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On-Site Assessment and Training (OSAT)
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Finishes and Interiors Sector
Amount awarded:
£200,000
Project summary:

This project will reduce the skills gap and increase training expenditure by delivering a programme of enhancements to SME employers in the finishes and interiors sector to achieve L2 NVQs in appropriate occupation.

The benefits will primarily enhance collaborative working and increase value added per employee.

OSAT NVQ for the dry lining and plastering sector
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
Dry Lining and Plastering Training Forum
Amount awarded:
£180,000
Project summary:

The project will provide demand-led OSAT training for the finishes and interiors sector. This project will address the growing need for NVQs in the sector. It will engage 100 companies in the process, ensuring the inclusion of 25% disengaged employers who have not availed of CITB funding or grants in past 3 years. The delivery model for this project will assist in alleviating key skills issues for the sector and will provide a foundation for further funding which will have additional impact on the company/ individual.

Quality and skills training 'Spotlight on the industry'
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Changing industry culture, Careers and recruitment, Productivity and new ways of working, Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Small employer support
Project lead:
British Drilling Association
Amount awarded:
£33,950
Project summary:

The project is an awareness campaign which will emphasise the importance of employing competent, highly trained and professional companies and personnel; increase training of new Apprenticeships and increase NVQ uptake; ensure that educational institutions charged with training future workforces understand the importance of relevant and compulsory qualifications. It will produce a paper: ‘Spotlight on Industry’ - this paper will share findings devised from this awareness campaign. It will be published in industry-specific journals to raise awareness and trigger debate

Reinforced Concrete Frame upskilling
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Learning resources, Sectors and roles, Careers and recruitment, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support
Project lead:
Construct
Amount awarded:
£154,788
Project summary:

The project will work specifically with SMEs with less than 200 PAYE employees to:

  • Promote the introduction of a new level 2 vocational qualification for Formwork Erector/Striker
  • Upskill operatives to achieve currently available level 2 qualifications relevant to the RC Frame Sector
  • Create a skills and competence pathway model to demonstrate how an individual can become trade qualified through an apprenticeship.
Site manager training package
Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:
Small employer support, Leadership and management
Project lead:
The Isle of Wight Construction Training Group
Amount awarded:
£22,382
Project summary:

The project will deliver a package of training that will enable companies to upskill existing workers from the IOWCTG membership that is experiencing a shortage of qualified site managers. This is achieved by enrolling on the NVQ6 Site Management programme This programme is supported by classroom based face-to-face interactive training of Nationally recognised site manager qualifications which are not ordinarily available on the Island.