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Found 135 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.

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Quality on the highway – breaking ground
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Utilities Contractors Group
Amount awarded:
£62,595
Project summary:

The project follows successful completion of a Phase 1 CITB funded project, which produced a high quality training resource focusing on working conditions, safety and risk assessment whilst excavating. This is Phase 2, the key objectives of which are to: develop a training film, which will focus on the subject matter of ‘Breaking Ground’, highlighting the dangers of working on the highway, and reviewing the latest H&S legislation. This will serve as a versatile resource that will support blended training.

Quality and safety in the highway – backfilling the excavation
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Sectors and roles
Project lead:
Energy and Utility Skills
Amount awarded:
£51,830
Project summary:

The project is the third and final stage of a set of three projects which have piloted a series of short videos These videos communicate key information on the topic of safety at work.

The aim of these videos is to influence behaviour and reduce accidents on site to develop a learning resource which is flexible, can be delivered on site with minimal resource, and can be embedded into existing training practices through the Utilities Contractors Training Group membership.

Supporting contracting businesses to use CNC within shop fitting
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Digital and new technology, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
National Association of Shop-fitters
Amount awarded:
£82,277
Project 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.

Training and skills development – lightning conductor engineers and steeplejacks
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
ATLAS
Amount awarded:
£66,288
Project 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.

Infrastructure 21 - implementation
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and management
Project lead:
Civil Engineering Contractors Association
Amount awarded:
£385,500
Project summary:

The Infrastructure 21 project is a cross-industry collaboration that focuses on ensuring that the UK’s infrastructure supply chain has the competence and capacity to deliver a 50% increase in output in the next five years. It will develop and deliver upskilling for supply chain firms, targeted directly at those areas identified by industry as priorities through an extensive industry survey.

On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Finishes and Interiors Sector
Amount awarded:
£200,000
Project summary:

This project will reduce the skills gap and increase training expenditure by delivering a programme of enhancements to SME employers in the finishes and interiors sector to achieve L2 NVQs in appropriate occupation.

The benefits will primarily enhance collaborative working and increase value added per employee.

OSAT NVQ for the dry lining and plastering sector
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Dry Lining and Plastering Training Forum
Amount awarded:
£180,000
Project summary:

The project will provide demand-led OSAT training for the finishes and interiors sector. This project will address the growing need for NVQs in the sector. It will engage 100 companies in the process, ensuring the inclusion of 25% disengaged employers who have not availed of CITB funding or grants in past 3 years. The delivery model for this project will assist in alleviating key skills issues for the sector and will provide a foundation for further funding which will have additional impact on the company/ individual.

Reinforced Concrete Frame upskilling
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support
Project lead:
Construct
Amount awarded:
£154,788
Project summary:

The project will work specifically with SMEs with less than 200 PAYE employees to:

  • Promote the introduction of a new level 2 vocational qualification for Formwork Erector/Striker
  • Upskill operatives to achieve currently available level 2 qualifications relevant to the RC Frame Sector
  • Create a skills and competence pathway model to demonstrate how an individual can become trade qualified through an apprenticeship.
Enhancing Higher Education Resources and Engagement for High Value Construction Recruitment (commission)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
CECA Wales
Amount awarded:
£241,500
Project summary:

This project aims to provide a set of resources and develop industry-HE partnership initiatives as a response to the CITB’s call for commissioned employer-HE collaboration.

The project will provide contextualised learning through immersive and experiential learning opportunities to improve accessibility to practical learning.

A sustainable HEI-employer network will be established in two regions (Wales and Yorkshire) to establish best practice in collaborative partnerships, which will be a model for UK-wide scalability.

A set of physical and virtual resources will be developed that will specifically address three principal target groups:

  • Level 3 school/college leavers
  • Existing employees
  • Graduates/Higher Diplomates from non-cognate disciplines.

 

Increasing capacity and capability to deliver immersive learning in construction industry (Immersive Learning)
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Digital and new technology, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
AMRC (Advanced Manufacturing Research Company)
Amount awarded:
£320,500
Project summary:

Collaborative, standardised industry-wide immersive learning framework

Open-source authoring tool for users to create VR learning content>Learning modules authored by each employer partner and delivered to employees

Case studies developed from 5x strands to show impact / benefits of immersive learning.

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