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- Increasing Employer Engagement in Higher Level and Degree Apprenticeships
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Kier Group plcAmount awarded:£151,575Project summary:The project will pilot employer engagement activities and individual support to potential new entrant apprentices with a priority focus on under-represented groups. Apprentices will be connected to construction employers and offered workplace site visits, one-to-one interactions and work experience.
The aim of the pilot is to develop new resources and guidance to support employers to recruit and inspire a diverse range of new entrants into the industry via the Higher Level Apprenticeship route.
- Offsite ready (improving skills for offsite construction)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Construction Scotland Innovation CentreAmount awarded:£496,300Project summary:The project will deliver the capacity and capability to upskill industry on standardised skills and knowledge in offsite construction.
Training will be a combination of trainer-led and application of online resources. Content will be modular and accredited, purposed for a wide range of uses and mapped to relevant L2-7 qualifications and standards. Guidance will be developed to help trainers contextualise modules to their particular subject area.
The project will enhance materials with experiential learning that includes classroom enrichment, immersive and real-world experiences, as well as a sustainable network of experts to share knowledge, maintain and support the products.
After the project, a significant proportion of the construction FE sector will be upskilled in offsite practices. Sustainability will be achieved by hosting on a free online platform in a format compatible with other platforms, thus allowing resources to be freely downloaded and shared. Trainers will be certified once upskilled to deliver the content.
- Transforming Construction Trade Apprenticeships (Immersive Learning)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Digital and new technology, Learning resourcesProject lead:Bridgwater & Taunton CollegeAmount awarded:£249,000Project summary:The project will support colleges delivering the Apprenticeship requirement for 20% off-site learning for Form Working, Steel Fixing and Concrete Pouring focusing on the nuclear sector. It will use augmented reality (AR) to enhance the acquisition of skills and competencies that are then reinforced on site using a collaborative virtual reality (VR) classroom that each apprentice can access remotely.
This will minimise time off-site through a virtual learning environment, increase engagement through technology native to the target group, and enhance knowledge retention and achievement.
Apprentices will use state of the art immersive learning headwear in college to enhance real-world learning. They will then be given a low-cost mobile VR headset that they will take to site that will be worn off-site at scheduled times to refresh skills in a collaborative virtual environment shared with other apprentices and the college lecturer.
After the project, Bridgwater & Taunton College will have shown how immersive learning can be used to improve the acquisition and retention of knowledge. They will have stablished a way to deliver collaborative learning through this technology and will have developed materials for others to take the same approach.
- World class skills for off-site construction (improving skills for off-site construction)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Manufacturing Technology CentreAmount awarded:£752,750Project summary:The project will develop targeted, innovative, quality-assured training that delivers standardised skills and knowledge for off-site manufacturing and assembly in construction. It will use a range of blended learning solutions that draw from and build upon existing content.
Resources will be made freely available on the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS) platform along with the skills diagnostic tool and trainer upskilling resources, underpinned by SCSS learner management systems.
After the project MTC will achieve scalability of the developed materials through the networks within partners National Open College Network (NOCN) and Supply Chain School NOCN will disseminate through its network of 600 providers, quality assure the materials and commit to maintaining them for at least two years after the project. Industry training materials on offsite will be freely available through the Supply Chain School website. - Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Finishing and Interiors Assessment Project
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and rolesAmount awarded:£157,000Project summary:This solution engages companies and the workforce in the finishes and interiors sector, by providing On-site Assessment and Training (OSAT) NVQs and identifying individuals as assessors working in conjunction with our training providers. This will be done by funding for 250 OSAT NVQs and 50 assessor qualifications.
- Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Improving Onsite Assessments in Construction Skills
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and rolesProject lead:North West Skills Academy LtdAmount awarded:£215,740Project summary:This project is focused on training new assessors in Passive Fire and Finishes and Interiors
- Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Scaffolding Trainer and Assessor Development
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and rolesProject lead:Simian Risk Management LtdAmount awarded:£180,561Project summary:Simian are committed to extending its current scaffold training delivery, by increasing capacity and the number of courses it offers throughout Great Britain.
- Building Blocks
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Sibbald Ltd.Amount awarded:£951,060Project summary:The Building Blocks project sits under the Structured Fund, Experiential Learning opportunity. It will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for Scotland, which will enable more universities to access the Constructionarium offer.
It will provide an expanded experiential learning offer for Scotland, which includes a static and mobile constructionarium, and will reach a wider range of beneficiaries. It will also provide an increase in the number of school teachers delivering Concrete in the Classroom to help feed into the talent pipeline for the sector.
- Construction Live: experiential learning for the construction industry
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Bridgwater & Taunton CollegeAmount awarded:£499,999Project 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
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Constructionarium LtdAmount awarded:£535,000Project 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.
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