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- Rail engineering and technical upskilling programme
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:BCM Construction Ltd.Amount awarded:£41,900Project summary:The rail network is undergoing a significant upgrade investment in rail way lines which has increased the demands for skilled workers across the sector. The project will provide additional training for the existing workforce .
The purpose is to renew and / or gain a Sentinel proof of competency card to develop competent rail technical engineers. The project will deliver a blend of training initiatives, upskilling and enabling employees to undertake complex Engineering and Technical roles.
The aim is to improve employee retention and increase the pool of talent within the sector, along with enhancing employee skills and providing them with transferable qualifications.
- 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.
- Solent Civil Engineering Collaboration - Industry Led Skills Solution Pilot
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Blanchard WellsAmount awarded:£126,000Project summary:The project supports the establishment of an employer-led training consortium that increases the capacity of ground working provision in the South (central) area of England.
Eleven ground-working companies have created a consortium that will centrally coordinate the delivery of Civil Engineering Operation apprentices with additional plant training at a purpose built centre to make them fully work-ready as ground-workers when they finish their course.
The project will develop volunteers from the workforce who are near the end of their careers, into trainers and assessors to deliver this additional training and upskill the existing workforce.
After the project, an employer training consortium in the South / Central area will have increased capacity to deliver training in plant operations and ground-working through newly created trainers and assessors, as well as a training infrastructure. this will continue to deliver skills for industry in this area after the funded period. The evidence base supporting a multi-skilled workforce will help others to adopt this way of working and add to industry knowledge in this area.