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School and employer engagement to improve the appeal of working in construction

Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:

Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitment

Project lead:

Kier Construction Ltd

Partners:

Bouygues UK, CWIC, Careers Wales, CIOB, CITB Training Groups

Location:

Wales

Amount awarded:

£183,999

Year:

2017

Sector:

Infrastructure, Housing, Commercial, Specialist

Project summary:

To improve the links between schools and industry – to build and maintain relationships between schools and the construction industry, as opposed to the ad-hoc interactions that often take place.

Expected output:

• Develop challenge resourc• Engage 100 individuals from 40 employers

• Deliver programme in 28 schools (22 secondary, 6 primary)

Start Date:

01 Nov 2017

Planned end date:

30 Nov 2020

End of project summary

The project had funding withdrawn in May 2020 as a result of the strategic changes from CITB's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, materials attached reflect this.

Resources available

Go Construct research report (PDF, 18MB)

Activity plan map (PDF, 2.5MB)

Go Construct: Engage (YouTube video)