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BeResilient
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and management
Project lead:
National Federation of Builders
Amount awarded:
£145,401
Project summary:

This project will increase awareness and understanding amongst small employers of the importance of organisational resilience; develop the skills and capacity to implement it with five employers and develop an approach, which enables the effective implementation of organisational resilience across the sector, which can be sustained beyond the life of this project. 

The project will develop learning materials and toolkits to BS6500 standards, and pilot these in the sector.

After the project, the gap analysis tool will be freely available for organisations to map their resilience and identify training tools to address the gaps.  The project will have piloted organisations adopting the 'BeResilient' framework and will share its learning on best practice in doing so.

Increasing Employer Engagement in Higher Level and Degree Apprenticeships
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Kier Group plc
Amount awarded:
£151,575
Project 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.

Tackling the Gender Pay Gap – Progression for Women in Construction
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Leadership and management
Project lead:
BAM Nuttall
Amount awarded:
£122,569
Project 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

Developing a Training and Accreditation Scheme for Ecological Clerks of Works
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Balfour Beatty
Amount awarded:
£119,820
Project summary:

This project is the development of a training and accreditation scheme for ecological clerks of works on construction sites (Site Ecologists). Clients, contractors and the ecology profession will work collaboratively to agree the required competencies and set standards. A comprehensive training and assessment programme leading to accredited status will enable a sustainable supply of confident and well-trained ecological clerks of works able to meet the increasing supply needs of the construction industry.

Mentoring for the construction industry (commission)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Small employer support
Project lead:
Carmarthenshire Construction Training Association
Amount awarded:
£119,060
Project summary:

This project is focussed on mentoring in order to support the retention of new entrants.

The project will:

  • Provide 100 new entrants with a mentor
  • Train 100 Level 3 apprentices as mentors
  • Train 100 industry representatives as mentors
  • Produce two best practice guidebooks - one for mentors and one for mentees
  • Produce a video case study.
The Breakfast Club (commission)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Small employer support
Project lead:
Lendlease
Amount awarded:
£110,654
Project summary:

Developed in partnership with key contractors, who are all SMEs, the Breakfast Club will deliver eight bespoke interactive training and personal development sessions for 48 new industry entrants (4 cohorts of 12) over a 15-month period. 

Running concurrently as a controlled programme alongside the regular intake of new employees, the project will deliver evidence-based comparisons as to the benefit of the bespoke additional interventions for the retention of new entrants.

Construction Contextualised Curriculum
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
London Region Construction Training Group
Amount awarded:
£202,000
Project summary:

This contextualised curriculum project will consist of the development of a suite of resources, available online, for the use of teachers, careers advisers and industry ambassadors that raise the profile and desirability of careers in construction and the built environment.

The project will also include the piloting and roll out of these resources in schools.

Construction employer frameworks for ex-offenders in Wales (commission)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Learning resources
Project lead:
BAM Nuttall UK
Amount awarded:
£249,424
Project summary:

Commission: Employer led training and employment pathways into construction for ex-offenders. The project will map existing training / employment provision for ex-offenders.

It will develop tailored frameworks encompassing employers, offender management services, training and third sector to detail clear pathways into construction employment. The frameworks will reflect existing skills shortages and upcoming needs across Wales.

Construction pathways into employment (commission)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Scottish Building Federation
Amount awarded:
£250,000
Project summary:

Commission: Employer led training and employment pathways into construction for ex-offenders. The project will create a Scotland-wide sustainable framework of employer led learning and employment pathways into construction for ex-offenders. The project will enable employers of all sizes to partner with prisons and other services on a longer term basis and help to identify other possible interactions. By the end of the project, participants will have built a coherent framework which takes account of demand, best practice and employer incentives.

Contextualised curriculum toolkit (commission)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Learning resources
Project lead:
Bouygues UK
Amount awarded:
£300,000
Project summary:

Commission: Construction contextualised curriculum to improve the appeal of working in construction. The aim of the project is to develop a pan Wales construction curriculum resource that facilitates and standardises an end to end offer, which is currently only undertaken by construction companies on an ad hoc basis. 

The project will support teachers and careers advisors to contextualise the curriculum by developing curriculum support and guidance and will produce resources to support C&BE Welsh Baccalaureate challenges.