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Right to Work training videos
Funding theme:

Innovation

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support, Leadership and management
Project lead:
Fortem Solutions (formerly Willmott Dixon Partnerships)
Amount awarded:
£18,441
Project summary:

The Right to Work project is aimed at providing construction businesses, and their entire supply chain with accessible training on how to check the ‘right to work’ status of all their employees thereby preventing illegal working and any modern slavery/trafficking activities.

The method for communicating this information will be via video. This video can be hosted on the CITB website or CITB YouTube channels, allowing access to everyone in the industry, large or small.

Increasing female trade apprentices and operatives in the social housing sector
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, Small employer support
Project lead:
Mears Ltd
Amount awarded:
£340,455
Project summary:

The project will encourage more women to consider construction as a positive career choice by increasing employment of social housing tenants and those from the local community.

This employment will be created in the social housing or building maintenance sector.

A day’s work from an alternative viewpoint - to encourage disabled people into construction
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Learning resources, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Digital and new technology, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Mitie Property Services
Amount awarded:
£191,824
Project summary:

The project will support 60 disabled adults across Scotland and England into employment in the construction industry through a programme of mentoring, structured training and work experience programme.

BIM4Education
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Productivity and new ways of working, Digital and new technology, Learning resources, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses
Project lead:
Neighbourhood Services Ltd
Amount awarded:
£454,984
Project summary:

The project will improve the knowledge and capacity of school teachers and Post 16 tutors in built environment subjects to teach Building Information Modelling (BIM). BIM4Education will coordinate Centre of Excellence hubs linked to DEC& BIM accreditation. Employers, Educational Professionals and Learners will work together to explore solutions to built environment, civil & design problems.

BuildForce
Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Careers and recruitment
Project lead:
Lendlease
Amount awarded:
£395,115
Project summary:

BuildForce is a collaborative employer-led project, enabling service leavers and veterans to understand and pursue careers in construction and the built environment.

It will deliver training and individual support to translate existing skills, gain new ones and access sustainable employment and progression opportunities in construction companies across the UK. 

*Visit the BuildForce website for the full list of partners.