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Found 89 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.
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- Productivity - reducing rework - FMB (commission)
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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 managementProject lead:Federation of Master BuildersAmount awarded:£127,952Project summary:The project will increase productivity by reducing the errors and defects that cause rework. A new L5 qualification will be developed and rolled out on Energy Efficiency in Retrofit Project Management. This will help to set out an industry baseline to measure any future impact on productivity.
After the project, the qualification will be published online and available either as a face to face module or by means of e-learning.
- Productivity - reducing rework - Kier (commission)
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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 managementProject lead:Kier Construction LtdAmount awarded:£94,340Project summary:The project will increase productivity by reducing the errors and defects that cause rework. Modules and e-learning will be developed and piloted that will deliver a ‘right first time’ culture at leadership level of organisations. To make the project scalable, set of train the trainer resources will be produced.
Research will identify and recommend ways of measuring the rate errors and defects. This will help to set out an industry baseline to measure any future impact on productivity.
After the project, the course modules and teaching resources will be made freely available to industry and be eligible for short-duration grant funding. Guidance on how to implement the training with their partner modules for the other two 'Get it right' projects to deliver change on a project or in an organisation. Guidance will explain how to deliver training, when and with which roles.
- Productivity - reducing rework - Vinci PLC (commission)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and managementProject lead:Vinci PLCAmount awarded:£115,945Project summary:The project will increase productivity by reducing the errors and defects that cause rework. Modules and e-learning will be developed and piloted that will deliver ‘right first time’ behaviours at operational level of organisations. To make the project scalable, set of train the trainer resources will be produced.
Research will identify and recommend ways of measuring the rate errors and defects. This will help to set out an industry baseline to measure any future impact on productivity.
After the project, the course modules and teaching resources will be made freely available to industry and be eligible for short-duration grant funding. Guidance on how to implement the training with their partner modules from the other two 'Get it right' projects to deliver change on a project or in an organisation. Guidance will explain how to deliver training, when and with which roles.
- Woodworking Centres of Excellence
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:New qualifications and courses, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Digital and new technology, Leadership and management, Productivity and new ways of workingProject lead:British Woodworking FederationAmount awarded:£58,670Project summary:The project will develop a network of Centres of Excellence across the UK to support training in Joinery, Shop-fitting and Interior Contracting using new apprenticeship standards as the bedrock Using this network to ensure all units can be offered and ensuring curriculums are up to date and standardised by providing ‘bolt-on’ modules.
After the project more wood workers will have the skills to operate CNC machinery, and the capacity for further people to upskill will be increased through the network of centres of excellence.
- Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (Phase 3)
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationAmount awarded:£751,442Project summary:The project will build individual, organisational and industry knowledge of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) in the workplace. This product can also be used as a catalyst to achieve cultural change. This will be achieved through the development of FIR training resources, upskilling of FIR ambassadors, managing a network of training and delivery workshops, building a sustainable funding model which will support the continuation of this project when the funding period ends.
- Master Ground Worker Programme
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:NATTA Building Company LtdAmount awarded:£61,885Project summary:The project will pilot and test a programme of training which will instil the latest technical and practical skills in the ground working sector, an area which is increasingly focussing on environmental and technical concerns. It will develop and deliver a L2 / L3 pilot Master Ground Working training programme that incorporates and expands on core components of Level 2 Programme in Civils Framework & L3 Machinery Maintenance with essential additional courses and qualifications needed for an up to date Ground worker role.
- Sherford Skills
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Taylor Wimpey (Exeter)Amount awarded:£262,050Project summary:The project will deliver a range of training and development interventions. The aim of this project is to deliver skills to construction firms working on Sherford Town which is being built outside Plymouth. This new town build is putting pressure on traditional house-building occupations in the area.
It requires specific skills due to the specialist building techniques being used on the site. These specialist skills include: English Bond Bricklaying, Traditional roofing Styles, Sash Windows, Dry Lining and Sealant operatives.
After the project, the local workforce will have been skilled to deliver the unique construction methods required to deliver a keystone regional project. Ex-military will have been given a pathway into construction and the opportunity to secure work.
- 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.