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Found 43 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.
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- Fairness, Inclusion and Respect Toolkit – Stage 2
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Leadership and management, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationAmount awarded:£222,400Project summary:The project will further develop an employer toolkit which will result in the creation of an inclusive and diverse workforce. Leaders and Managers from main contractors and their supply chains will receive the training and development to embed FIR principles into their project delivery and workforce management strategies.
- A day’s work from an alternative viewpoint - to encourage disabled people into construction
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Digital and new technology, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Mitie Property ServicesAmount awarded:£191,824Project summary:The project will support 60 disabled adults across Scotland and England into employment in the construction industry through a programme of mentoring, structured training and work experience programme.
- BIM4Education
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Neighbourhood Services LtdAmount awarded:£454,984Project summary:The project will improve the knowledge and capacity of school teachers and Post 16 tutors in built environment subjects to teach Building Information Modelling (BIM). BIM4Education will coordinate Centre of Excellence hubs linked to DEC& BIM accreditation. Employers, Educational Professionals and Learners will work together to explore solutions to built environment, civil & design problems.
- BuildForce
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Learning resources, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:LendleaseAmount awarded:£395,115Project summary:BuildForce is a collaborative employer-led project, enabling service leavers and veterans to understand and pursue careers in construction and the built environment.
It will deliver training and individual support to translate existing skills, gain new ones and access sustainable employment and progression opportunities in construction companies across the UK.
*Visit the BuildForce website for the full list of partners.
- Increasing female trade apprentices and operatives in the social housing sector
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Small employer supportProject lead:Mears LtdAmount awarded:£340,455Project summary:The project will encourage more women to consider construction as a positive career choice by increasing employment of social housing tenants and those from the local community.
This employment will be created in the social housing or building maintenance sector.
- Introduction to structured trainee programs – mentor led
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Telford HomesAmount awarded:£59,466Project summary:The project will design and implement a mentor-led trainee scheme that supports and compliments degree education and study in the workplace.
The purpose of this project is to standardise, plan and implement training schemes for trainees and graduate trainees in surveying and construction to standardize and implement recruitment in conjunction with local colleges and universities.
- Step in and step up – promoting construction to career changers and under-represented groups
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Careers and recruitment, Learning resources, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Kier Construction LtdAmount awarded:£208,484Project summary:The project will develop and deliver a programme aimed at promoting careers in the construction sector and address the employment challenge facing the construction sector in the South West.
The target new entrants are career changers and groups that are under-represented in our sector. The programme will focus on delivering training outcomes in Chartered Management Institute Diploma level 2, 3 or 4 depending on professional background and experience.
As well as SSMTS, CSCS, multi-trade construction awards, project management, English, maths and ICT as required.
- Sustainable skills for the SME
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Careers and recruitment, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:National Federation of BuildersAmount awarded:£49,940Project summary:The project will work with and enable NFB members to engage with schools to make students, their careers advisors and parents/guardians aware of the opportunities and benefits of a career within our industry.
This will be achieved through a virtual reality BIM model designed by young people to engage with young people and demonstrate how the industry is transforming to a digital environment.
- Think differently
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Funding theme:
Careers
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses, Small employer supportProject lead:Mitie Property ServicesAmount awarded:£482,967Project summary:The project will support 60 disabled adults across Scotland and England into employment in the construction industry through a programme of mentoring, structured training and work experience programme
- BIM – readiness study, business case & implementation plan
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Digital and new technology, Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles, Learning resourcesProject lead:Stewart MilneAmount awarded:£177,999Project summary:The project will undertake research by carrying out pilot studies and business mapping, to evaluate the people and business readiness for BIM, resulting in a business case for further investment in people, process innovation, collaborative working, cultural change, training, systems and new design software technology.
At the end of the project a report will contribute to industry's understanding of how to implement BIM by means of building a strong business case for adoption. The benefits of BIM, particularly in housing, will be recorded in a PowerPoint presentation available on request from Stewart Milne.