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Found 126 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.
- Introduction to waterproofing
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Learning resourcesProject lead:Property Care AssociationAmount awarded:£12,610Project summary:The project will develop an introductory 1-day course and Specialist Accredited Programme in structural waterproofing.
Courses will be developed, piloted and added to the PCA portfolio and promoted to membership and wider industry to raise awareness of the course and ensure take-up.
- 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.
- Pilot APP site training Quebec Park
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Funding theme:
Innovation
Funding topic:Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer supportProject lead:Drew Smith LimitedAmount awarded:£46,320Project summary:The project is a pilot to train construction workers on the ‘Assured Performance Process’, a methodology produced by the National Energy Foundation.
Modules will be developed in: Induction for Assured Performance Process sites, delivering performance onsite fabrics trades; delivering performance onsite services trades, site management for assured energy performance.
This will develop into a training programme which can be used to train construction workers on other Assured Performance Process projects.
- 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.
- Assessor infrastructure - Lead Contractors Association
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Lead Contractors AssociationAmount awarded:£61,800Project summary:Build the skills capacity of the lead contracting sector by creating new on-site assessors and delivering vocational qualifications to address the skills shortage.
- Assessor Infrastructure Commission Bricklaying
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Association of Brickwork ContractorsAmount awarded:£108,700Project summary:To increase the number of assessors within specified sectors.
- Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (Phase 3)
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and managementProject lead:Civil Engineering Contractors AssociationAmount awarded:£751,442Project summary:The project will build individual, organisational and industry knowledge of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) in the workplace. This product can also be used as a catalyst to achieve cultural change. This will be achieved through the development of FIR training resources, upskilling of FIR ambassadors, managing a network of training and delivery workshops, building a sustainable funding model which will support the continuation of this project when the funding period ends.
- Plymouth Training Consortium
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Funding theme:
Training and development
Funding topic:Sectors and roles, Small employer supportProject lead:Fineline CarpentryAmount awarded:£119,088Project summary:The project will train in-house NVQ Assessors to assess employees within their own organisation in five key trades. Fineline Carpentry will pilot this approach and seek to encourage other employers to join and repeat this approach. It will initially address these issues for the consortium members. The intention is to develop the model and extend its usage to Plymouth, Devon and South West.
- 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.