Onsite Experience hubs - England
Between 2021 and 2025 we aim to increase England’s construction talent pool through Onsite Experience hubs, creating a talent pipeline to meet the needs of local construction employers and enabling construction career opportunities for people from local communities. £8.4m of funding has been approved to enable over 7,900 people to become employment and site-ready and at least 2,950 people to secure sustained employment within the next four years.
This commission targets Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas that have not benefited from the Government’s Construction Skills Fund.
What Onsite Experience hubs deliver for the construction industry
Onsite Experience hubs are designed to provide a one-stop recruitment solution for construction employers. By linking together employers, training providers, local authorities, LEPs, community agencies and other partners, hubs enable the development of employment and site-ready people from local communities. These well-suited candidates can then be linked to employers’ vacancies, and because they have gained some initial experience on construction sites, often with the recruiting employer, and have the necessary introductory training and health & safety credentials, they can be productive immediately.
Contacting your local Onsite Experience hub
Whether you are an employer seeking site-ready candidates to fill your vacancies, or an individual looking for a career in construction, your local CITB Onsite Experience hub can provide you with support and advice.
The following Local Employment Partnership (LEP) areas in England have CITB Onsite Experience hub coverage:
Hub name - Procure Plus Framework - Cheshire
Location - Cheshire
Hub lead organisation - Procure Plus
Contact - Wiktor Morrell 07393 792497, 0303 030 0030, wiktor.morrell@procure-plus.com
Website - www.procure-plus.com
Social Media - www.linkedin.com/company/procure-plus-ltd
Hub name - Procure Plus Framework - Lancashire
Location - Lancashire
Hub lead organisation - Procure Plus
Contact - Bree Adshead 07875 588427, 0303 030 0030, bree.adshead@procure-plus.com
Website - www.procure-plus.com
Social Media - www.linkedin.com/company/procure-plus-ltd
Hub name - Leicester Onsite Construction Hub
Location - Leicester
Hub lead organisation - Leicester City Council
Contact - Richard Thorpe 07541 612726 Richard.thorpe@leicester.gov.uk
Hub name – The Skills Centre Onsite Experience Hub (London)
Location – London Economic Action Partnership (LEAP) area
Hub lead organisation – The Skills Centre Ltd
Contact – Maria Richards 0204 531 9020 maria.richards@theskillscentre.co.uk
Website – www.theskillscentre.co.uk
Hub name – Kier Training Hub
Location – New Anglia LEP area (Norfolk and Suffolk)
Hub lead organisation – Kier Integrated Services Ltd
Contact – Alistair Gunn 07894 986500 Alistair.Gunn@kier.co.uk
Website – www.kier.co.uk
Hub name - Constructing Lives Together
Location - Weston Super Mare
Hub lead organisation - Willmott Dixon/ Weston College
Contact - Michelle Jacobs 07966 322 649 michelle.jacobs@weston.ac.uk
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