Are you worried about the future of Construction? Lorraine Gregory – Partnership Manager, CITB
Our industry is expected to 390,000 workers left the industry in 2008. grow by 2.5% every year for the next five years. 400,000 people to retire in next five years. Skills shortages equal to pre-recession This will create 232,000 new jobs across highs. the UK. Skills Challenge A £466 billion government plan for the UKs Innovation is changing the face of the infrastructure industry. £15 Billion plan for roads £2.3 billion plan for flood defences Need to recruit and develop people with More investment in housing, rail and energy new types of skills. Evidence Sources: Pye Tait / CITB Report 2014 and 2016, Sutton Report, Education Act 2011,Infrastructure UK Gov.UK Ofsted, Estyn, CSN
34.6% of young people view construction and the built environment as a favourable career choice 22% of all careers Construction careers advisors in the UK information is believe a career in multiple, complex construction is and confusing unattractive. Inspectorates state that careers guidance Sector impact is lost Current in schools is not through working, following inconsistency of Position significant cuts in a approach and asks of three year period to educators career services. Evidence Sources: Pye Tait / CITB Report 2014, Sutton Report, Education Act 2011,Ofsted, Estyn, CSN
Non – science bit • Male dominated • Possibly own boss and charge what you • Limited opportunity want • Where are vacancies advertised • Good with heights, • I am not really sure what a QS is.. • Boring not a career • Some roles are not a job in its own right • its generally incorporated into a builders I know a girl could do any role but you role ???? don’t really see many on sites. • Boring, same every day • Difficult to get apprenticeships – so need • Done by multi trades to know someone to get the opportunity • Working in all weathers to train • Career in roofing- really? • Busy all year round • I’ve seen your website - so I know! • Not a good job if your scared of heights, feeling sad but you might see Santa
Moments of Choice report 2016 ‘ Moments of choice ’ a report released by the Careers and Enterprise Company looks at educational outcomes and suggests that young people are receiving too much career information, rather than not enough, and that they are struggling to make sense of what is out there. GO CONSTRUCT IS ADDRESSING THIS
A New Approach Go Construct is the group identity for a new service launched 16 th September 2015 • Not CITB - owned by industry and partners • Content designed and agreed by industry and partners • Representatives from all user groups: entrants influencers employers stakeholders
Primary 11-15 EDUCATION TALENT PIPELINE 16-18 HE /FE A Great Place to Work for All (A Fair , Inclusive and Respectful workplace) Career returners Career changers Graduates EXPERIENCE DISCOVER INSPIRE JOIN Military ADULTS Unemployed skilled /semi skilled construction workers Unemployed interested in construction Older Workers Ex Offenders Parents/Family/ Friends INFLUENCERS partnership activity / industry initiatives / underpinning projects Will have a number of Career Advisers Advisory Channel Partners Including under represented groups across each channel
Success to date- 1 year on Total visits to the Go Construct website since launch 463,102 Marketing Campaign launched with reaching xxxxx Over 6000 download of materials Over 8000 Facebook followers Over 6500 Twitter followers Familiarity and Favourability of Construction raise from 59% to 61%
How you can get involved: • Use and champion the service www.goconstruct.org for carers information and signpost people to it • Add the link to your website • Contribute any careers activities/images/resources for the service • Support us to develop case studies • Inform us about any events you want to post • Support communications - Feature an article in your community newsletters, tweet about it • Become a Construction ambassador • Join the co-design group. • Any other ideas to get involved?
Get Lorraine In lorraine.gregory@citb.co.uk 07500 105703 Touch Patricia patricia.hicks@citb.co.uk 07818 529563 Phil phil.warwick@citb.co.u k 07776 226051
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