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Found 86 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.
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- Homebuilders supporting and developing skills in existing contractor supply chain workforce
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Home Builders FederationAmount awarded:£192,055Project summary:The project will build networks of employers in the Home Building supply chain and promote collaboration between home builders, sub-contractors and the supply chain.
It will identify training needs of those that are less engaged in training, and influence the dis-engaged to increase their level of training and therefore increasing their engagement with CITB.
Having identified training needs, a series of short-duration off-job training interventions will be delivered to meet the supply chain needs.
- Lean Construction Development Pathway
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, New qualifications and coursesProject lead:Mace LtdAmount awarded:£480,075Project summary:The project will develop and pilot an e-learning Lean Development Pathway which will include a self-assessment, a number of videos and an online portfolio function. 20 organisations will set up cohorts whose objective is to solve problems in the workplace. The project will include “train the trainer” workshops and mentoring. The Supply Chain School portal will host and promote developed content.
- Piloting the Deployment of ISO18404 in the Construction Sector
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses, Leadership and management, Small employer supportProject lead:Gilbert and GoodeAmount awarded:£151,208Project summary:The project will develop a programme to accredit organisations in the British Standards Institution ISO18404 for Lean Construction.
One organisation will receive the accreditation and a best practice case study will be developed to support other employers through the process.
After the project, one employer will become accredited in the ISO Lean Construction standard. Another will have undertaken training so they have the ability to do so. The guidance and training materials used to achieve this will be made available to industry so that other employers can go on the same journey and achieve accreditation.
- Productivity - reducing rework - Berkeley Group (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:Berkeley GroupAmount awarded:£103,890Project 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)
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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.
- 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.