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Found 111 funded projects. Funded projects are sorted in the most recent first.
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- Factors Practice (HFP) in the UK Construction & Built Environment
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resourcesProject lead:SBFAmount awarded:£22,000Project summary:The project will produce a research paper on Human Factors Practice (HFP) for specific use within the UK Construction & Built Environment (CBE) sector. HFP is closely linked to leadership and management skills. The paper will conclude with recommendations.
- Immersive Learning for Construction – Plymouth (Immersive Learning)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Digital and new technology, Leadership and managementProject lead:City College PlymouthAmount awarded:£270,000Project summary:The project will reduce learning hours and increase retention of students by developing a high-quality virtual 4-bedroom house and building site from which a range of learning can be undertaken.
Behavioural safety training modules will be developed at each stage of construction, for example: plant and equipment hazards in initial stages; Working at Height in the final stages; and electrical and fire hazards in a completed build.Modules will map to the OCN Level 1 Health and Safety course and will be multi-purpose across disciplines. Intervention will be a blended learning solution - learned in the real world and rehearsed in the virtual world.
In addition, the project will also support blended learning including VR for Construction Managers and Supervisors.
The project will also expand the capacity and capability of immersive learning by promoting VR in construction at careers events, as well as deliver a programme of upskilling college staff and local employers in how to adopt & embed IL.
At the end of the project, the benefits of using immersive learning for behavioural safety and hazard awareness will be played back to industry, and VR content and teaching modules will be made available to industry. Learners will have received learning in a more impactful way than traditional methods, potentially leading to better performance on site. - Increasing Employer Engagement in Higher Level and Degree Apprenticeships
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Kier Group plcAmount awarded:£151,575Project summary:The project will pilot employer engagement activities and individual support to potential new entrant apprentices with a priority focus on under-represented groups. Apprentices will be connected to construction employers and offered workplace site visits, one-to-one interactions and work experience.
The aim of the pilot is to develop new resources and guidance to support employers to recruit and inspire a diverse range of new entrants into the industry via the Higher Level Apprenticeship route.
- Passivhaus and Low Energy Buildings - Online Training
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Productivity and new ways of workingProject lead:Green Building StoreAmount awarded:£81,050Project summary:The design and production of 11 e-learning modules around the subjects area of Passivhaus and the Performance Gap.
These E-learning resources will be fully interactive and will help to improve productivity around the performance gap.
- Project CONVERT (Immersive Learning)
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resources, Small employer support, Digital and new technologyProject lead:Construction Wales Innovation CentreAmount awarded:£1,404,000Project summary:The project will deliver a real-world GB-wide infrastructure that will deliver immersive learning to the industry in a sustainable and scalable way. This will be completed through six focused delivery Hubs across three nations, located at:
1. Leeds College of Building
2. Construction Wales Innovation Centre
3. Construction Scotland Innovation Centre
4. Dudley College
5. Waltham Forest Construction Innovation Centre
6. Bridgewater & Taunton College
Through these Hubs, the project will deliver four Strands of interventions to 2,440 learners which will reduce error, accident rates and time/cost factors in delivering training. Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) modules will be developed across the following work streams delivered in each Hub:
1. Working at height/scaffolding using VR
2. Building de-construction using BIM and VR
3. Wood/paint-spraying machines with AR
4. Surveying using drones in a VR space.
This will be supported by a 'train-the-trainer' programme to deliver immersive learning in the industry, as well as the development of a bespoke learner management system.
At the end of the project, the six hubs will act as centres of excellence where industry can walk in with a training need, be upskilled on how to use immersive technologies, develop immersive learning solutions and access immersive training through the hardware and content funded by CITB. - Tackling the Gender Pay Gap – Progression for Women in Construction
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Leadership and managementProject lead:BAM NuttallAmount awarded:£122,569Project summary:The 2018 Gender Pay Gap reports for Construction showed that women earn 21.8% less than men on average. Women into Construction will work with Bam Nutall, Bouygues, Ardmore Construction, other Tier 1 construction companies and their supply chains to identify barriers, challenge employers’ working practices, behaviours and cultural norms.
WiC will deliver advice and guidance, training and mentoring to support low-paid female construction workers progress into better paid, more secure employment in the future
- Timber Component Installation Interactive Learning Tools
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resourcesProject lead:BWFAmount awarded:£38,000Project summary:This project will create 3 x fully interactive learning tools to address errors and defects in the following key areas;
- Timber staircase installation
- Timber fire door assembly and door set installation
- Timber window installation.
The project will pilot the learning with BWF members and then be made widely available across industry.
- Using Levy funds to deliver common training across the industry
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Learning resourcesProject lead:Northamptonshire contractors training groupAmount awarded:£50,000Project summary:The project will tackle skills shortages and increase the amount of training activity within Northamptonshire by providing the most common training programmes at a flat rate of £10 per course to employers. The project will take place in Northamptonshire only and will utilise collective buying power to achieve cost savings for participants of the scheme.
- Building Blocks
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Sibbald Ltd.Amount awarded:£951,060Project summary:The Building Blocks project sits under the Structured Fund, Experiential Learning opportunity. It will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for Scotland, which will enable more universities to access the Constructionarium offer.
It will provide an expanded experiential learning offer for Scotland, which includes a static and mobile constructionarium, and will reach a wider range of beneficiaries. It will also provide an increase in the number of school teachers delivering Concrete in the Classroom to help feed into the talent pipeline for the sector.
- Construction Live: experiential learning for the construction industry
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Careers and recruitmentProject lead:Bridgwater & Taunton CollegeAmount awarded:£499,999Project summary:This project sits under the structured fund experiential learning opportunity and will deliver a sustainable experiential learning offer for England.
This will enable more universities to access the Construction Live offer, an increase in the number of universities engaged in Construction Live and an increase in the number of projects available to industry.