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- 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.
- Building the future
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and managementProject lead:North West Contractors Training GroupAmount awarded:£52,400Project summary:The project will build capacity in the North West by adding onto the existing services the North West Contractors Training Group offers to its members. These services will deliver business improvement through a toolkit containing 12 modules. These 12 modules will be piloted through a series of workshops designed to support members in the delivery of this toolkit to their employees.
- Construction Collaborative Leadership Framework
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Leadership and management, New qualifications and courses, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Scottish Building FederationAmount awarded:£120,840Project summary:The project will deliver a radical approach to collaborative leadership based on existing and emerging global best practice models fit for this connected and potentially disruptive world. It will collaborate with key stakeholders to develop joint solutions on skills gaps, industry and societal challenges. The collaboration will result in a framework aligned to the challenges and opportunities facing the industry and its position in the wider society.
- Impact: CSR reporting for construction SMEs
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Digital and new technology, Leadership and managementProject lead:National Federation of BuildersAmount awarded:£231,945Project summary:Small employers often lack the skills to deliver corporate social responsibility, and so can miss the benefits to themselves and the community, including winning new contracts.
The project will develop and deliver an online diagnostic tool that identifies an organisation’s maturity in terms of corporate social responsibility.
This will help to develop participating employers’ skills and capacity in this area.
- My home – assess and train 900 engineers nationwide
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Willmott DixonAmount awarded:£50,000Project summary:The project will design a programme to assess and to train over 900 engineers nationwide to support them in developing skills needed to be a property maintenance engineer.
After the project industry efficiency will be increased by reducing travel time and ensuring jobs are completed on a first visit basis. This will increase customer satisfaction.
The resources used to achieve this will be available for industry to use.
- Digital Leadership for the Construction Supply Chains (Giving leaders the skills to drive digital change)
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Leeds Beckett UniversityAmount awarded:£115,171Project summary:The project will deliver digital leadership change through establishing a hub and spoke supply chain model. It will set the contractor as the hub and the supply chain as the spokes, and use this infrastructure to influence and upskill supply chain leaders.
The project will conduct digital audits of participating organisations, develop case studies and use them to create online and F2F training material for best-practice digital leadership which will be delivered training through the hub and spoke model to leaders in participating contractors’ supply chain organisations.
After the project, participating employers will have taken measurable steps to digitalisation. An online portal will be created that will house the case studies, training content and any lessons learned from the hub and spoke approach. This content will enable other supply chains to deliver the same leadership change programme.