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Found 145 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.

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Construction Live: experiential learning for the construction industry
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Bridgwater & Taunton College
Amount awarded:
£499,999
Project summary:

This project sits under the structured fund experiential learning opportunity and will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for England.

This will enable more universities to access the Construction Live offer, an increase in the number of universities engaged in Construction Live and an increase in the number of projects available to industry.

Constructionarium Ltd – transition to a sustainable future
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Constructionarium Ltd
Amount awarded:
£535,000
Project summary:

This project sits under the structured fund, experiential learning opportunity and will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for England.

This will enable more universities to access the Constructionarium offer and will result in an increase in the number of universities engaged in Constructionarium. The project will also create a new experiential learning scenario that can be shared with wider industry.

Developing a Training and Accreditation Scheme for Ecological Clerks of Works
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Balfour Beatty
Amount awarded:
£119,820
Project summary:

This project is the development of a training and accreditation scheme for ecological clerks of works on construction sites (Site Ecologists). Clients, contractors and the ecology profession will work collaboratively to agree the required competencies and set standards. A comprehensive training and assessment programme leading to accredited status will enable a sustainable supply of confident and well-trained ecological clerks of works able to meet the increasing supply needs of the construction industry.

Mentoring for the construction industry (commission)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Small employer support
Project lead:
Carmarthenshire Construction Training Association
Amount awarded:
£119,060
Project summary:

This project is focussed on mentoring in order to support the retention of new entrants.

The project will:

  • Provide 100 new entrants with a mentor
  • Train 100 Level 3 apprentices as mentors
  • Train 100 industry representatives as mentors
  • Produce two best practice guidebooks - one for mentors and one for mentees
  • Produce a video case study.
The Breakfast Club (commission)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Small employer support
Project lead:
Lendlease
Amount awarded:
£110,654
Project summary:

Developed in partnership with key contractors, who are all SMEs, the Breakfast Club will deliver eight bespoke interactive training and personal development sessions for 48 new industry entrants (4 cohorts of 12) over a 15-month period. 

Running concurrently as a controlled programme alongside the regular intake of new employees, the project will deliver evidence-based comparisons as to the benefit of the bespoke additional interventions for the retention of new entrants.

Assessment Infrastructure - NDTG
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
NDTG
Amount awarded:
£111,000
Project summary:
Funding will be used to set up a new assessment centre where assessors for demolition, asbestos and plant will be trained. A key outcome of the project will be to strengthen the assessment infrastructure across GB in relation to demolition, asbestos and plant.
JobCentre Plus pilot
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Finishes and Interiors Sector
Amount awarded:
£55,150
Project summary:

The project will extend the existing Special Upskilling Programme (SUP) in dry lining.

The purpose of this is to re-engage the unemployed with previous construction experience in the North East of England.

The projects objective is to encourage the target market to follow a career in construction to reduce the existing skills gap and reduce unemployment, by adapting the existing Specialist Upskilling Programme in dry lining to suit the needs of the client group.

Mind the Gap (commission)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Lendlease
Amount awarded:
£700,000
Project summary:

Commission: Employer led training and employment pathways into construction for ex-offenders.

The project will reduce skills gaps and crime re-offending rates by working with construction industry partners and rehabilitation specialists to offer sustainable employment opportunities to serving prisoners and ex-offenders.

The project will develop an infrastructure to design, test and deliver long-term construction training and support for 400 businesses resulting in 60 sustained job outcomes by 31 March 2019.

The project will test the model in London in year one, include Birmingham in year two and Manchester in year three.

Think Build
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Learning resources
Project lead:
Wates Construction
Amount awarded:
£47,152
Project 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.

Building on BIM function specific BIM training
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Digital and new technology, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Vinci PLC
Amount awarded:
£50,000
Project 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.

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