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Found 153 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.

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Productivity - reducing rework - Vinci PLC (commission)
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and management
Project lead:
Vinci PLC
Amount awarded:
£115,945
Project summary:

The project will increase productivity by reducing the errors and defects that cause rework. Modules and e-learning will be developed and piloted that will deliver ‘right first time’ behaviours at operational level of organisations. To make the project scalable, set of train the trainer resources will be produced.

Research will identify and recommend ways of measuring the rate errors and defects. This will help to set out an industry baseline to measure any future impact on productivity.

After the project, the course modules and teaching resources will be made freely available to industry and be eligible for short-duration grant funding. Guidance on how to implement the training with their partner modules from the other two 'Get it right' projects to deliver change on a project or in an organisation. Guidance will explain how to deliver training, when and with which roles.

Supporting behavioural change within the UK’s aviation infrastructure
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
National Association of Shop-fitters
Amount awarded:
£81,000
Project summary:

The project will deliver the CITB's Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC) programme. This essential programme:

  • covers legal duties of employers and employees
  • defines hazards, risks and control measures
  • lists possible causes of accidents
  • helps employees understand the link between attitude and behaviour, the costs of poor safety performance, the benefits of good safety performance and how to put ABC into practice.

After the end of the project, workers in the Manchester airport Group Estate will have achieved the training and will have the skill-sets to improve safety in the working environment.

Woodworking Centres of Excellence
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
New qualifications and courses, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Digital and new technology, Leadership and management, Productivity and new ways of working
Project lead:
British Woodworking Federation
Amount awarded:
£58,670
Project summary:

The project will develop a network of Centres of Excellence across the UK to support training in Joinery, Shop-fitting and Interior Contracting  using new apprenticeship standards as the bedrock Using this network  to ensure all units can be offered and ensuring curriculums are up to date and standardised by providing ‘bolt-on’ modules.

After the project more wood workers will have the skills to operate CNC machinery, and the capacity for further people to upskill will be increased through the network of centres of excellence.

Assessment Infrastructure - Modular and Portable Buildings Association
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Modular & Portable Buildings Association
Amount awarded:
£162,920
Project summary:

Funding will be used to set up a new assessment centre where assessors for modular and portable buildings will be trained.

Assessor infrastructure - National Federation of Demolition Contractors
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
National Federation of Demolition Contractors
Amount awarded:
£121,905
Project summary:

Build the skills capacity of the demolition sector by creating new on-site assessors and delivering vocational qualifications to address the skills shortage.

Assessor infrastructure - Association of Brickwork Contractors
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Association of Brickwork Contractors
Amount awarded:
£108,700
Project summary:

Build the skills capacity of the brickwork sector by creating new on-site assessors and delivering vocational qualifications to address the skills shortage.

Assessor infrastructure - Lead Contractors Association
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Lead Contractors Association
Amount awarded:
£61,800
Project summary:

Build the skills capacity of the lead contracting sector by creating new on-site assessors and delivering vocational qualifications to address the skills shortage.

Assessor infrastructure - Roofing Industry Alliance
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Roofing Industry Alliance
Amount awarded:
£104,860
Project summary:

Build the skills capacity of the roofing sector by creating new on-site assessors and delivering vocational qualifications to address the skills shortage.

Assessor Infrastructure Commission Bricklaying
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Association of Brickwork Contractors
Amount awarded:
£108,700
Project summary:

To increase the number of assessors within specified sectors.

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (Phase 3)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and management
Project lead:
Civil Engineering Contractors Association
Amount awarded:
£751,442
Project summary:

The project will build individual, organisational and industry knowledge of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) in the workplace. This product can also be used as a catalyst to achieve cultural change. This will be achieved through the development of FIR training resources, upskilling of FIR ambassadors, managing a network of training and delivery workshops, building a sustainable funding model which will support the continuation of this project when the funding period ends.

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