Infrastructure Development Programme

Funding theme:

Training and development

Funding topic:

Sectors and roles, New qualifications and courses, Small employer support, Leadership and management

Project lead:

Civil Engineering Contractors Association

Partners:

Bezzant, Clyde & Co, JR Knowles, McNaughton McGregor, Pinsent Mason, Robert Bilborough Associates, and Watson Burden, New Civil Engineer, Scottish Civil Engineering Contractors Training Group, Grampian Construction Training Group, Highland Construction Training Group, Civil Engineering Training Group (North East), Yorkshire Civils Training Group, North West Contractors Training Group, Shropshire Construction Training Group, Midlands Construction Training Group, and TunnelSkills

Location:

Great Britain

Amount awarded:

£1,116,000

Year:

2016

Sector:

Infrastructure

Project summary:

The project will develop a sustainable model for specialist infrastructure training provision, creating a structured framework that allows employees in the sector to develop the core skills that they require to operate in key roles in the sector where skills shortages currently exist. The end-state will be a self-sustaining training model that is developed by industry, for industry; providing targeted training that would not otherwise be readily available for companies in the sector.

Expected output:

Develop a new approach to the funding and delivery of specialist infrastructure
Training provision and pilot to 52 participants from 24 SMEs and 28 major contractors
240 training interventions
2,500 middle-management beneficiaries.

Start Date:

01 Jul 2016

Planned end date:

30 Jun 2019