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Richard Clark, Unite the Union, A presentations for Skills and apprenticeships for the built environment sector seminar
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Unionlearn Skills and Apprenticeships for the Built Environment Sector
Unite the Union
National Apprenticeship Officer (Construction)
13th June 2012
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Can the built environment sector expand to
provide greater employment?
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Current economic climate
UK economic growth faltering / eurozone debt crisis / impact on confidence / orders
Construction output fell by 4.36 % between March 2011 and March 2012 (ONS May 2012)
Construction new orders - First quarter 2012 3.6% lower than Q1 2011, housing 21% lower (public housing 41% lower, private housing 14% lower). (ONS June 2012)
“..with large house builders reporting good results...this suggests that it is SMEs who are suffering.“ (Construction Products Association. June 2012)
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FITs, RHI, Green Deal (confidence, uncertainty)
Construction Act fair payments in supply chain (welcome)
954,000 16-24 year olds not in Employment, Education or Training -‘NEETs’ (DfE May 2012)
Highest first quarter NEET figures since records began in 1992
65,000 full time students in FE studying construction related disciplines with no apprenticeship, real mentoring, competency development and work based learning!
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The number of 16-19 years olds working in the industry has
fallen by 52% since 2008
Only 12% of the sector's workforce is aged 24 and under
Large increase in the percentage of older workers in the
industry with nearly 20% only ten years or less off retirement
There is an estimated shortfall of 25,000 qualified apprentices
between 2011 and 2015
(CCATF/CSN/CITB September 2011)
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Kick starting employment
60% of companies surveyed by JTL in building services
engineering believe “increased banking support would help
them win work and take on more apprentices” (JTL, March 2012)
Sustainable procurement (contract compliance on skills and
apprenticeships)
Incentivise – AGE grant, NI dispensations, Future Jobs Fund
Growth - (Plan B = Building) “Every £1 invested in construction
generates £2.84 in economic activity. 92p of every £1 spent on
construction is retained in the UK” (Get Britain Building Campaign)
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Environmental Technologies (low carbon delivery)
Upskilling units complement the competence gained via a sector apprenticeship (electricians, plumbers etc):
Building Services Engineering
Electrotechnical
Plumbing Mechanical Engineering Services
Heating and Ventilation
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Electrical and Electronic Servicing (SummitSkills, NSA for Environmental Technologies)
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Environmental Technologies (low carbon delivery)
Solar Thermal Hot Water Systems
Small Scale Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Heat Pump Systems
Water Harvesting and Recycling Systems
Bio-fuels (including bio-mass)
Anaerobic digestion
Micro-hydro / Micro-wind / Micro-CHP / Fuel cells
BMS (Building Management Systems)
(SummitSkills, NSA for Environmental Technologies)
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Engineering Construction (low carbon delivery)
ECITB Craft Apprenticeships
Welding, Pipefitting, Mechanical Fitting, Plating , Steel Erecting, Moving Loads, Electrical Installation
ECITB Technician Apprenticeships
Non Destructive Testing (NDT), Design & Draughting Technician, Electrical Maintenance Technician, Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Instrument & Control Maintenance Technician
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Engineering Construction (low carbon delivery)
Gibson review / ECF – double apprentices from 2011
ACE (Craft workforce to Level 3 and support at level 2) joint initiative
2011 intake = 800 new apprentices
To meet the average forecast, annual recruitment from now needs to increase to between 1600 and 2000 apprentices per year
Approximately 6000 apprentices will be required in training at any one time in Engineering Construction (50% onsite craft and 50% off site, technical and professional apprenticeships)
(ECITB Manpower Forecasts)
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The total construction process must expand
UK due to lose 25% of energy production capacity over the next decade
Sustainable and balanced energy – address CO2 emissions and UK energy security
Energy Performance Building Directive / Energy Performance Certificates / Efficient buildings / Legislation / EU & Global
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Will this be sustainable and
quality employment?
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Sustainability
Sustainable energy / Energy security
Sustainable environment
Sustainable procurement
Sustainable Employment
Sustainable skills base
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Sustainable skills and employment
Best standards and best practice
Industry recognised apprenticeships and qualifications
Employer & Industry demand led “by the industry for the industry”
Sustainable skills – Long term view on individuals future career, employability and mobility / Trades, core skills sets
Direct Employment (PAYE, SASE) v Indirect Agency / Bogus self employment (apprenticeships, skills and mentoring deficit)
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Sustainable skills and employment
Craft identity
Up-skilling and CPD v De-skilling
“Recognition of the importance of good industrial relations
which all sides of industry need to commit to: trades will
inevitably and understandably want to protect their standing”
(TUC to Build up Skills, May 2012)
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Quality employment and skills delivery
Jointly agreed schemes to ensure real quality outcomes for both the learner and employer (e.g. CAS, JIB scheme etc)
Rewarding progression based Industry National Collective Agreements (e.g. CIJC, JIBs, NAECI etc) v National Minimum Wage safety net (£2.60)
Employment reward, Health, Safety, Equality, Dignity, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness at work, ERR
Internal employer and external independent industry dispute and appeals procedures
Workplace reps – shops stewards, safety reps,
learning reps (& mentors, assessors and verifiers)
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How will young people enter the sector
and build careers?
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There is clearly an appetite amongst the young!
Current demand v availability of jobs
National Apprenticeships Service applications – Intermediate
apprenticeships 10:1, Advanced Apprenticeships 15:1
Apprentice electricians – per annum approx 35,000 express
interest to JTL, 18,000 candidates take aptitude test, 9-12,000
pass, the industry currently only provides 1,500-2,000
apprenticeships per year (compared to 5,000 at peak levels)
BT – 15,000 applicants for 100 apprenticeship places
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More competition than for places at Oxford and Cambridge
“Earn while you learn” as real alternative to HE
As mentioned – 63,000 in FE undertaking construction programs (non economically viable qualifications)
Pathway to Construction – CCATF / CITB-ConstructionSkills
Construction apprentices top satisfaction survey with 9 out of 10 happy with their training. Employers largely satisfied with the
relevance and quality of the training (Evaluation of Apprenticeships: Learners - BIS, May 2012)
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How can quality Apprenticeships
be delivered?
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What is an Apprenticeship? (TU perspective)
Apprenticeships are a well organised and supervised method,
which industries use to train people with little or no prior
knowledge of a craft or trade, to become capable, qualified,
experienced and competent craftspeople
They are “earn while you learn" programs. The “on the job”
portion of the training is a full time, well paid job
Tax payer funded training costs (public purse)
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What is an Apprenticeship? (TU perspective)
A fixed term contract of employment, plus a deed between the learner, employer and training provider, and Individual Learning Plan
Gain experience using the most modern practices
Work under the direction of competent Craftspersons who will teach and mentor the apprentice in the skills of the trade (work based learning)
Attend college for technical instruction and underpinning knowledge
Have work experience, college work and attendance assessed before each wage increase is granted.
Satisfactory progress results in automatic wage increases
Have the opportunity to become a member of the Trade Union relevant to the occupation and industry
Upon successful completion, the attainment of nationally recognised occupational status and grade, certification and qualification, recognised throughout the UK and beyond
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Quality apprenticeships
Bona fide quality training providers, working with Employers, Industry, SSCs and FE to deliver a relevant skills base
Industry developed qualifications via SSCs
Nationally recognised occupations underpinned by robust (NOS, UKCES UK Standards)
Sectoral National Collective Agreements (Joint ethos)
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Quality apprenticeships
Licence to Practice / CSCS (reward and protect occupations,
and drive out cowboy operators for consumer benefit)
Germany? – high productivity, lower hours and overtime, higher
pay, workforce information, consultation and participation,
guilds, sectoral collective agreements, PWD, compliance,
long term & strategically joined up approach
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Thank you
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