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Creation of a Bespoke Degree Programme

Published 17 June 2019 | Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice Support for careers advice Training plans Workforce development plans

Redrow Homes decided to engage with several educational establishments to create a bespoke degree focusing on the residential area of construction, which will hopefully result in a much improved industry image. The degree programme has been written collaboratively between Liverpool John Moores University and Coleg Cambria in North Wales, with the programme being delivered at Coleg Cambria in Wrexham. The…


World of Work Roadshow

Published 13 June 2019 | Written by james mcculloch
CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Support for careers advice

ISG participated at an event located at the Twickenham Stoop Stadium on the 6th of March 2019. Following the success of last year’s World of Work Roadshow, ISG decided to contribute to the day to raise awareness of careers in construction for the younger generation coming through to further education, College BTec courses or A-levels. The careers roadshow is put…


National Apprenticeship Week Inspired Video

Published 29 April 2019 | Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
CategoriesPromoting construction as a career choice Support for careers advice Workforce development plans

This Berkeley site has been the driving force behind the production of a hit YouTube video based on their involvement in this year’s National Apprenticeship Week. This #NAW2019 themed video aims to inspire any young people potentially considering a career or apprenticeship within the construction industry. The site has been recognised by the Royal Borough of Greenwich as the best…


Joint Open Doors Site Visits

Published 29 April 2019 | Written by Leanna Martin
CategoriesColleges and universities Community engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries

Open Doors offers members of the public a unique chance to go behind the scenes of live construction sites, offices, factories and training centres across Great Britain. The event helps the public discover how the communities they live in are shaped and constructed by an industry with a diverse range of career paths to offer. Open Doors helps inspire the…


Building People’s Search Portal

Published 25 March 2019 | Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
CategoriesColleges and universities Disadvantaged and minority groups support Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Support for careers advice Training plans

Building People is collaborating with the construction industry to help young people, particularly individuals from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds, access employment and learning opportunities in the construction industry. Building People has launched an excellent online resource called the ‘Search Portal’ to connect young people with career opportunities in construction and to encourage the next generation to consider a career in…


‘Spotlight on… the next generation’ follow-up article

Published 10 December 2018 | Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
CategoriesColleges and universities Community engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Support for careers advice Training plans

In August 2018, the Scheme launched ‘Spotlight on… the next generation’ to provide information and resources to help tackle the industry’s skills shortage and encourage young people into construction. ‘Spotlight on…the next generation’ delivers practical advice for everyone in the industry to understand the urgent need to encourage young people to consider a career in construction. The learning toolkit includes…


Maths Challenge

Published 24 August 2018 | Written by Frank Blande
CategoriesSchools and nurseries

Members of the Multiplex team organised a two day maths challenge at Carlton Primary School in Camden. Staff spent two days with 60 students aged 9 and 10 years old. The team were there to promote the importance of maths in any profession, especially construction. This was delivered in a variety of methods including quizzes, film clips from an Engineer,…


Enhancing Lives

Published 13 August 2018 | Written by Leanna Martin
CategoriesPromoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Tracking and recording of local contribution achieved

The company has a target to enhance a number of lives each year. One method of enhancing a life can include educating young people about the industry to ensure we have a future pipeline of skills. With the school year coming to a close, we have had a number of young people aged 14-17 participating in work experience and work…


Collaborative Work Experience Project

Published 26 June 2018 | Written by Alison Ramsbottom
CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice

On 15th June, we had three young visitors from Sawston Village College who arrived with Helen Clements, Community Investment Advisor, Morgan Sindall and Harry Lewis, Graduate Design Manager, Morgan Sindall. The three young visitors were on work experience with Morgan Sindall who are trying to encourage interest in the construction industry. We were, and are, happy to work with them…


Providing Resources on Engineering to Local Schools

Published 4 June 2018 | Written by Sandra Evenden
CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries Support for careers advice

Making the next generation aware of the different roles within our industry is something Sisk Lagan Joint Venture take very seriously and it became apparent on several visits to local schools that the lack of knowledge as to where the teachers could obtain career information materials was a real problem for them. We ordered boxes of the different career packs…


Promoting the Construction Industry to Young Children

Published 9 May 2018 | Written by Jane Elder
CategoriesSchools and nurseries

We have created a mascot teddy bear (Dave) to promote the Construction Industry to younger children. Dave the Bear is used in nurseries and schools (ages 4-8) to engage with the younger pupils. We have a number of presentations on different construction projects including schools, housing and industrial units which include Dave undertaking a number of site activities from attending…


Get into Engineering Programme

Published 23 April 2018 | Written by Megan Jardine
CategoriesColleges and universities Promoting construction as a career choice

Pupils aged 15-17 from the Clyde Gateway area are celebrating their graduation from a programme designed to introduce them to a career in the built environment industry. Budding engineers from St Mungo’s Academy, Eastbank Academy, Trinity High and Stonelaw Academy took part in the ten-week Get Into Engineering programme, run in collaboration between Clyde Gateway, Robertson Group, Glasgow Kelvin College…


The B1M Construction YouTube Channel

Published 16 April 2018 | Written by CCS Best Practice Hub Administrator
CategoriesPlan to positively promote construction Promoting construction as a career choice Social media

The B1M is a popular YouTube channel dedicated to promoting the construction industry. The channel originated as a format for its founder, a former employee of a main contractor, to encourage wider uptake of Building Information Modelling (BIM). The channel has since evolved to include a variety of video content about the construction industry, including in-depth examinations of current projects,…


STEM Activity Day

Published 5 April 2018 | Written by Claire Anderson
CategoriesCommunity engagement Promoting construction as a career choice Schools and nurseries

The Blairdardie site team from BAM Construction recently supported Blairdardie Primary School’s STEM Week as part of our on-going Education Engagement with the school. At the event, we created four BAM stations which included the following construction related activities: VR Area: We used cardboard VR goggles and iPads to showcase 360 images of the pupils’ new school. The BAM Construct…


Programme to Train Young Offenders in Construction

Published 19 March 2018 | Written by Qianyi Wu
CategoriesDisadvantaged and minority groups support

The ‘Ready for The Gate’ programme run by Willmott Dixon Cobham LCO, offers young offenders the opportunity to gain their CSCS cards, while they’re still serving their sentence. From the Woodmansterne Secondary School site team, a number of Willmott Dixon personnel are directly involved. The feedback from charities, Re-offending and CXK, on the outcomes of delivered training up to August…


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