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Found 139 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.
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- Supporting contracting businesses to use CNC within shop fitting
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technology, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:National Association of Shop-fittersAmount awarded:£82,277Project summary:The project will address recent significant demand to utilise new technological advances in CNC machinery in Shopfitting, Interior Construction and Wood Machining sectors.
After the project, the skills gap in CNC operation will be reduced as CNC operators are given the skills they need to carry out their work.
- Timber frame competency award scheme online audit system
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Structural Timber AssociationAmount awarded:£12,000Project summary:The project will expand on previous work completed and will produce a series of Timber Frame Competency Award Scheme booklets
The Silver level will initially be completed(bronze and gold to follow).
At present there is no way of auditing people's involvement. Therefore this project will deliver a self-certification process online.
After the project these documents will be made available on the STA web site for industry to download and use, helping to standardise skills within the structural timber sector.
- Timber frame fire safety guidance video
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Structural Timber AssociationAmount awarded:£15,000Project summary:The project will develop fire safety information in response to calls for additional measures, following industry failures to meet CDM responsibilities in this area.
A video will be developed on fire safety and hosted on the Structural Timber Association (STA) website.
- Training media programme for heritage plastering
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Dry Lining and Plastering Training ForumAmount awarded:£21,000Project summary:The project will develop a series of broadcast quality training videos explaining heritage plastering techniques for new and existing operators.
The funding will produce four modules covering the basics of heritage and plastering techniques.
- 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.
- Basic Competency Programme
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Sectors and rolesProject lead:Roofing Industry AllianceAmount awarded:£1,887,508Project summary:The project will address the roofing industry training needs by bringing together the main roofing industry stakeholders, the 12 regional roof training groups and 11 major roofing trade associations to develop and roll out a basic competency programme.
The Basic Competency Programme represents manufacturers training derived from the minimum technical competencies and mapped to a Vocational Qualification and National Occupational Standards.
- 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.
- Home Building Skills Partnership
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and management, Changing industry cultureProject lead:Home Builders FederationAmount awarded:£2,726,165Project summary:The project will develop a sector infrastructure that will define how we attract, train and retain a skilled and professional workforce sufficient to build over 1 million new homes in the next 5 years.
By engaging up to 100 homebuilders and targeting specific occupations, and with the support and leadership of the homebuilders. The project will create and develop an industry-responsive infrastructure which will communicate the benefits of smart recruitment, training and retaining to up to 3,500 homebuilders and homebuilding supply chain companies across the UK.
- Infrastructure Development Programme
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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:Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationAmount awarded:£1,116,000Project summary:The project will develop a sustainable model for specialist infrastructure training provision, creating a structured framework that allows employees in the sector to develop the core skills that they require to operate in key roles in the sector where skills shortages currently exist. The end-state will be a self-sustaining training model that is developed by industry, for industry; providing targeted training that would not otherwise be readily available for companies in the sector.