WVUK Regeneration Project

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WVUK Regeneration Project

• 9 April 2008

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Original Objective of the Project
To develop processes and mechanisms so that
disadvantaged local (especially workless) people
are prepared for and have access to jobs arising
from regeneration and other major construction
projects

• The purpose of the project was to
• determine the barriers,
• develop solutions
• carry out pilots to prove effect and viability
  of proposals
• The product which has now been developed to
  achieve this is the
• Construction Employment Integrator

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Construction Employment Integrator
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Analysis of Possible Rollout Areas
  Area Area Construction Spend m (2008-12) Workless ('000's)
1 Birmingham City Region 8,064 126.5
2 Blackburn   70 15.0
3 Dundee   177 17.0
4 East London   21,084 131.6
5 Edinburgh   1,581 34.3
6 Glasgow   2,774 87.8
7 Greater Manchester   7,289 125.8
8 Heads of the Valleys   717 38.4
9 Leicester   619 31.0
10 Liverpool City Region 13,505 107.5
11 Nottingham 2,711 32.3
12 Rhyl   70 3.6
13 South Yorkshire   2,110 117.1
14 Tyne and Wear   2,666 88.3
15 West London   15,602 114.4
16 Derbyshire   1,768 70.0
17 Highlands   1,015 14.7
18 West Yorkshire   6,591 171.0
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Benefits to the Area

• Using a broad measure of 1 disadvantaged person
  per 1m of construction could provide 7,000
  people with work opportunities.
• If just half of the projects can be captured then
  3,500 people over 5 years results in
• 700 people per year moved from worklessness into
  employment
• incremental earnings being spent in the area
• a positive effect on the wards of deprivation

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What does it take to create a CEI

• The political will (particularly in local
  authorities in the sub-region) to leverage spend
  on construction in order to move disadvantaged
  people into sustainable jobs in the industry
• The ability of diverse partners to work together
  and link supply-side interventions with demand
• A significant amount of activity already exists
  in many areas but it is often fragmented the
  CEI is concerned with better co-ordinating that
  activity

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Feature checklist the essential elements of a
CEI
Attribute CEI Your Region Your Region
Attribute CEI LA1 LA2
Skills forecasting model v
Targeted Recruitment and Training (TR T) Clauses v
Employer driven client standards v
Routeways and integrated funding v
Client and contract tracking system v
Post recruitment support and continued workforce development v
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Creating a CEI

• Decide the area/ region/ LAs to be covered
• Form a controlling Board - preferably led by a
  prominent person with a knowledge of the industry
• Create a project team with representatives from
  all operations involved
• Appoint a full time leader for the team and work
  out what other full time staff will be needed
• Set about developing the processes of
• Planning
• Procurement
• Client sourcing
• Monitoring..workforce development can come later

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How the WVUK can help

• For selected pathfinders the WVUK will
• Provide the services of our consultants to assist
  in setting up the project
• Contribute to the start up costs of the initial
  Skills Forecaster
• Contribute to the start up of the Procurement
  phase,
• one or two introductory events using specialists
  to provide guidance on the contractual
  alternatives and issues
• Contribute toward the set up costs of the clients
  and contracts monitoring system, the Skills
  Register.

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Summary

• The CEI is a complete, tested and demand led
  process which brings joined up thinking to
  recruitment for the Construction industry and
  potentially other sectors
• The CEI offers a viable way of moving
  disadvantaged people into work in Construction by
  adding value to current interventions
• It can provide a win-win-win by
• meeting industry needs
• addressing social exclusion and
• generating exchequer savings.