Costain Pedigree

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Costain Pedigree
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A Presentation to
ACBEE 2005 conference Equality and
Diversity Presented by Jeremy Galpin. HR
Manager Costain
7th June 2005
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Introduction

• The Challenge
• The Steps to Delivery
• Industry Background
• The Building Awareness Model

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The Challenge
Thames Gateway Person Years of Employment
Source LSC
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The Challenge
Limited Diversity
Ageing Working Population
Low Skills Base
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Four steps to Delivering Diversity
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Costain Actions

• What has Costain Done?
• M4i Equality and Diversity in Construction
  Toolkit
• Tool box talk briefings for all staff
• Induction for all staff
• Authorised Recruiters Induction process
• GCSE in construction
• Building Awareness

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Industry Background

• Better links between colleges and employers are
  essential for increasing the employment of those
  in Black, Asian,mixed ethnic origin and women in
  the industry

Centre for Ethnic Minority Studies, Royal
Holloway, University of London (Oct 2002)
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Industry Background

• Sector Skills Agreement for Construction
• Avoid gender stereotyping in construction
  curriculum activities
• Commitment to Construction Ambassadors
• Delivery of GCSE in construction
• Positive image campaigns
• Building Awareness

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The BA Model
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The BA Model

• Linkage with business strategy
• Engagement of educational supply chain
• Internal delivery mechanism
• Supply chain integration
• Measurement and evaluation

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BA Specifics

• Choose Diverse Schools and Colleges
• Diverse Construction Ambassadors
• Promote diverse role models
• Positive action for annual event
• Integrated into Social Sustainability Strategy

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The Opportunity
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The BA Model
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Sustainable Future
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