NC NCEC EC – Bu Buil ilding ding Fut utures ures Career Pathways/Skills 8 th November 2016
Form rmat at of tonight night's 's even ent This event is focused around career pathways and skills within the construction industry and what we as a industry; need to do collectively to keep people within it & gain interest to others wanting a prosperous career within construction. • Pa Pane nel l 1 – Saul Humphrey and Christina Sadler – Building growth purpose and achievements • Group roup Ac Activi vity ty – Hard to fill posts • Pa Pane nel l 2 - Corrienne Peasgood, David Henley & Jackie Richards – Construction skills needs, Hard to reach posts including ex offenders programme & Skills deal funding and how to apply • Q&A session and Conclusion of the evening • G4C Norwich Launch
Bu Buil ilding ding Gro Growth th Saul Humphrey & Christina Sadler
Cont ntext xt • Construction integral to health and growth New Anglia’s economy £2.4bn GVA Workforce over 59,000 7,370 construction businesses – 93% less than 10 employees • East of England 11% UK construction output with 10% workforce 2.5% growth = 4,260 jobs every year for next 5 years (CITB)
Why y Bu Buil ilding ing Growth? th? • Umbrella group of construction businesses and public sector • Launched November 2014 • Chair Saul Humphrey, Vice Chair Catherine Guelbert • Open collaboration to find innovative solutions to unlock growth • Develop ideas to influence and shape policy • Support the LEP’s Strategic Economic Plan 117,000 new houses 95,000 more jobs 10,000 new businesses
Focus cus on n four r Work rk Progr gram ammes es • Co-ordination of Infrastructure and Utilities • Speed of Planning process • Housing – 117,000 new homes by 2026 – 32% increase • Skills industry led and supported by skills providers skills plan to be signed off (circulate post meeting) Dayle Bayliss Skills Lead for Building Growth
Elem El emen ents ts of Pla lan 1. Delivering skills • Work experience brokerage • Construction Training Fund (umbrella for Skills Deals, grants etc) • Identify/address specific skills gaps • Pre- employment training for “hard to reach” (reskilling and conversion) 2. Sector image • agree key messages 3. Understand impact Sizewell C
Ow Owne nership ship of Pla lan
Ho How you can an get get in involv lved ed • CITB research is high level • YOU can help identify: skills gaps (employees not at the right skills level) skills shortages (posts that remain unfilled) • Sign up to New Anglia Youth Pledge Marque if apprenticeships - 2% workforce work experience placements - at least 1 per 25 employees Enterprise Adviser Network - at least 1 senior employee http:// ://www ww.newan anglia. glia.co co.u .uk/new-an angli glia-you outh th-ple pledg dge-mar marque que/
Group Group Act ctiv ivity ity In groups identify current "hard to fill" posts in construction industry, barriers and possible solutions. (15 mins) Groups are to select one spokesperson who will present the groups findings to everyone
Co Construction nstruction- Sk Skil ills ls ne need eds Corrienne Peasgood
Me Meeting ing the e sk skil ills ls ne need ed Corrienne Peasgood Principal City College Norwich Lead Principal for New Anglia Colleges Group on Building Growth
Colleges don’t provide courses which deliver the e sk skil ills ls the e constr nstructi uction on se sector or ne need eds. s. • May 2016 Mark Pendlington challenged Building Growth to produce some KPIs • Skills KPIs • Data capture exercise • Analysis of the results • Sense check with Building Growth • Meeting with Heads of Construction • Meeting of Employers and Providers • Propose KPIs to Building Growth
What at does es the e dat ata a tel ell l us? s? • Although there are skill lls s shortage ages s in; • The trades es, • Entry level technical nical roles (A Level equivalent) • And Hig igher er Leve vel roles (HNC/D and Degree). The issues, and therefore the solu lution tions, are dif iffe feren ent t for each category.
The e Tra rades es • Is Issue c500 students complete coll llege ge-bas ased courses each year and demand generally exceeds • planned places Students meet requirements of the trade qualifications, English and maths, and employability • but aren’t ‘work ready’ particularly for the sub-cont ntrac acti ting ng nature of the industry Real wo work experience nce challenging to source • • Solu lution ion Comprehensive programme of wo work experience nce to brid idge the gap between college workshops • and site work • Oppor ortunity tunity Large employers and colleges work together to provide a sin ingle model of work experience across • Norfolk and Suffolk • Resul ult Up to 500 more student nts s progressing into entry level trade jobs • Evidenced by % of students destin inat ations ons recorded as working in the sector •
Ent ntry y le level el tec echnica hnical l role les s (A Level el eq equiv ival alen ent) • Is Issue Less than c100 students complete coll llege ge-base based courses each year and deman and never meets s • planned places Competing for young people with a plethora of choices – A Levels, Level 3 General, Technical and • Vocational • Solu lution ion Influence the in influ luence ncers – think Engineering and STEM • • Oppor ortunity tunity Consis istent messa sage ges s positively and constantly reinforced in press releases, on websites, in the • media – wherever you ‘talk’ to the public • Resul ult More qualified students progressing into entry level technical roles in the industry • Evidenced by the number of students enrolli lling ng in increas asing ng year-on-year •
Hi High gher er Level el role les s (HN HNC/D /D an and De Degr gree ee) Issue • Employers having to send employees beyond d Norfol olk k and Suffolk for some qualifications • Full ll-time time hig igher r leve level l study dy not available in all of the skill shortage areas • Soluti tion • NACG in conjunction with other Higher Education Institutions (HEI), e.g. UEA and UoS, colla llabo borat rate to run • progra rogramm mmes in Norfolk and Suffolk Oppo portunity tunity • Employers and colleges working together to id identif tify, , specify, , design and deli liver er the higher level courses • that the sector requires Result • More quali lified ed stude dents ts prog rogressi ssing into higher level technical roles in the industry from full-time degree • study Employers having the courses they need for their employees deli livere ered d wit ithin the NALEP P area • Evidenced by prospectuses from HEIs listing a much broa roade der r const struc ruction on offer er •
3 dif iffere erent nt is issu sues es, , 3 pot otenti ential al so solu lutions, ions, 3 oppor 3 portunitie tunities. s. Comprehensive programme of wo work experience nce to brid idge the gap between college workshops • and site work Consis istent messa sage ges s positively and constantly reinforced in press releases, on websites, in the • media – wherever you ‘talk’ to the public Employers and colleges working together to id identif tify, , specify, , design and deli liver er the higher level courses • that the sector requires 1 re resu sult lt – whic ich we e can an ac achie ieve e toge gether ther
Coll lleges eges don’t provi vide de courses ses whic ich h del eliv iver er the e sk skil ills ls the e constr nstructi uction on se sector or ne need eds. s.
Working orking Cl Clos osely ely wit ith h Ex Ex-of offender enders David Henley
Eas aston on an and Otle ley y Coll lleg ege • Actively engaged in the Building Growth Group • Working closely with the reskilling sub group – leading on ex-offenders • Aim to design a short, sharp programme which will increase employability skills – general site Health and safety along with CSCS card
Par artne nership ships • Partnering with JCP and construction employers including Carters and Ridgeon's so ex-offenders can progress to real jobs • Once a satisfactory trial is completed, employers are encouraged to engage in further training through an apprenticeship • Helping to rehabilitate ex-offenders and plug the skills gap
FABRIC FIRST INSTITUTE PROJECT Skills Deals Programme Presented by: Jackie Richards - Director Web: wholehouseenergy.com Tel: 01603 597716 Twitter: @wholehousenergy Email: info@wholehouseenergy.com
FABRIC FIRST INSTITUTE PROJECT • Skills gap • New Anglia Skills Deal Programme, provided by Norfolk County Council; Suffolk local authorities and the Skills Funding Agency. • Business led scheme · ! · ! • · ! One year projects · ! · ! Web: wholehouseenergy.com/fabric-first-institute Twitter: @fabricfirstins Tel: 01603 597716 Email: fabricfirstinstitute@wholehouseenergy.com
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