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WELCOME ADDRESS
Alastair Mullen
Senior Bid Manager
PROGRAMME
Key Note Address
Building Plymouth: Supporting employers & the supply chain
Recruiting
Invest in Apprenticeships
Up-Skilling
Funding
Inspiring the future and new generation
Q&A Panel Session
Buffet & Networking ‘Meet the Buyer’
KEY NOTE ADDRESS
Andy Duff, Managing Director
Nigel Whelan, Area Manager
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT
FACTS AND FIGURES (1)
Employs 3,000,000 people
(10% of the UK working population)
232,000 jobs to be created across the UK in the next five
years – by 2020, construction employment will be highest its ever
been
Construction output in the South West region will see 4.4%
growth (2016 – 2020), the second highest growth area in the
country and higher than the UK average of 2.5%
Driven by heavy investment in infrastructure and growth in
housing
CONSTRUCTION EMPLOYMENT
FACTS AND FIGURES (2)
32,400 new jobs are expected to be created in the South-
West region over the next 5 years
10,000 of these new jobs predicted in Plymouth!
The average age of a construction worker in the South-West
region is 55
More apprentices are needed in Construction than in
any other UK sector to fill today’s skills gaps
SOUTHERN CONSTRUCTION
FRAMEWORK
Total value of committed projects = £342.88m
TYPES OF PUBLIC BODIES
ENGAGED THROUGH SCF
Local government (including schools)
Higher education
Further education
Health sector
Government agencies
SCF CONTRACTORS:
EXISTING SCF CONTRACTS
Torbay = £8M
Cornwall = £8.5M
Dorset (exc. Bournemouth/Poole) = £15M
Bristol = £21M
Bath = £23.5M
Bournemouth/ Poole = £26M
Taunton = £30M
Exeter £39M
Plymouth = £47.6M
£103M in our Building Plymouth Roadshow areas!
PROUD BUILDING
PLYMOUTH
SPONSORS
Typical project value range £500k-£20m
2016 was a successful year for the South
West team. Offices include Plymouth, Barnstaple, and
Exeter (including Poole, Fareham and Brighton)
70% budget workload secured for 2017
Members of key frameworks and PSL’s in the South
West:
SLOAC
*Numbers in the business at end of June 2016
Apprentices
64
Graduates
145
Sponsored Students
49
Trainees
89
Employment & Skills OUR COMMITMENT
OUR WORK
PLYMOUTH GROWTH MAP
PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL’S
CAPITAL PROGRAMME
Approx. £70m per year
Could be £400m over next 5 years
Currently over 30 projects in the Programme over £1m in
value
Schools
Roads
Business premises
Public buildings
Register on:
www.sell2plymouth.co.uk
HOW ARE WE GOING TO
DELIVER THIS WITH…
A critical skills shortage
Increasing skill gaps
“A Ticking Time Bomb” due to lack of new entrants and an
ageing workforce
WE NEED ‘SKILLS TO BUILD’
Working collaboratively through Building
Plymouth, we can together, attract and
accelerate the pipeline of skilled people
entering our sector with the necessary
skills to meet defined local requirements
Get involved!
SUPPORTING
EMPLOYERS &
THE LOCAL
SUPPLY CHAIN
Emma Hewitt
Building Plymouth
Skills Co-ordinator
WITH THANKS TO OUR
PROJECT SPONSORS
THE SKILLS
CO-ORDINATOR ROLE
My primary purpose as Skills Co-ordinator:
Increase the local availability of skills
Connect more local people with employers
Enhance the long term image and increase local awareness of
careers in the sector
MAXIMISING EMPLOYMENT
AND SKILLS
OPPORTUNITIES
Plymouth City Council now a NSAfC
Operating through local planning and
procurement on construction projects
Adopting the Client Based Approach
tool-kit ensures that all tiers of the
construction supply chain can grow
their business by supporting employment,
skills and apprenticeships
BAM and Plymouth Science
Park, Phase 5
Created
20,258 Sq ft
of new
lettable area
and
refurbished
9,957 sq ft.
77% of
workforce
from PL
postcode
areas
Employment and Skills Plan
Case Study - BAM
BAM and Plymouth Science Park, Phase 5
(Category 8.0 Offices, Band 3 = £7m)
Employment and Skills areas and KPIs to date
1.0 Work Placement (In Education)
2.0 Work Placement (Not in Education)
3.0 Jobs created
4.0 Construction Careers Information, Advice & Guidance
Events
5.0 Waged Training Weeks on site
6.0 Qualifying the workforce
7.0 Training Plans
8.0 Case studies
Target Delivered
0 5
2 3
2 6
1 18
94 165
9 14
2 5
1 1
To expand our employer network through
engaging with more local small to medium sized
companies and the supply chain.
KEY OBJECTIVE 2017
THE GUILDHALL
OUR ‘POP-UP’ JOB SHOP
HELPING LOCAL EMPLOYERS
What Building Plymouth can do for you:
Help to promote your job vacancies and apprenticeship opportunities – through
the Job Shop, our partner network and at events
Send you CVs of potential candidates
Provide impartial guidance on apprenticeships and training for your workforce
Liaise with local training providers and colleges to build capacity and provision in
line with forecast skill demand
Access funding for construction skills and training projects
Advise and support delivery of your contracted employment and skills plans
Create opportunities for school engagement
Raise your organisation’s profile – through events and PR
SKILLS SW
1-2 March 2017
Plymouth Pavilions
Employers:
You are invited to join our Building Plymouth stand
We can promote your job and apprenticeship vacancies
BUILDING PLYMOUTH
APPRENTICESHIP JOBS FAIR
4 March 2017
Plymouth Guildhall
Employers:
Book a FREE stand and promote your apprenticeship
vacancies face to face with the target audience
Offer a taster activity/ demonstration to inspire
Run a competition
Email your apprenticeship vacancy and we will promote
Please let me know how you want to
get involved…
Call 07825 263742
Email [email protected]
Leave your business card on our
registration desk today
Tell us your most pressing skill issues
RECRUITING
Olivia Shillabeer
Employer Advisor
ABOUT JOB CENTRE PLUS
• Offices in England Scotland and Wales, made up of 34
districts with a network of 714 offices
• Devon, Cornwall & Somerset District have a total of 28
Jobcentres located in most major towns/cities
• Nationally we conduct 88,000 work coach interviews
per year and move over 10,000 people into work
The more we understand your business, the better we can support you
Our service is free and we put you in
control. We can:
• Help meet your recruitment
needs
• Help you build your business by
equipping people with the skills
you need
• Connect you with support from
across government and local
partners
• Support you and your
employees if you need to make
redundancies.
Department for Work and Pensions 33 Working with employers
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
• Raising the profile of construction, how you recruit - supporting your ethos
and values
• Promoting your case studies and good news stories
• Keep you updated on the latest government thinking
• Highlight incentives and opportunities for recruitment, work experience etc
• Support for redundancies
• Provide a single local point of contact into DWP
• Support you on your projects or contracts
• Provide bespoke solutions to your recruitment needs
• Help you to meet your section 106 Agreements or KPIs on contracts and
CSR objectives
HOW WE CAN HELP YOU
Voluntary Work Experience
• Lasts between 2 and 8 weeks
• This can be extended for up to a further 4 weeks if the claimant moves
into an apprenticeship
• On average it is between 25 and 30 hours per week
• The claimants benefit remains in place for the duration of the placement
Sector based work academies
• Designed with the employer to up-skill potential recruits
• 3 elements - training, work experience and a guaranteed interview
• Lasts between 1 and 6 weeks
Work Trials
• An opportunity for you and a perspective candidate to try the job
• Lasts up to 4 weeks (usual is around 2 weeks)
• The claimants benefit remains in place for the duration of the placement
I AM YOUR FAIRY
GODMOTHER!
Challenges you face: My solutions:
• Immediate skills shortage Candidates with:
• Life experience
• Leadership skills
• Practical aptitudes
• Reliability
• Aptitude to run their own
business
• Lack of funds/investment • Free recruitment & free
advertising
• Free work experience: ‘try
before you buy’
• Vocational training often paid
for by MOD
• Extra funding often available
for future needs
• Time poor • Candidates available now
• Ongoing pool
• Can train while they work
KIER & SWH GROUP: SITE VISITS
SUCCESS STORIES: KIER, MIDAS & WD
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE!
Billy Gibson – seeking electrical work in the SW ( Exmouth)
just completed Lev 3 Dip in Elec Install, & Verification &
Testing 2394/239, available now
Kevin Bradnick – seeking carpentry work experience, studying
for NVQ 2 & 3 carpentry, available now
Plumbing, gas engineering, electrical and carpentry students
SEEKING FREE PRACTICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Those seeking an entry into Site Management, Project
Management or other career roles through FREE work
experience to test drive their abilities
Those able to FUND THEIR OWN TRAINING seeking a
better understanding of what roles such as Quantity
Surveyors, Estimators and various trade roles entail
CONTACT ME! Katharine Callus (HR Business Partner)
The Royal Marines Charity
07715 664059
INVEST IN
APPRENTICESHIPS
Sharron Robbie
Managing Director
APPRENTICESHIPS: CONTEXT AND IMPACT
Context:
The government is committed to significantly increasing the quality and
quantity and of apprenticeships in England and achieving 3 million
starts by 2020.
Impact:
Employers experience tangible improvements to their product or
service as a result of apprenticeships
Apprenticeships create real benefits for the taxpayer and the wider
economy
Apprentices complete their apprenticeship with highly marketable
skills and are more likely to remain employed, including with the same
employer
APPRENTICESHIPS DEFINED
Features:
• All apprentices are employed in a job
• Minimum 30 hours /week
• Minimum duration 12 months
• Paid at or > national minimum apprenticeship wage (£3.40/hour)
• All ages 16 and above
• New recruits and/or existing staff
Apprenticeship:
• Job with an accompanying skills development programme
(apprenticeship framework or standard: technical knowledge +
practical experience + wider skills). Mix of learning in the workplace
+ formal off-the-job learning.
• Training and assessment by registered apprenticeship training
provider/assessment organisation.
• Levels: intermediate, advanced, Higher (including Degree)
APPRENTICESHIPS AND THE CONSTRUCTION
SECTOR
Apprenticeship starts (2016):
+7% GROWTH (national and Devon)
Construction sector c. 5% of all starts
Comprehensive apprenticeships offer for the sector:
Building: trowel, wood, maintenance, decorative
Specialists: roofing, plastering, thermal insulation, wall and floor
Civil Engineering: construction operations, steel fix, plant maintenance
Surveying: Chartered surveyor, technician
Management: Civil Engineering, site management
APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING: THE LEVY AND
WHO PAYS IT
Levy payment effective April 2017
All UK employers in scope but <2.0% of employers will pay
APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING AND SUPPORT
(FROM MAY 2017)
There are two types of employers who will be benefit from government
support towards the cost of their apprenticeships training:
1. Employers who haven’t paid the levy (Pay bill <£3.0m p.a.) and
want to purchase apprenticeship training from a provider
2. A levy-paying employer who with insufficient funds in their
digital account to pay for the cost of training and assessment they
want to purchase
• The government will pay 90% of the costs of training and assessment.
• The employer will be responsible for paying 10% of the costs.
Government 90%
Employer 10%
USE OF APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING
Digital and government funds can be used for:
Apprenticeship training and assessment
Against and approved apprenticeship standard or framework
With an approved training provider and assessment centre
Up to maximum funding band for that apprenticeship
Digital and government funds can not be used for:
Wages
Travel and subsistence
Managerial costs
Work placement programme
APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING BANDS
Every apprenticeship will be placed in a funding band.
15 bands ranging from £1,500 to £27,000
The upper limit of each funding band will cap the maximum:
• amount of digital funds an employer who pays the levy can use towards an
individual apprenticeship.
• that government will ‘co-invest’ towards, where an employer does not pay
the levy or has insufficient digital funds
Employers will be able to negotiate the best price for the training
they require
Funding bands: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeship-
funding-from-may-2017
Online calculator:
https://estimate-my-apprenticeship-funding.sfa.bis.gov.uk/
APPRENTICESHIP FUNDING: CONSTRUCTION
APPRENTICESHIPS
Funding maxima examples.
Building:
Trowel, decorative finishing, wood £6,000
Civil Engineering:
Construction operations £4,000; steel fix £9,000
Specialists:
Roofing, plastering, thermal insulation £6,000
Survey:
Chartered surveyor £27,000; survey technician £6,000
Management:
Civil engineer £12,000; site management £12,000
APPRENTICESHIPS: ADDITIONAL
SUPPORT/FUNDING
Prior Qualifications
You can train any individual to undertake an apprenticeship at a higher level than a
qualification they already hold.
From May 2017, an individual can be funded to undertake an apprenticeship at the
same or lower level to acquire substantive new skills
Apprenticeship workplace
Funding through the English system will be based on whether the apprentice’s
main place of employment is England.
Smaller Sized employers
Employers with fewer than 50 employees will have 100% of the training
and assessment costs covered when training a 16-18 year old (or 19-24 year
old formerly in care or has a Local Authority Education, Health and Care plan)
16-18 year olds
Government will pay £1,000 to employers, and a further £1,000 to training
providers if they train a 16-18 year old apprentice.
APPRENTICESHIPS: KEY LINKS AND CONTACT
Latest information:
Apprenticeship changes -
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/apprenticeship-changes
Estimate my Apprenticeship funding:
https://estimate-my-apprenticeship-funding.sfa.bis.gov.uk
Find an Apprenticeship Training Provider:
https://findapprenticeshiptraining.sfa.bis.gov.uk
Contact:
National Apprenticeship Helpdesk
Telephone: 0800 015 0400
INVEST IN
APPRENTICESHIPS
Ian Bassett
Board Director
What is a Shared
Apprenticeship Scheme?
SWSA
Employs apprentices directly
Provides apprentices to organisations site ready
Are responsible for ensuring the apprentice has
sufficient placements to complete their
apprenticeship
Works with organisations in the construction
industry to identify placements (minimum of 13
weeks)
Supports the apprentice
Works with the CITB to arrange college
Removes the administration and HR burden
What SWSA can do for you
Help you to train the future workforce in a flexible way
Offer you apprentices in trades and technical (except
Plumbing and Electrical)
Enable you to support an apprentice in their career in
the construction industry
Help you meet community benefit and employment
and skills plans targets
Provide you with an opportunity to take an individual
in to full time employment
Success to date
Recruited 39 apprentices across SW
75% still with us, 15 of these will complete this
year and either progress to Level 3 or go in to
employment
10% already in to full time employment with a
contractor
SWSA Contact Details
Emma Norton
Programme Manager
Email address:
Telephone number: 07718 338874
Website: www.swsharedapprenticeships.com
INVEST IN
APPRENTICESHIPS
Sandy Lyons
Graham Wilkins
Apprenticeship Officers
CITB – APPRENTICESHIP UPDATE JANUARY 2017
CITB Apprenticeships available
CITB offer a wide range of different apprenticeships and opportunities
within many different sectors of industry.
Traditional and Technical apprenticeships
These include
• BRICKLAYING
• STONEMASONARY
• CARPENTRY
• PAINTING AND DECORATING
• PLASTERING
• SCAFFOLDING
• GROUNDWORKS
• ELECTRICAL
• PLUMBING
• PLANT MECHANICS
Opportunities in construction based
apprenticeships
• Huge development in the local area
• Support , advice and guidance available to help
people succeed.
• Ofsted Outstanding Organisations within the
region, to provide excellent training facilities
• Good achievement levels
• Established relationships with employers
• Grants available for employers
Support to Apprentices
• Dedicated apprenticeship officer will be on hand to co-ordinate your training
programme and support you throughout your apprenticeship
• Links with Training providers
• Support with travel and accommodation
• Progress reviews to ensure positive progression
• Arrange and fund additional support if required
• Advice and Guidance
• Health and Safety
Thank you for listening
Please feel free to come and speak
to me and my colleagues after the
event or call for a meeting
Apprenticeship Officer - Matt Booth
NUMBER - 07769 636232
EMAIL – [email protected]
Apprenticeship Officer – Graham Wilkins
EMAIL – [email protected]
INVEST IN
APPRENTICESHIPS
Case Study:
Presented by Peter Lucas
Lucas Carpentry
UP-SKILLING
Andy Chapman
Training Officer
DEVON CONSTRUCTION
TRAINING GROUP
What are Construction Training Groups
How can we help you
Training Needs Analysis
Sourcing and organising discounted local training
Dedicated Training Officer
Support with funding bids to CITB
Advice on upskilling & grants
DEVON CONSTRUCTION
TRAINING GROUP
Upskilling – What do we mean ?
Experienced worker needs CSCS card – No Formal
Qualification (NVQ)
Labourer – (to) Skilled Worker – (wants a trade) Trade
No experience – (needs full training) Trade/Skills Training
Moving from Skilled Trades person to Supervisor Role
Supervisor role to Senior Manager/Technical Role
New entrant to the industry – transferable skills
What about succession planning
FUNDING
Roy Imeson
CITB Advisor
CITB – GRANT SCHEME
UPDATE JANUARY 2017
Your training and skills needs
Industry training and skills needs
Grants Structured Flexible
Mainstream
funding
for
training
Funding long-
term, industry-
led projects
Funding short-
term, industry
led projects
1. Introducing the funds
£0
£1,000,000
£2,000,000
£3,000,000
£4,000,000
£5,000,000
£6,000,000
£7,000,000
£8,000,000
Window 1 Window 2 Window 3 Window 4
Structured Funding -
Infrastructure Support
Structured Funding - Enhanced
Incentives
Structured Funding - Educational
Engagement
Flexible Fund - Skills and
Training
Flexible Fund - Innovation, pilots
and prototypes
Flexible Fund - Enhanced
Incentives
1. Introducing the funds
296 projects approved, £16m awarded
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Attend a webinar
Events Time Content
England
Monday 30 January 2017
1030 –
1130
Main Flexible and Structured Funds,
including commissioned option
1230 –
1300 Skills and training focus and content
Wales
Tuesday 31 January 2017
1030 –
1130
Main Flexible and Structured Funds,
including commissioned option
1230 –
1300 Skills and training focus and content
Scotland
Thursday 2 February 2017
1030 –
1130
Main Flexible and Structured Funds,
including commissioned option
1230 –
1300 Skills and training focus and content
Cross-nation
Monday 6 February 2017
1030 –
1130
Main Flexible and Structured Funds,
including commissioned option
1230 –
1300 Skills and training focus and content
3. CITB support – Webinars
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APPRENTICESHIPS GRANTS
Framework Achievement
£1975
VQ Achievement
£400
Level 3 Apprenticeship
Attendance Grant
£1125
Level 2 Apprenticeship
Attendance Grant
YR one £1965
YR Two £1660
VQ Achievement
£400
Framework Achievement
£2725
Total = £6250 Total = £4250
INSPIRING THE
FUTURE & NEW
GENERATION
Emma Hewitt
Building Plymouth
Skills Co-ordinator
CONSTRUCTION IS BACK!
Construction is the industry to be in
Unemployment has fallen to the lowest level
for a decade and earnings are up
Construction has always been a great option
for a long and rewarding career
With sustained growth returning to the
sector, there’s never been a better time to
join the industry
The image and recruitment campaign for the construction industry
CAREERS AND EDUCATION
Career fairs/ shows
Employer careers talk
Mentoring
Mock interviews
Site visits
Taster activities
Work experience
JOB SEEKERS
Careers talk
Mock interviews
Placements
Site visits
Work experience
Work shadowing
GET INVOLVED
Pledge your support to help inspire local
people through Building Plymouth
Act as a sector ambassador
Share case studies of your workforce
Let us know what you already do - how can
Building Plymouth support you and help co-
ordinate?
QUESTION & ANSWER
PANEL SESSION
