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Found 139 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.
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- 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.
- Passivhaus and Low Energy Buildings - Online Training
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Productivity and new ways of workingProject lead:Green Building StoreAmount awarded:£81,050Project summary:The design and production of 11 e-learning modules around the subjects area of Passivhaus and the Performance Gap.
These E-learning resources will be fully interactive and will help to improve productivity around the performance gap.
- Tackling the Gender Pay Gap – Progression for Women in Construction
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Leadership and managementProject lead:BAM NuttallAmount awarded:£122,569Project summary:The 2018 Gender Pay Gap reports for Construction showed that women earn 21.8% less than men on average. Women into Construction will work with Bam Nutall, Bouygues, Ardmore Construction, other Tier 1 construction companies and their supply chains to identify barriers, challenge employers’ working practices, behaviours and cultural norms.
WiC will deliver advice and guidance, training and mentoring to support low-paid female construction workers progress into better paid, more secure employment in the future
- 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.
- Using Levy funds to deliver common training across the industry
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resourcesProject lead:Northamptonshire contractors training groupAmount awarded:£50,000Project summary:The project will tackle skills shortages and increase the amount of training activity within Northamptonshire by providing the most common training programmes at a flat rate of £10 per course to employers. The project will take place in Northamptonshire only and will utilise collective buying power to achieve cost savings for participants of the scheme.
- Assessment Infrastructure (commission) - Building Quality Assessments
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and rolesProject lead:Four Construction Training GroupAmount awarded:£73,800Project summary:This project will increase the availability and quality of on-site assessment in the following areas:
- Passive Fire Protection
- Interior Systems, including: Dry Lining Boarding/Fixing/Finishing, Ceiling Fixing, Modular Demountable Partitioning
- 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) - NVQ Assessment Programme
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and rolesProject lead:DMR Training & Consultancy LtdAmount awarded:£75,840Project summary:DMR Training & Consultancy Limited (DMR) is proposing to extend its current NVQ qualification assessment service to employers in the finishing and interiors and plant operations sectors, by increasing its capacity and training and assessment service throughout Great Britain. DMR is proposing to support employers in the 2 sectors to address their skills gaps. This will result in the recruitment of new assessors and Internal Quality Assurance staff (IQA’s), the re-deployment of existing assessors and an investment in the skills, qualifications and professional development of new and existing assessors. DMR will offer employers the opportunity for new and existing employees to undertake nationally recognised NVQ qualifications as part of employee development and upskilling arrangements with directed training support made available, as required.
- 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.
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