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EVIDENCE FORUM EVENT

26 April 2016

10.00 TO 13.00 Welcome: Steve Radley Director of Policy and Strategic Planning CITB

Today’s aims What we’ve done since the last Forum IFC update Steve Radley Director of Policy & Strategic Planning

What we said we’d do at the last forum

We shared details of those in CITB relevant to funding and our evidence base:

• Our funding team
• Our panel of experts
• The Investment Funding Committee
• The CITB research team

We are considering how to work with government and manufacturers to develop construction skills where jobs are under threat We’ve also published some evidence pages intended to help people making funding applications

• First IFC meeting held in February
• Approved developments to date with

the Investment Funding Review

• Appreciation that in the short-term

challenging new process for stakeholders – however the bar has been set at the right level

• The IFC agreed that we should

provide sufficient support to applicants as the new approach becomes business as usual

IFC members:

• Karen Jones Trustee
• Maria Pilfold Trustee
• Julia Evans CEO BSRIA
• Chris Jones

Director of Learning & Development, BAM Construct Ltd

• Gerald Oppenheim

Former-director of Big Lottery Fund Policy and Partnerships CITB

• Steve Radley
• Geeta Nathan

Investment Funding Committee (IFC) feedback

Investment Funding Committee (IFC) feedback

We will:

• Use the expertise of the members to develop our approach to commission

themes for Flexible and Structured Funding and monitoring and evaluation

• By the end of April, the IFR web pages will provide details of successful bids

and also an overview to unsuccessful bids

• Develop case studies to profile the successful bids that are funded. This will

be on the IFR web pages from June 2016

Research fund

We understand collating evidence is challenging for some applicants CITB proposes to set up a Research Investment Fund as part of the Flexible Fund Focus on sector evidence – should be submitted through Federations

• A simple one stage application
• CITB will manage the commissioning of the research
• Research bids will be selected where there is no evidence available
• For 2016/17 we plan to allocate a share of the Flexible Fund to build the

evidence base.

Construction industry performance and prospects Allan Wilen, Director of Economics, Glenigan

Questions Construction industry performance & prospects ALAN WILEN

Grants Fund Modernisation How and why do SMEs train? Geeta Nathan Head of Economics Analysis

Key Findings

• Most training done is deemed ‘mandatory’
• Limited take up of business skills
• More training for operatives compared with managers & supervisors
• CITB grants not fully utilised
• Majority of training takes place locally
• 1/3 of respondents completed training on-site

(most training to undertake NVQ level 2/3)

• On-site training seen as being effective
• Employers would appreciate the establishment of training frameworks and

training pathways to construction

Grants Fund Modernisation How and why do SMEs train?

Commissioned Objectives Findings Commissioned to help us with our thinking on the Grants modernisation programme The objective of the research is to understand how and why SMEs train Findings will help us to determine how CITB supports this training

Types of training completed in last two years

• Most have completed

mandatory & competency training

• Limited training in

business skills

• 10% of respondents

completed training in leadership and management

7% 11% 11% 15% 21% 26% 27% 30% 30% 31% 42% 42% 47% 51% 52% 69% 79% Estimating Leadership & management Plant maintenance NEBOSH CDM regulations Site supervision Site Safety Plus Scaffolding Plant operations Site supervisor safety training Trade specific training SMSTS Working at heights Manual handing Asbestos awareness First aid Health & Safety test

How are we using these finding?

• The findings are helping us with our thinking on Grants Modernisation
• They are helping structure pilots to test Grants Modernisation proposals
• We are about to launch a transition trailblazer fund
• We are in the planning stages for the following pilots:
• 1. Review of On-site Assessment & Training (OSAT)
• 2. Developing transferable industry wide training framework,

Management and Leadership framework and entry framework

• 3. Specialist training plans

Break

PILOT – gathering anecdotal evidence from Training groups, federations, employers Sandra Lilley Economics and Skills Forecasting Manager

Gathering this anecdotal evidence Why are we doing this?

• Build upon what we know from our other research
• Prompts qualitative discussions (in this Forum)
• Understanding where there may be problems to help direct our

resources to investigate the right topics

• Evidence supports funding decisions

Mentioned most often

33% Bricklayers 33% Carpenters & joiners 24% Building surveyors 24% Plant operatives 24% Quantity surveyors 14% Civil engineers 14% Project Managers 14% Roofers

Also mentioned

• Scaffolders
• Plasterers
• Civil Engineers
• Electricians
• Floorers
• Landscape designers
• Mechanical engineers
• Painters & decorators
• Plumbers
• Technicians
• Machine drivers
• Bathroom &

kitchen fitters

• Roof shelter cladders
• Estimators
• Stonemason
• Groundwork operatives
• Duct workers / sheet

metal

• Anyone who wants to

get their hands dirty!

What occupations are in short supply?

In order of frequency mentioned:

1. Recruiting with lower skill levels than required 2. We've had to turn down work due to lack of staff 3. Projects are taking longer to complete because of lack of staff 4. We have not been able to grow and expand 5. Finding candidates is taking too long

Other issues expressed

• An aging workforce and inability to

recruit young people to industry

• These skilled workers are sub-

contracted to us, not PAYE

• Once trained by us, they leave to set

up in competition against us!

What impact is a shortage of skilled workers having?

Concerns about apprentices

Literacy Willingness to learn Working without supervision Initiative Understanding business environment Time keeping Practical or technical skills Common sense Experience of on-site construction work Enthusiasm, motivation, positive attitude

Shared feedback Debate

Our pilot survey questions

• 1. How difficult has it been to recruit skilled workers?
• 2. What occupations are in short supply (other than your own)?
• 3. What impact is a shortage of skilled workers having?
• 4. How are you responding to the challenge?
• 5. How would you rate the quality of apprentices recruited?
• 6. What concerns do we have about apprentices?

Next steps

• 1. How do we expand the skills survey?

Your supply chain? Links to Federations’ members?

• 2. The next Evidence Forum

26 July 2016 to include regional skills gaps

Any other business

Thank you for joining us today