
After the project, participating employers will have taken measurable steps to digitalisation. A white paper will report on the training outcomes and provide best practice guidance on how to embed DLT in the supply chain. The training materials use to achieve this will be made freely available to industry.