Multi-skilling in construction to address strategic industry priorities
Innovation
Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources
B4Box
University of Salford, Stockport Homes
England
£48,000
2016
Commercial, Housing, Infrastructure, Specialist
This project addresses the issues of supply and demand in multi-skilled training by:
- Increasing the quality of provision and capacity to train
- Raising awareness of the potential of multi-skilling to tackle strategic industry priorities
- Deliver quantifiable business and employee benefits.
- Train 2 employees to become multi-skilled assessors
- Train 6 new entrants to become multi-skilled operatives
- Produce research report showing productivity benefits of multi-skilling.
01 Feb 2016
31 Aug 2017
End of project summary
The project finished in November 2017. All training was completed increasing B4Box's workforce productivity and their capacity to offer multiskilled training internally and externally.
A research report is available to support the value of a multi-skilled approach in construction.
Resources available
Research report: Multi-skilling in construction to address strategic industry priorities (PDF, 597KB)