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Developing Leaders
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and management
Project lead:
Geo. Houlton & Sons
Amount awarded:
£15,671
Project summary:

The project will deliver a programme of leadership training to management teams, which will enable people to be more effective in their management roles and empower them to be a good role model for the Houlton way of doing business.

Productivity - reducing rework - Berkeley Group (commission)
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 management
Project lead:
Berkeley Group
Amount awarded:
£103,890
Project 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 collaborative planning processes at design interface of projects. 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 - FMB (commission)
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 management
Project lead:
Federation of Master Builders
Amount awarded:
£127,952
Project 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)
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 management
Project lead:
Kier Construction Ltd
Amount awarded:
£94,340
Project 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)
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 management
Project lead:
Vinci PLC
Amount awarded:
£115,945
Project 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.

Supporting behavioural change within the UK’s aviation infrastructure
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
National Association of Shop-fitters
Amount awarded:
£81,000
Project summary:

The project will deliver the CITB's Achieving Behavioural Change (ABC) programme. This essential programme:

  • covers legal duties of employers and employees
  • defines hazards, risks and control measures
  • lists possible causes of accidents
  • helps employees understand the link between attitude and behaviour, the costs of poor safety performance, the benefits of good safety performance and how to put ABC into practice.

After the end of the project, workers in the Manchester airport Group Estate will have achieved the training and will have the skill-sets to improve safety in the working environment.

Think differently
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support
Project lead:
Mitie Property Services
Amount awarded:
£482,967
Project 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

Carbon Coach Course
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Esh Construction
Amount awarded:
£34,600
Project summary:

The project will develop a 'Carbon Coach Course', this course will be a comprehensive skills programme for construction apprenticeships, introducing the topic of carbon reduction and best practice energy management to attendees.

The project will equip the industry to respond to the 2025 objective 'Driving Carbon out of the Built Environment 2025'.

Construction Collaborative Leadership Framework
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Leadership and management, New qualifications and courses, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Scottish Building Federation
Amount awarded:
£120,840
Project summary:

The project will deliver a radical approach to collaborative leadership based on existing and emerging global best practice models fit for this connected and potentially disruptive world. It will collaborate with key stakeholders to develop joint solutions on skills gaps, industry and societal challenges. The collaboration will result in a framework aligned to the challenges and opportunities facing the industry and its position in the wider society.

Online and virtual reality training
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Careers and recruitment, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Hire Association Europe
Amount awarded:
£84,350
Project summary:

The project is based on Hire Association Europe’s objective to invest in new technologies and make training more readily accessible to a wider audience using innovative solutions including 360 degree video, 3D animation, Virtual and Augmented reality and Oculus Rift. 

Project delivery methods will include online, mobile, tablet and virtual reality.  Topics will cover all of the construction industries key areas.

After the project, the 12 modules will be released through HAE tool hire depots so that VR training inductions can be delivered to customers and logged on a learner management system. The 12 modules and their digital assets will also be published through HAE's 'Project pHAEton' which will create a content creation and learning platform as part of CITB's Immersive Learning commission.