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Construction Skills for Life (Pathways into Construction - NEETs and women)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Changing industry culture
Project lead:
EN:Able Futures C.I.C.
Amount awarded:
£450,327
Project summary:

CS4L will provide a minimum of 1,500 engagement opportunities and a Pre-Employment course lasting up to 6 weeks for 150 people to enable them to become Construction Industry ready.

Furthermore, CS4L aims to ensure that a minimum of 46 outstanding ‘trainees’ from the courses secure immediate offers of employment.  

The consortium aims to ensure that a minimum of 25% of the trainees are female.

The programme will offer access to construction courses (a Level 1 Introduction to Construction and a CSCS card), functional skills support and most importantly provide a 2-week industry placement. 

This will be supported by an in-house Business Mentor, so they gain a comprehensive understanding of their chosen trades/ occupation.

Passport to Construction (Pathways into Construction - Long Term Unemployed)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Small employer support, Changing industry culture
Project lead:
Creating Enterprise
Amount awarded:
£221,154
Project summary:

“Passport to Construction” will be delivered across the six counties of North Wales.

Each programme will run for 6 weeks delivering work readiness and confidence building as well as developing practical construction related skills including sites visits and work placements on various construction sites across North Wales.  

There will be a tailored qualification called “Passport to Construction” which will be an Open College Network qualification. In addition, programmes will provide CSCS revision, mock tests and actual test.

Participants will gain practical “try a trade” work experience alongside work buddies that the project partners have trained from construction companies to provide work experience.

The 6 weeks will culminate in CV writing and job search sessions followed by a final day of mock interviews with industry bosses, a "Meet the Boss" session, an inspirational speaker and a celebration of their success.  

All beneficiaries will leave the programme with a personal development plan and clear next steps tailored to them.

Pathways into Home Building Careers (Pathways into Construction - NEETs, service leavers, women and full time learners)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Small employer support, Changing industry culture
Project lead:
Home Builders Federation Ltd
Amount awarded:
£1,970,037
Project summary:

This project will offer a programme of training and support for the four beneficiary groups outlined, catering to each group's specific needs and offering guaranteed interviews

Women into Construction - New Directions (Pathways into Construction - NEETs, long term unemployed, women and full time learners)
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Careers and recruitment, Changing industry culture
Project lead:
Women into Construction C.I.C.
Amount awarded:
£249,395
Project summary:

This project will work with 240 women and 30 companies, 50% of which will be SMEs.

The project will support women with pre-employment support and provide employers with support in employing and retaining women within their companies.

This expands on the WIC current offering by extending the offer to the West Midlands and East of England

Elevating tunnelling and underground construction skills training through immersive technologies (Immersive learning)
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles
Project lead:
TunnelSkills
Amount awarded:
£249,000
Project summary:

The project will address challenges of sufficiently simulating or recreating the tunnelling environment for workers, to develop the behaviours and competencies required to work in such environments. It will do this by developing a range of immersive modules and assets.

Modules and resources will give stakeholders a realistic, consistent and safe environment replicating tunnelling sites and machinery. They will be embedded across a broad range of qualifications and courses associated with tunnelling, delivered to over 1,200 beneficiaries and made freely available to the sector.

After the project, a range of immersive learning teaching resources will be available such as 360 degree film, digital models. Those in tunnelling roles will have received impactful VR learning experiences and resources will be adopted by the tunnelling sector to embed into existing training and qualifications.

Building Mental Health MHFA Instructors CPD Awareness Training
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Small employer support, Leadership and management
Project lead:
Laing O Rourke
Amount awarded:
£105,400
Project summary:

This project will allow the 288 Instructors trained through the Building Mental Health MHFA Instructor Training Programme currently funded by CITB to attend CPD Mental Health Awareness training with MHFA England.

It will allow the instructors to deliver the full suite of mental health training within their organisations/subcontractors to maximise their effectiveness.

Modernise Specialist Applied Skills Programme (SAP)
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Digital and new technology, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Learning resources
Project lead:
DSA
Amount awarded:
£140,228
Project summary:

This project will redevelop and deliver the Drilling and Sawing Association Specialist Applied Programme to meet the needs of millennials that are considering a career within the Construction Industry.

It will use the introduction of new technologies, such as, E-Learning platforms to include Digital imaging (videos & presentations), Functional Skills and App's to support learning and portfolio building to enhance the engagement of newcomers into the industry.

Asbestos in soil E-learning training package
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Digital and new technology, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Kier
Amount awarded:
£55,240
Project summary:
  • To develop e-training modules as part of training for people who will knowingly disturb asbestos, that is doing non-licensable work (NLW) and the annual refresher training. It can be used as a standalone training tool and also complementary to current format of training that most people is receiving. 
  • To develop a way to assess the impact of the e-training after it is launched.
Boosting Infrastructure Productivity Programme
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture
Project lead:
CECA
Amount awarded:
£684,338
Project summary:

This project will support infrastructure suppliers to be ready for Project 13, a fundamental change in how the sector’s clients deliver high performing infrastructure.

Project 13 was launched in May 2018. It seeks to develop a new business model – based on an enterprise, not on traditional transactional arrangements – to boost certainty and productivity in delivery, improve whole life outcomes in operation and support a more sustainable, innovative, highly skilled industry.

A major challenge for the roll out of Project 13 will be training and development of the workforce to deliver improved productivity. As Project 13 is a new initiative, there is no existing training provision.

The group’s proposal is to develop and deliver a Boosting Infrastructure Productivity syllabus focusing on Project 13, with a sustainable model that can continue after the funded period.

Developing Digital Leadership Skills in Construction SMEs (Giving leaders the skills to drive digital change)
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 management
Project lead:
Gloucestershire Construction Training Group
Amount awarded:
£48,000
Project summary:

This project will help leaders of small and medium employers identify digital solutions that increase productivity by exploring repetitive, time consuming process and other areas of waste, and identify digital solutions. Solutions will be taken through a process of product identification, benefit analysis, change management and implementation.

It will do this through discussion-led training and workshops, discovery sessions to identify new solutions and a 'digital board room' where participating leaders can collaborate and discuss best practice in business improvement.

After the project, all the materials used in delivery and guidance on the approach will be made freely available on an online platform. This will disseminated through the wider training group network so that others can emulate the approach. The digital boardroom will continue to be available for leaders to share best practice in digital adoption.