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Found 92 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.

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Basic competency programme (BCP) Stage 2 assessment
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support
Project lead:
Lead & Hard Metal Roofing Association
Amount awarded:
£154,300
Project summary:

The project will provide a further Basic competency Programme assessment for those who have already completed the Basic Competency Programme. This extra assessment is designed to identify whether further training is required, and to what extent it is required in order to secure a formal qualification. The existing training manual will be revised and updated to incorporate all revised and new training content.

BCTG Supervisor Development Programme
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Small employer support, Leadership and management, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Building Contractors Training Group
Amount awarded:
£333,563
Project summary:

The project will address the technical skills gaps identified by BCTG members and the wider construction industry through the introduction of a co-designed and co-delivered online learning platform.

Heritage Construction in Wales: strengthening the sector through training and support
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Learning resources, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Tree & Sons Ltd
Amount awarded:
£260,908
Project summary:

The project will increase the uptake of heritage training within Wales, increasing the number of qualifications delivered and increasing awareness of the heritage sector within the construction industry.

Assessment Infrastructure - Association of Brickwork Contractors
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Association of Brickwork Contractors
Amount awarded:
£176,160
Project summary:

Funding will be used to set up a new assessment centre where assessors for brickwork will be trained. A key outcome of the project will be to strengthen the assessment infrastructure across GB in relation to brickwork.

Homebuilders supporting and developing skills in existing contractor supply chain workforce
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Home Builders Federation
Amount awarded:
£192,055
Project summary:

The project will build networks of employers in the Home Building supply chain and promote collaboration between home builders, sub-contractors and the supply chain.

It will identify training needs of those that are less engaged in training, and influence the dis-engaged to increase their level of training and therefore increasing their engagement with CITB.

Having identified training needs, a series of short-duration off-job training interventions will be delivered to meet the supply chain needs.

Lean Construction Development Pathway
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Mace Ltd
Amount awarded:
£480,075
Project summary:

The project will develop and pilot an e-learning Lean Development Pathway which will include a self-assessment, a number of videos and an online portfolio function. 20 organisations will set up cohorts whose objective is to solve problems in the workplace. The project will include “train the trainer” workshops and mentoring. The Supply Chain School portal will host and promote developed content.

Piloting the Deployment of ISO18404 in the Construction Sector
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and management, Small employer support
Project lead:
Gilbert and Goode
Amount awarded:
£151,208
Project summary:

The project will develop a programme to accredit organisations in the British Standards Institution ISO18404 for Lean Construction. 

One organisation will receive the accreditation and a best practice case study will be developed to support other employers through the process.

After the project, one employer will become accredited in the ISO Lean Construction standard. Another will have undertaken training so they have the ability to do so. The guidance and training materials used to achieve this will be made available to industry so that other employers can go on the same journey and achieve accreditation.

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 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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