Title: Craft and Skilled Trades
1Craft and Skilled Trades
The Private Sectors Contribution
SLIM Workshop 30th May 2002 Taunton
2Steve Russell
Technical Services Director
- Health and Safety
- Policy
- Advice
- Procedures
- Audit
- Integrated Management System
- ISO 9001 Accreditation
- Investors in People
- Audit
- Review
- Training and Development
- Personal Development e.g. leadership skills
- Technical e.g. safe systems of work
- Internal seminars and workshops
- Supply chain
3Midas Group
- Founded in 1976
- Largest Privately owned Construction Group in the
South West - Operational Offices in Bristol, Cardiff, Taunton,
Newton Abbot, Plymouth and St Austell - Turnover 2001 / 2002 Circa 120,000,000
- Currently employ 387, mainly in managerial and
technical staff positions - Working nationally for a number of clients
4Midas Group
General Construction - Design and Build -
Construction Management - Fitting out - Retail
new build and refurbishment Sports facilities -
Marine and civil engineering - Environmental
impact assessment - Feasibility studies
-Restoration Planning - Site Remediation and
Planning.
Fast Track Fitting out - High Quality
Refurbishments - Planned Reactive
Maintenance - Minor Works - Facilities Management
- Structural Repair Underpinning.
- Midas Restoration
- Midas Interiors
Development and Property Advice - Site Finding
Funding - Special Terms Business
5Skills Shortages in Construction
The statistics
- Spring 2000 85 employers find difficulty in
recruiting skilled staff
- January 2001 60 of employers expected increase
in activity during next six months
- Selection of the average annual requirement for
skilled workers in the period 2001 2005 - Managers 640 (S.West) 7290 (National)
- Clerical 560 6420
- Professional 180 2050
- Carpenters 1220 10770
- Bricklayers 720 6060
- Plumbers 640 5780
- Electricians 780 7080
- Painters/Decorators 530 4450
- Total all trades 7980 74240
Figures from CITB
6Skills Shortages in Construction
Of the 74,000 required..
- 64,000 are required each year for replacement of
the existing workforce.. - whilst the balance of 10,000 is required to
satisfy the increase in construction output
- What an opportunity for young people to engage in
a really rewarding career so why dont they?
Where are we going wrong?
7Skills Shortages in Construction Why?
Image..our industry is perceived as
- Unsafe
- Untrained
- Incompetent
- Untidy
8Skills Shortages in Construction
Skills Shortages in Construction Why?
Higher education.
- More fashionable than on the job training
- More places available (particularly 6th form)
- Government drive to get more people to university
- Desire to start career in middle management
9Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
- Qualifying the existing workforce
- Approx 60 have no formal qualification
- Partnering with the supply chain
- Train our subcontractors
- Working with others
- CITB
- Schools, Colleges and Universities
- Raising the profile of construction
- National Construction Week
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Improving our Image
In response to the Industrys very poor accident
record in 2000/2001 and the Construction Safety
Summit called by John Prescott in February 2001
- Qualifying the workforce An MCG initiative
- To establish an acceptable standard of Health and
Safety - knowledge that can be set and measured.
- All workers to demonstrate a satisfactory level
of - basic knowledge and competency
- To complement attained skill levels
11Skills Shortages in Construction
Qualifying the workforce An MCG initiative
Reduce Accidents Fully Trained Workforce
Improve Image
12Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
In the South West 4 major Contractors are working
together to achieve the MCG targets
Partners In Constructing a Safer Environment
13Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
UK Construction is a Professional Industry with a
great deal to offerandWith a combined effort we
must improve - and remove the stigma.
14Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
HOW ?
By Training ?
15Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
The Building And Civil Engineering
OccupationsWill Use The Established
Construction Skills Certification Scheme and
Certificate of Training Achievement
16Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
Allied Trades will either adopt the C.S.C.S
Scheme or use their approved Trade equivalent
GAS FITTERS C.O.R.G.I PLANT OPERATORS C.T.A ELE
CTOTECH J.I.B ELECT/MECH J.I.B.M.E.S SCAFFOLDER
C.I.S.R.S .And other schemes
17Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
Introduction to the Construction Skills
Certification Scheme
18cscs
CONSTRUCTION SITE OPERATIVES GREEN CARD NVQ
Level 1 Health and Safety Test Alternatively
Industry accreditation
19cscs
SUPERVISOR AND MANAGER CARDS
Supervisor Manager Contracts Manager Industry
accreditation until June 2004 Two endorsements
from Company plus Health and Safety Test
20 EXPIERIENCED WORKERS NVQ RouteExperienced
Worker Route Health and Safety Test
cscs
21A Card available to all competent workers
cscs
By Industry Accreditation or On-Site
Assessment and Training (OSAT)
22Card Holders
cscs
BLACK SENIOR MANAGEMENT PLATINUM SITE
MANAGERS GOLD SUPERVISORS GOLD ADVANCED
CRAFT BLUE CRAFT / SKILLED GREEN GENERAL
OPERATIVE
23cscs
Health Safety Test
Must be taken and passed
24MCG Targets
Scheme 31/12/01 31/12/02 31/12/03
Corgi (gas) 100 100 100
NRSA (street works) 100 100 100
PTS (track safety) 100 100 100
CISRS (scaffolding) 100 100 100
CTA (plant operators) 100 100 100
Other occupations 40 80 100
25How Will ProgressBe Monitored ?
QUARTERLY NATIONAL AUDITS ON ALL M.C.G. SITES
LAST ONE HELD ON 11th APRIL 2002
26What Will Happen If Individuals Do Not Have Cards
By December 2003 ?
They will not be permitted to work on an MCG Site
27Skills Shortages in Construction
Improving our Image
To Date PICSE has
- Linked with the HSE and CITB in
- Presenting seminars in
- Bristol
- Exeter
- Redruth
- Yeovilton
- To a total of approx 300 subcontractors
- With a very positive response
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Other initiatives
- Partnering with the supply chain
- Training workshops for our suppliers
- Branding
- Livery
- Assess and Monitor
- Considerate Constructors Scheme
- CBPP, Rethinking Construction, M4I
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Working with others
- CITB
- Area Advisory Committee
- DEBP Curriculum Centre Steering Group
- Schools PEPI Programme and Key Skills
- Teacher Placements / Workshops / Training Days
- Practical construction related activities for
schools - Young Presenter scheme
- Schools and Colleges
- School/Business Link projects
- Work experience placements (In all sorts of areas
not just craft trades!) - South West RDA
- Seeking Objective 1 gap' funding for 100-150
trainees in Cornwall
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Raising the Profile
National Construction Week
- NCW 2001
- 419 Events held
- 6 million watched the Blue Peter special
- NCW 2002
- 3rd 10th October
- CITB NCW Steering Group established
- Events being planned by industry, educational
establishments, professional bodies etc
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Raising the Profile
National Construction Week
Why? To encourage young people to consider a
career in construction professional and
technical as well as trade
- And it provides
- A focus to publicise existing initiatives
- A catalyst for new and innovative ideas
- A positive image to young people
- An opportunity for positive press
- For events promoting positive images linked to
local communities
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Raising the Profile
National Construction Week
- Benefits
- Draws attention to larger company community
initiatives - Raises smaller companies profiles and their
contribution to the local economy - Colleges and Universities can use NCW to attract
students - Federations and other bodies can use NCW to
demonstrate commitment to closing the skills gap
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Raising the Profile
National Construction Week
So what will you do to support NCW 2002? (3rd
10th October)
More information at www.ncw.org.uk
34Skills Shortages in Construction
A wide range of opportunities exist in
construction not just in the familiar trades
but for technical and professional trainees also
and there are shortages in all areas
35Professional and Technical Opportunities in
Construction
Project Management
Estimating
Site Engineering
Quantity Surveying / Commercial Management
Facilities and Maintenance Management
Planning
Environmental Management
Health and Safety
Technical Services
36Professional and Technical Opportunities in
Construction
Support Services
Business Development (Marketing)
Financial Management
Purchasing
HR (Personnel, Training, Staff Development)
Information and Communication Technology
Public Relations
General Administration
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What can you do?
- Support and promote NCW 2002
- Promote construction as a rewarding career at
all levels - Encourage women to join our industry at every
opportunity - Encourage local companies to participate in
curriculum activities and provide support for
them - Work with schools in piloting some construction
related NVQs
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What can you do?
- Encourage people to look beyond what the media
portrays the construction industry is
responsible for nearly 8 of UK output it
deserves better! - Establish greater links with local SMEs and
Subcontractors to encourage more places for
apprentices - Provide effective OSAT assessors to work with the
CITB in qualifying the workforce - Ensure all trainees are registered with CSCS
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Finally
For our part we intend to engage with our supply
chain, invest in our people and continue to
train, because
..our most valuable asset is our people,
without whom we have no construction industry