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Appendix A

Feasibility Study

into the

Creation of a Construction Skills Centre

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Bromley Adult Education College Widmore Centre

June 2007

Professor Laurence A Wood

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Contents

Executive Summary Page 1 Introduction 2 Background 2.1 Bromley Adult Education College 2.2 14-19 Age Group

2.2.1 Key Stage 4, 14-16 2.2.2 Key Stage 5, 16-19

2.3 Specialised Diplomas 2.4 Sector Skills Councils 3 The Adult Market 3.1 Craft Courses 3.2 Local Businesses

3.2.1 Construction Firms 3.2.2 Housing Associations 3.2.3 DIY Outlets and Builder’s Merchants

3.3 Competition from Private Providers 3.3.1 The Building Trade Skills Centre 3.3.2 The Builder Training Centre 3.3.3 Upkeep

3.4 Competition from Colleges 3.4.1 Bromley College 3.4.2 West Kent College 3.4.3 Lewisham College

4 The Proposal 4.1 The Physical Conversion 4.2 The course offer

4.2.1 14-19 age group 4.2.2 Adult interest courses 4.2.3 Courses leading to awards

4.3 Community and Business engagement 5 Capital Cost 6 Preliminary Business Plan 6.1 Annual income 6.2 Annual expenditure 6.3 Net position 7 Conclusions 8 References

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Appendices

1 14-19 Pathways: Construction and the Built Environment

2 Local Businesses

3 Construction Courses at Bromley, West Kent and Lewisham Colleges

4 Courses Leading to Awards

5 Capital Costs

6 Other Costs

7 Example of the Structure of a Course Leading to an Award

Figures

1A Ground floor plan of building showing proposed conversion

1B First floor plan of building showing proposed conversion

Tables

1 Courses

2 Example of units forming short course modules of an Award

3 Financial Viability

4 Student Numbers

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Executive Summary Employment within the construction and built environment sector is a key driver in the economy of Bromley. The construction industry in London and the southeast needs to recruit 26,480 workers (including 4,680 professional and technical staff) annually between 2007 and 2011 in order to meet the forecast demand. Bromley is unable to meet the present demand for construction and built environment education and training in the 14-19 age group. It also failed to gain approval to offer the new 14-19 vocational Diploma in Construction due to the lack of a dedicated support facility. Bromley Adult Education College (BAEC) has an enviable tradition of excellence in the arts and crafts and its Widmore Centre is centrally located within 5 miles of most parts of the borough. It has ample car parking and is close to all forms of public transport. The building which houses the sports hall at the Widmore Centre, especially the sports hall itself, is under utilised and the floor of the sports hall is ‘not fit for purpose’. The capital cost of conversion of the building into a Construction Skills Centre is considerably less than that estimated for the building of a similar, but smaller, facility in Orpington (on the edge of the borough) to support the introduction of the specialised 14-19 vocational Diploma in Construction. The cost per square metre is about one-third of that estimated for the new building. In order to maintain flexibility of use, consideration should be given to the ground floor, woodwork and brickwork workshops being combined with the dividing walls replaced by designated circulation areas and large semi-permanent jigs for door hanging, cabinet fitting, bathroom mock-ups etc. To accommodate 14-19 year students with the least disruption to other College activities there is provision for a separate relaxation and refreshment area within the proposed centre for their exclusive use.

Building on its traditions and working in close cooperation with the other providers in Bromley namely, Bromley College, Bromley Field Studies Centre and the Bromley 14-19 Collaborative, the College has the opportunity to:

assist in satisfying the demand in the14-19 age group

provide flexible, learner driven career-change courses

become a knowledge resource in construction and built environment for the local community

assist local business in the provision of CPD courses Working in partnership with all of the local education and training providers, the Council has the opportunity to integrate this development within a comprehensive plan for the delivery of construction and built environment education and training in the borough in order to satisfy the demand.

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It has proved difficult to prepare a thoroughly researched business plan due to uncertainties in the precise estimation of the costs associated with the anticipated provision and the nature of the course offer. The latter will govern the amount of future funding from the Learning and Skills Council. The annual income has been calculated on the basis of full cost recovery at £10 per student learning hour, reduced to £5 per student learning hour for the 14-16 age group. The annual expenditure has been estimated using two methods. The financial viability of the proposed Construction Skills Centre is very sensitive to student numbers and the particular method used to estimate the expenditure. The preliminary indications are that at the very least it should break even and at best generate an annual surplus.

Further work is required in the production of a robust business plan and the development of the course portfolio to meet the needs of the various markets:

14-19 age group

adult career development

adult interest

continuing professional development The launch costs and phased opening of the Centre will also need to be modelled. The College should make every effort to relocate the existing successful sports classes in archery and badminton into suitable accommodation such as school sports halls or clubs in the local area. Appropriate accommodation for the existing lettings, such as Kingswood PRU and the Basketball Club, also need to be found. The loss of this income has been included in the business plan.

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1 Introduction At the request of Bromley Council a feasibility study has been undertaken into the conversion of a building housing a sports hall located at Bromley Adult Education College’s Widmore Centre into a Construction Skills Centre. The scope of the study includes:

the fit of such a centre within the existing College provision

an assessment of the market

the physical layout of the centre

the initial capital cost

a preliminary business plan A major theme throughout the study has been the intention that any proposal should complement and supplement existing provision within the borough and support future aspirations and planned additions to that provision. Therefore, although the report focuses on the adult education market, consideration is also given to use of the facility by the 14-19 age group where demand for construction places currently outstrips supply by three to one. The capital and operating costs of a dedicated Construction Skills Centre will be higher than for a comparable general teaching facility. Hence it is essential that it operates at a high occupancy rate in order to justify these costs 2 Background This section concentrates on the general background to the construction course offer in Bromley in order to place a Construction Skills Centre within the context of the overall need within the borough. Across the Learning and Skills Council London South (LSCLS) area, 21 per cent of construction employment is in Bromley, which equates to 4 per cent of the total in London1. Bromley College of Further and Higher Education is the major provider of construction and built environment courses in the borough. It enjoys Centre of Vocational Excellence (CoVE) status in electro-technical subjects and is presently renewing and expanding its facilities. The course offer is given in Appendix 3. It is understood that Bromley Field Studies Centre offers Level1 painting and decorating courses for twenty learners (16+years but mainly 19+years), funded until June 2008 through a Learning and Skills Council/ European Social Fund co-financed grant. The courses are aimed at ex-offenders and disadvantaged groups. Provision specifically provided for the 14-19 age group is discussed in section 2.2. 2.1 Bromley Adult Education College The College has an established reputation in the craft traditions of sculpture, ceramics, woodcarving, printing, etching, jewellery, drawing and painting, botanical illustration,

1 Developing Construction, Learning + Skills Council London South Report, March 2007

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floral art, embroidery, patchwork and quilting and cake decoration. All of these combine dexterity and creativity in the production of artefacts. In addition courses in upholstery, stained glass, gardening, interior design and brickwork are also offered together with business studies, computing, Skills for Life and Further Education teacher training. In the major course areas of Creative Arts and Crafts and Skills for Life the College attracted 5,727 and 3,426 enrolments respectively during 2005/6. 2 Just over 40% of the total College enrolments were at the Widmore Centre, nearly double any of the other centres. The one subject presently offered in the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) area is brickwork, which attracted 116 enrolments. The popularity of the Widmore Centre together with the tradition in craft excellence provides a unique underpinning for a move into the general area of construction (including building services engineering and land use) and the built environment. The substantial enrolments on the brickwork courses also augur well for the future viability of such an expansion, as do the supporting courses in business and Skills for Life. It would be appropriate and in keeping with the College’s Mission Statement and the broad thrust of College policy to serve the local community to introduce a course offer leading from ‘First Steps’ through craft to design in the general area of DIY, with particular emphasis on construction and the built environment. 2.2 14-19 Age group The existing and proposed provision, taken from the Bromley 14-19 Collaborative in terms of 14-19 Pathways, is shown in Appendix 1. The 14-19 Collaborative considers construction as a key employment sector in Bromley and in 2004 identified a strong need to develop additional resources for construction training and for associated teacher workforce development.

2.2.1 Key Stage 4, 14-16

In 2006 there were only 15 Bromley based construction learner places for any one cohort of 14-16 year olds.3 The total provision of all of the local construction learning providers (Bromley College of Further & Higher Education, Bromley Field Studies Centre, Springboard Training, Windermere/Barnardos in Croydon, Morph/Shaftesbury Society and Bromley schools) was unable to generate sufficient capacity to meet the demand. In September 2006, the demand for Key Stage 4 construction training places in Bromley was treble the supply even with the out of borough sourcing. Young people from Orpington, the most deprived part of the borough, had a round trip of 35 miles to access training at Windermere, which is itself at capacity. At present, the Ravensbourne School shares delivery of the GCSE Construction with Windermere Construction Training Provider and this is provided to students from a range of schools in the borough, including an all-girls group.4

2 Bromley Adult Education College Annual Report 2005/06

3 Bromley 14-19 Collaborative Curriculum Strategy Phase One, 2005/06

4 Specialised Diploma, Self-Assessment Form, Construction

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2.2.2 Key Stage 5, 16-19

At present the high levels of demand for progression from the existing 14-16 courses in construction to post-16 is restricted by a lack of capacity. Bromley has above average construction participation rates compared to the other boroughs in the LSC London South region (LSCLS), with 45 per cent of further education learners studying in the LSCLS area against an average of 38per cent, and 19 per cent of work-based learning studying in the LSCLS area against an average of 29 per cent.

In Bromley, 5.5 per cent of all enrolments are in construction, planning and the built environment compared with the average of 2.6 per cent. Bromley’s share of LSCLS further education construction learners is 26 per cent and 29 per cent for work-based learning, whereas Bromley’s share of the total 16-18 year old population is 23 per cent.5

In the LSCLS area, Bromley and Croydon Colleges have the widest impact on construction learners, who are in the main local residents. The recent LSCLS Report on Developing Construction5 also highlights:

key training need areas including architects, technical engineers, wood trades, plumbers and specialist operatives (such as steel cladding)

specialist trades, dry-lining and suspended ceiling work, where skill and product knowledge are critical and modern construction methods (flat pack)

the need for softer skills: customer service, management, etc., for people who find themselves in such roles without the benefit of any formal training.

Forty-two per cent of construction learners from Bromley attend Bromley College with 24 per cent and 10 per cent attending West Kent and Lewisham Colleges respectively.

2.3 The Specialised Diploma The introduction of the specialised vocational diplomas is a key plank of the Government’s initiative to provide appropriate, high quality education to all 14-19 year olds. Bromley is at the forefront of this initiative in piloting the engineering diploma from September 2008. In the Gateway Submission for Construction it is stated that ‘the development of a New Construction Skills Centre at a central location and accessible across the Consortium would allow the development of the Specialised Diploma’.6 It is thought that the absence of such a Centre was the main reason for the submission failing to gain approval. The inclusion of the requirements for the operation of the 14-19

5 Developing Construction, Learning + Skills Council London South Report, March 2007

6 Specialised Diploma, Self-Assessment Form, Construction

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Diploma at the Widmore Centre, which is centrally located in the borough, would overcome this lack of resource. The use of a new Construction Skills Centre by both adults and pre-19 year groups would present a most cost effective proposition in terms of return on the capital investment and would encourage employer engagement whilst adding to the general ambience of practical activity in the creation of a stimulating learning environment. 2.4 Sector Skills Councils The two main Sector Skills Councils within construction are Construction Skills (formerly CITB-Construction Skills) and Summit Skills, the latter covering the building services engineering trades of plumbing, electrical installation, gas fitting etc. Both have been heavily involved in the development of the specialised 14-19 Diplomas and in the piloting of the Construction GCSE. Construction Skills, through the collection of the industry training levy from employers, is a major source of funding for training within the industry. The advent of the new National Skills Academy for Construction, which will be site based, may also afford opportunities for collaboration in the future. 3 The Adult Market The Construction Industry has a sustained future workload, especially in London, the east of England and the southeast, that account for some 40 per cent of all UK activity.7 It has an ageing workforce and needs to recruit some 87,600 new workers (including 12,300 professional and technical staff) annually from 2007-2011, 26,480 (including 4,680 professional and technical staff) in London and the southeast. This level of recruitment cannot be sustained without the industry attracting adult new entrants. Driven by the Major Contractors Group, the industry is also engaged in a programme to ensure that the existing workforce becomes fully qualified. That is, all workers have the appropriate National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) and Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card. Health and Safety training is of major importance to the industry in the reduction of accidents. Similarly, specialist English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) courses for migrant workers are essential to improve communication on site. The increase in property values over the past decade, together with low inflation and a stable economy, has encouraged the upgrading of facilities within the existing private housing stock. Similarly the public housing stock is also the subject of regular maintenance and refurbishment. This is driving the market in the acquisition of construction skills in the domestic, residential market. The construction industry suffers from a gender imbalance (90 per cent male) and low ethnic minority representation. There is some evidence8 that both women and ethnic

7 Blueprint for UK Construction Skills 2007-2011, Construction Skills Network 2007-2011

8 Report on Adult Trainees in Construction, Construction Youth Trust, May 2007

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minorities form a significantly higher proportion of new adults entering the industry than in the pre-19 age group. To some extent this reflects the aspirations of the adults, especially women, to set up their own businesses and hence manage their own time around other commitments such as child care. The industry has one of the highest proportions of self-employment, particularly in the maintenance and refurbishment sector that represents some 40 per cent of the industry’s activities. This may provide an opportunity for the introduction of women-only construction courses. In addition there may be a market for specialist construction-orientated business start-up courses. The present interest in green issues, sustainability and renewable energies provides an opportunity for new courses. The present shortage of teachers and assessors in construction and the built environment9 and the new qualification framework being introduced by Lifelong Learning UK offer further opportunities for contextualised ‘construction’ teacher training courses. The scope for the development of craft courses, the possible tie-in with local business and the presence of competition from other learning providers are discussed below. 3.1 Craft Courses In London, the greatest deficits in the trades during the next five years are in the wood trades - including interior fit-out -, the electrical trades, bricklayers, painters and decorators, with much smaller numbers in roofers, plasterers, dry-liners and scaffolders.10 The demand for wood trades and interior fit-out fits nicely with the College’s craft heritage and leads neatly into kitchen, bedroom and bathroom design and fitting. Bricklaying is already offered by the College and could be extended to include all trowel and plaster work. This could link into the construction of garden features such as patios, walling, fencing, decking, paving etc, leading into design. Similarly painting and decorating offers the opportunity for special effects, advanced level, to link into the traditional creative drawing and painting work of the College. 3.2 Local Business The local businesses listed in Appendix 2 have been contacted with a view to their involvement in the development of the centre and some on-going relationship. Most of the businesses are already engaged in some training or educational programme within the borough. In the main this equates to the provision of work experience and the training of one or two apprentices. Generally those contacted showed some interest in the establishment of the Centre but were unsure as to any benefits that might accrue directly to them and hence how they might become involved. There is a natural reluctance to commit to an embryonic idea but in the main it appeared that their use of the Centre would be on an occasional basis. The businesses fall into three general categories as discussed below.

9 Trade up to Teaching and Pass on Your Skills, National Campaign by Lifelong Learning UK to attract

construction trades people into teaching, 2006-2007 10

Blueprint for UK Construction Skills, Construction Skills Network 2007-2011

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3.2.1 Construction firms

The vast majority of the firms located in the borough employ less than five people. The London region of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) could be used as a conduit to reach many of these smaller firms. Of the larger employers, Peppiatt undertake high quality bespoke interior fit-outs, mainly in London and the southeast, and possess considerable expertise in woodworking and veneer crafts with their own modern joinery shop. They and some of the other employers have requirements from time to time for Health and Safety courses, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) events, the occasional specialist short course and possibly a route to the acquisition of the appropriate CSCS card for their staff.

Rydon, which undertakes housing stock maintenance for Broomleigh Housing Association, and EPS, which has a building maintenance contract with Bromley Council, have an interest in multi-skilled trades people (eg. a plumber being able to re-plaster and tile a section of wall in a kitchen or bathroom). This usually involves an individual qualified in a single trade acquiring appropriate additional skills in other trades.

Of the major contractors Wates, who have their head office in Leatherhead and are expanding their presence in the affordable housing sector, showed an initial interest in becoming involved, possibly as a partner, in the creation of the Centre. However, before proceeding further, they have instigated an internal review of their training needs which has not yet reported. Morrison expressed a possible need for a NVQ assessment centre in southern England to supplement the activities of its main centre based in York.

As Train to Gain11 gathers momentum, the market for courses leading to Level 2 or 3 qualifications may increase, although the initial emphasis appears to be in the promotion of NVQs and the corresponding CSCS card through the On Site Assessment and Training (OSAT) programmes.

3.2.2 Housing Associations

In addition to the training needs of their maintenance contractors the Associations have to meet the CPD needs of their own staff. In the main this comprises short courses organised by their own training staff but on occasion requiring the hire of a suitable venue in which to hold the event. The College is conveniently placed within a very short distance of the main training offices of Hyde Housing Association who would be responsive to an approach to discuss use of facilities and so on. Likewise, Broomleigh Housing Association, the largest in the borough have similar needs.

As well as the training needs of their staff most Associations are involved in training to increase the social capital of their tenants. Cost is a major constraint in this area both for the subsidy, if any, from the Housing Association and the fee

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Government funded & backed training for small and medium-sized enterprises in England, run by the Learning + Skills Council.

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payable by a tenant. Nevertheless, courses raising the awareness of the tenants as to the proper maintenance of their dwellings would be of benefit to all and possibly result in cost savings for the Associations from a reduction in maintenance incidents.

3.2.3 DIY Outlets and Builder’s Merchants

Bromley is served by a number of stores supplying building and decorating materials through to complete kitchens and bathrooms, as well as gardening and other DIY products.

A large Focus store, supplying all of the foregoing, is located in Holmesdale Road very, very close to the College. Preliminary discussions with both the local management and head office suggest that there is scope for the development of a relationship in terms of cross promotion (exchange of leaflets etc) and perhaps, extending to the supply of end of range materials to the College at heavily discounted prices or nil cost. It may be possible to have similar arrangements with the other market leaders of Homebase and B&Q. Direct sponsorship is not undertaken by Homebase or Focus.

Contact has also been made with Brewers, a smaller south-east based supplier of decorating materials, with a shop in Bromley town centre. Here there may be scope for greater collaboration in small events, mutual promotion etc. Such developments should be pursued through the local manager, Grace Brewer. There are eleven other Builders’ Merchants listed in the Bromley Business Directory 2007 all of which may be approached with a view to some cross promotional activity.

Many of the major manufacturers and suppliers of building materials recognise the advantages of links with construction departments in the Further Education sector.

3.3 Competition from Private Providers It is instructive to consider the private provider construction skills centres that have opened in the past decade to meet demand for training in the sector. Two in the local area are the Building Trade Skills Centre in Chessington and the Builder Training Centre in Croydon. Their success is based in part on the adoption of a learner friendly, adaptable timetable for the study of craft skills and demonstrates the demand for both DIY and career-change courses. Upkeep, based in the Building Centre in central London, is an independent provider of continuing professional development short courses in building maintenance. None of these providers receives any government subsidy.

3.3.1 Building Trade Skills Centre

The centre provides intensive training courses leading to a City and Guilds qualification in plumbing (the complete package of courses taking one year to complete costs £10,500). The training is packaged in 5-day modules from 9am – 6pm Monday to Friday (with some limited evening and weekend availability).

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Each module is booked separately and the length of breaks between modules is at the discretion of the learner. During breaks, learners may book into the Centre’s self-study classrooms with a trainer on hand to help and provide advice. The Centre is considering expanding into the trowel trades and electrical installation.

3.3.2 Builder Trainer Centre

The centre offers 5-day Foundation courses in plastering, plumbing, bricklaying, tiling, carpentry and roofing. The plastering, plumbing and bricklaying courses may alternatively be studied over two weekends. Additionally 1-day roofing, 2-day weekend kitchen fitting and basic electrical installation courses are also available. The courses cost from £150 for 1-day, £250 for 2-days and £450 for 5-days, all prices inclusive of VAT and lead to the award of a non-accredited Builder Training Centre Certificate. The Centre also offers a 5-day electrical Part P course (VRQ Level 2 Domestic Installers Certificate) for £850 and for skilled installers the 1-day Building Regulations examination for £140.

3.3.3 Upkeep

Upkeep provides 1-day courses in all aspects of building repair and maintenance. Its unique offer is the use of a training exhibition to illustrate various examples of good and poor construction, causes and cures of dampness and so on. It is a very popular source of continuing professional development training for housing associations and local authorities amongst others. It operates a pricing structure dependent on the status and size of the client body from around £100 to £200 per day. It has also developed a very successful City & Guilds Certificate for Repairs Staff.

3.4 Competition from Further Education Colleges The main three Further Education colleges that presently serve Bromley residents (see section 2.2.2) are Bromley, West Kent and Lewisham. These pose both an opportunity and a threat to the proposed Construction Skills Centre. The opportunity to offer courses with progression onto courses at these, or other, colleges is thought to be far greater than the threat of competition for students. Collaborative working with the colleges, especially Bromley College, should be of mutual benefit. The courses offered by the colleges are discussed below and itemised in Appendix 3.

3.4.1 Bromley College

Bromley College is a CoVE12 in electro technical subjects and offers a series of courses up to Level 3 in electrical installation. It also offers Skills for Working Life, Foundation (FCA) and Intermediate (ICA) Construction Awards in bricklaying and wood trades as well as the technical BTEC National Diploma (OND) and Higher National Certificate (HNC) in construction. The course fee for a one year, full-time course is around £950.

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Centre of Vocational Excellence

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The College is located within1km of the Widmore Centre and there is a history of successful collaboration in the delivery of brickwork classes for the 14-19 age group. This augurs well for cooperation in the future.

3.4.2 West Kent College

West Kent College serves residents to the south of the borough. It offers both part-time (one day a week over two academic years) and full-time (15 hours a week over one academic year) at Levels 1 and 2. Subjects offered cover painting and decorating, plumbing, electrical installation, trowel and wood trades. In addition a part-time certificate in electro technical technology at Level 3 and non-certificated courses in woodworking, painting and decorating and household plumbing are also offered. The fees are around £800 for a one year full-time course.

3.4.3 Lewisham College

Lewisham College is one of the largest providers of construction education in London. It offers part-time and full-time courses at levels 1, 2 and 3 in plumbing, brickwork, plastering, painting and decorating, wood trades, electrical installation and gas. It has recently launched a new initiative for work based learners whereby they may access the workshops on an hourly basis to suit them. The workshops will be open from 8.00am to 8.00pm Monday to Thursday, 8.00am to 6.00pm on Friday and 9.00am to 4.00pm on Saturday for 50 weeks each year. In addition theory sessions are repeated several times each week and may be booked in a similar manner to the workshops. This flexible approach will be initially limited to brickwork and carpentry classes. Lewisham College has a fee structure for adults (19+ years) comprising a registration fee of £30, an examination fee of £90 and £925 for a one academic year, 15 hours per week, 6 subject course.

4 The Proposal The proposal is driven by the following criteria:

Physical o ensure the maximum possible usage of the facility; o provide a dedicated facility that in its space usage is capable of offering

the greatest possible flexibility; o meet the needs of both young people, from 14 years and adults; o provide an environment conducive to learners at all levels of ability;

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Financial o produce an annual surplus of income over expenditure to re-invest in the

facility to maintain its infrastructure as a centre of excellence in construction and craft skills training and education;

o maintain the present income from the use of the building by relocating the existing users;

Educational o meet the workshop needs of students studying GCSEs and Specialist

Diplomas in construction and built environment; o provide improved facilities for adult students studying on the existing craft

courses offered by the College; o provide excellent workshops for the study of a range of construction and

allied engineering skills, including landscape; o provide suitable high quality accommodation for the presentation of

continuing professional development events for local business; o provide modular courses leading to accredited qualifications; o offer a flexible learner environment; o provide a seamless link between craft/trade skills and design; o maintain the existing successful sports classes in archery and badminton

by finding suitable accommodation in school halls or clubs in the local area;

Community

o provide a drop-in advice centre, with reference library, Internet and computer resources for members of the community seeking guidance on domestic residential maintenance and refurbishment;

o host local events such as ‘talks’ etc on subjects appertaining to all aspects of construction and the built environment including garden topics.

4.1 The Physical Conversion The dominant feature of the conversion is the division of the existing sports hall into three large workshops with associated teaching rooms, computer suite, library, drop-in centre and offices, as shown in Figures 1A and 1B below. Associated secure storage facilities will need to be provided outside the building to accommodate large pallets of bricks, sand and other bulk building materials. There is room to provide such an area without encroaching onto the existing car park but provision will be needed to allow access for large articulated lorries entering and exiting via the Liddon Road entrance.

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Scale 1:200 Figure 1A

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Scale 1:200 Figure 1B

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The workshops are large enough to be sub-divided into smaller units accommodating, for example a traditional joinery/carpentry workshop with a kitchen fitting facility, a garden paving/decking trial area with brickwork activities, and painting and decorating booths with a plumbing and bathroom fitting area. Consideration should also be given to the ground floor, woodwork and brickwork workshops being combined with the dividing walls replaced by designated circulation areas painted on the floor and large semi-permanent jigs for door hanging, cabinet fitting, bathroom mock-ups etc. To accommodate 14-19 year students with the least disruption to other College activities there is provision for a separate relaxation and refreshment area within the proposed centre for their exclusive use. It has been assumed that the whole of the building will be vacated and will become the new Construction Skills Centre but if the ground and first floor space that is presently occupied were not vacated, the conversion would still yield sufficient space to create a physically viable centre; the Design Studio would have to be sacrificed to provide the14-19 relaxation and refreshment area and the size of the first floor workshop reduced to accommodate the drop-in advice centre. Consideration would also have to be given to the compatibility of the presence of14-19 age students and the other occupants. 4.2 The Course Offer The course offer may be divided into a number of distinct sectors covering the 14-19 age group (e.g. specialised diploma), adult interest courses, courses for adults leading to accredited qualifications (e.g. City & Guilds awards) and courses driven by the requirements of local organisations. A matrix illustrating the possible course offer associated with each workshop and level is shown in Table 1.

4.2.1 14-19 Age Group

Use of the Centre would enable the present demand for construction education in the 14-16 age group to be satisfied. A list of approved qualifications is shown in Appendix 4.

It would also provide a central facility within the borough to support the launch of the new specialised 14-19 Diploma in construction.

The use of the Centre in assisting in meeting the needs of this age group should be developed in partnership with the Bromley 14-19 Collaborative.

The central geographic location of the Widmore Centre, within about 5 miles of most parts of the borough, would be convenient for most students to reach either by public transport or special school bus. The provision of a separate relaxation and refreshment facility for this age group is considered essential in order to preserve the adult ambience elsewhere in the College.

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4.2.2 Adult Interest Courses

The opportunity to provide existing art and craft courses with improved facilities should be realised together with the introduction of additional new courses using the new facilities (e.g. wood-turning, joinery, cabinet making etc).

Additions to the ‘First Steps’ programme would afford the opportunity to test the market and whet the appetite of potential learners. These could encompass general introductions to house maintenance, green issues, energy conservation etc as well as ‘foundation’ courses in specific trades such as brickwork, carpentry, tiling, plastering, plumbing, electrical installation, roofing etc.

4.2.3 Courses Leading to Awards

A list of relevant Government- approved qualifications in building and construction is shown in Appendix 4. The courses to be offered to the 14-16 age group will need to be discussed with Bromley 14-19 Collaborative.

In general it is suggested that the course offer is built around the individual modules/units that make-up a qualification as illustrated in Table 2. This will allow learners to enrol for specific topics whilst also encouraging them to complete the award in a time frame managed by them. In recommending this approach it is acknowledged that funding from the LSC is qualification based and does not readily fit a modular structure. Nevertheless, this approach is one that offers flexibility of study to the learner and allows those seeking a new skill to study alongside those seeking a qualification.

It will also be important to work in partnership with Bromley College and possibly other local colleges to establish progression routes and complementary course offers.

4.3 Community and Business Engagement

The establishment of a new construction skills centre as a high quality venue for the delivery of continuing professional development events, local product launches etc would generate additional income from hire charges whilst at the same time promoting the Centre to local people.

The provision of a drop-in advice centre with reference library could establish the Centre as the ‘Construction One Stop Shop’ in the borough. Unfortunately the term ‘Building One Stop Shop (BOSS)’ is used in a different, employment, context elsewhere in London.

The creation of an advisory forum of local businesses would assist in the promotion of the centre and in market research to determine the possible course offer. Although the forum could meet, perhaps over breakfast, on a quarterly basis for face to face discussion, it is suggested that the main medium of communication should be through email and a dedicated section of the College website.

The forum should be integrated into the Business Skills and Support Network sub-group of Bromley Lifelong Learning Partnership.

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Table 1: Courses

Age group/ Level

Course(s) Progression (within College or elsewhere)

All Health & Safety Induction

14-16 Certificate in Basic Construction Skills Foundation Construction Awards

14-19 Specialised vocational Diploma in Construction

16 + Introductory Certificate in Basic Construction Skills (Painting & Decorating)

Foundation Construction Awards

Foundation Construction Awards Intermediate Construction Awards

Intermediate Construction Awards Advanced Construction Awards

Interior Design

Garden Design

First Steps/DIY

Home maintenance, home plumbing, etc

Basic electrical installation and wiring Part P

Renewable energies (wind, solar, etc)

Energy conservation (insulation, etc)

Water conservation (collection, re-use, etc)

Flat pack assembly

Short courses in kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, office and garden design, colour appreciation etc

Kitchen fitting etc, Introduction courses in carpentry etc, Interior Design etc

Kitchen, bedroom, etc fitting

Introduction to Carpentry, brickwork, painting & decorating, tiling, plastering, etc

Foundation Construction Awards

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Day/evening seminars on new building/planning regulations, new Health and Safety legislation, etc

School maintenance/ Graffiti removal

AutoCAD courses

Teacher Training

Preparing to teach in the lifelong learning sector for construction tradespeople and professionals

Certificate/Diploma

Migrant workers

ESOL for Construction workers

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Table 2: Example of Units Forming Short Course Modules of an Award Introduction to Bricklaying – 10 session course (forming one part of City & Guilds Award):

Constructing half-brick wall in stretcher bond

Constructing one-brick wall in English Bond

Constructing semi-circled arch (rough ringed)

Constructing a detached hollow pier

Constructing block walling

Constructing cavity wall

Introduction to Plastering – 10 session course (forming one part of City & Guilds Award):

Applying rendering

Applying a floating coat

Applying and finishing a setting coat

Straightening and floating ceiling

Applying and finishing the setting coat to a floated ceiling

Example of two, 5-day (10-session) courses forming part of the requirement to achieve the City & Guilds Award are shown in Appendix 7; the assessment would be extra to the courses. In effect the two short courses are modules comprising the relevant City & Guilds units.

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5 Capital Cost The estimated building cost including professional fees is £394,145. This estimate of the building works associated with the physical conversion based upon Fig 1 was produced by Bromley Council’s Property Division and is given in Appendix 5. To this must be added the cost of fitting out, computers, machines, hand tools, kitchen etc, estimated at £150,000 (see Appendix 6) and a provisional sum of £25,000 for re-decoration and conversion of the accommodation adjacent to the sports hall. The total capital cost is estimated at £654,517 including a 15% sum to cover contingencies. Note that all figures are exclusive of VAT on the assumption that this can be reclaimed. The new Centre will occupy a total area over two floors of 1512 sq m (952 sq m, hall alone) at a cost of £433 per sq m (£687/sq m, gym alone). This compares very favourably with the estimated cost of the new facility in Orpington of 662 sq m proposed by the Bromley 14-19 Collaborative: £973,840, ie £1471/sq m. It is understood that the sports hall is becoming increasingly slippery and unsuitable for sports activities, resulting in an increase in ankle and knee injuries. the cost of bringing the floor up to an acceptable standard for sports activities would represent a saving on the cost of the proposed conversion. 6 Preliminary Business Plan In order to operate at maximum efficiency it is suggested that the Centre should employ individual tutors on a part-time hourly basis with a full-time manager, administrator and two technicians. The estimated annual cost (shown in Appendix 6), including on costs of 26%, is £110,000. It is envisaged that the Centre would operate three sessions (am, pm and evening, three hours each session) Monday to Thursday, two sessions (am and pm) on Friday and one session (am) on Saturday, making a total of fifteen sessions per week. In the event it may prove more attractive to potential students to open on both Saturday and Sunday, but taking into account the contracted hours of the permanent staff it is considered prudent to base a business plan on a maximum of 15 sessions per week in each workshop. Weekend opening may incur extra caretaking costs which have not been included. The Centre would be open for 50 weeks of the year, with provision for learners to book flexible, self-study time. The annual income, expenditure and net financial position are discussed below. Note that all figures are exclusive of VAT on the assumption that this can be reclaimed. In practice it is suggested that the provision be phased in over a one to two year period in order to promote the Centre and tune the course offer to meet demand.

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6.1 Annual income Initially 15 students within the 14-16 age group may use one workshop on one day/week during school term time (40 weeks), producing an income of around £18,000 (i.e. £15 per student-session). However, given the demand for construction training in the borough it would seem reasonable to postulate that this could increase to 60 students using two workshops on two days per week yielding an income of £72,000. Based on 15 students in each workshop (each workshop could accommodate around 30 students) for 50 weeks, the maximum usage would be 33,750 student sessions in a year. Reducing this by 4,800 (i.e. 8 sessions of 15 students over 40 weeks) to allow for the use by the 14-16 age group gives 28,950 student-sessions per year. Assuming a competitive full-cost charging regime of £30 per student-session (note that the fee per session for the brickwork course in the Summer 2007 programme is £10) this generates an income of £868,500. To this should be added:

14-16 age group income of £72,000;

a sum derived from learners making self-study use of the workshops (average of one learner per session in each workshop @ £15 per session) of £33,750;

income generated from hire of facilities for continuing professional development events etc of £5,000;

The total annual income is estimated at £979,250. 6.2 Annual expenditure The direct overhead costs are estimated at £200,000, comprising:

management, technical and administrative support: £110,000

depreciation on equipment @ 20 per cent: £30,000

consumables and maintenance: £25,000

loss of income from present use of sports hall: £35,000. The additional expenditure above £200,000 has been estimated using two methods. The full occupancy model of 15 students (staff student ratio of 1:15) in each of three workshops during each 3 hour session, a total of 45 sessions per week for 50 weeks gives rise to 6,750 guided learning hours per year (101,250 student learning hours). Method A is based upon Bromley Adult Education College’s inclusive direct teaching cost of £85 per hour13 , equating to a cost of £573,750. The total annual expenditure using Method A is estimated at £773,750.

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it has been assumed that the cost of heating, lighting, rates etc and some consumables are included in this figure

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Method B is based upon the College’s estimate of increased overhead costs of £119,000 for heating, lighting etc and a teaching cost of £25 per hour, giving an annual salary cost of £168,750 and equating in total to a cost of £287,750.

The total annual expenditure using Method B is estimated at £487,750.

6.3 Net position

The annual income is estimated at £979,250 (Section 6.1).

The corresponding annual expenditure using Method A is £773,750 (Section 6.2) producing an annual surplus of £205,500. Using Method B the annual surplus is £491,500.

However, the amount of the surplus or deficit is very sensitive to student numbers and the number of teaching sessions as shown in Table 3:

Students per session

No. of workshop sessions per week

Income £k Expenditure £k

Surplus/ (deficit) £k

Workshop occupancy rate A B A B

15 45 979 774

488 206

491 100%

12 45 805 774

488 31

317 100%

10 45 689 774 488 (85) 201 100%

15 30 641 583 432 58 209 67%

12 30 535 583

432 (48)

103 67%

15 22 461 481

402 (20) 59 50%

15 15 304 392 375 (88) (71) 33% Table 3 Financial viability

In Table 3, eight workshop sessions per week have been assumed to generate £72,000 of income from use by the 14-16 age group for 40 weeks of the year. The income from all other sessions has been based on a charge of £30 per student per session. The corresponding new student enrolments based upon a course equating to 10 student-sessions are shown in Table 4:

Students per session

No. of workshop sessions per week

No. of new enrolments Surplus/(deficit) £k

A B

15 45 2895 206 491

12 45 2316 31 317

10 45 1930 (85) 201

15 30 1770 58 209

12 30 1416 (48) 103

15 22 1170 (20) 59

15 15 645 (88) (71) Table 4 Student Numbers

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7 Conclusions Employment within the construction and built environment sector is a key driver in the economy of Bromley. The construction industry in London and the south east needs to recruit 26,480 workers (including 4,680 professional and technical staff) annually between 2007 and 2011 in order to meet the forecast demand. Private building skills centres in south London have been very successful in meeting some of the demand for career-change and DIY training courses. Bromley is unable to meet the present demand for construction and built environment education and training in the 14-19 age group . It also failed to gain approval to offer the new 14-19 vocational Diploma in construction due to the lack of a dedicated support facility. Bromley Adult Education College has an enviable tradition of excellence in the arts and crafts and its Widmore Centre is centrally located within 5 miles of most parts of the borough. It has ample car parking and is close to all forms of public transport. The building which houses the sports hall at the Widmore Centre, especially the sports hall itself, is under utilised and the floor of the sports hall is ‘not fit for purpose’. The capital cost of conversion of the Sports Hall into a Construction Skills Centre is considerably less than that estimated for the building of a similar, but smaller facility in Orpington (on the edge of the borough) to support the introduction of the specialised 14-19 vocational Diploma in construction. The cost per square metre is about one third of that estimated for the new building. Consideration should be given to the ground floor, woodwork and brickwork workshops being combined with the dividing walls replaced by designated circulation areas and large semi-permanent jigs for door hanging, cabinet fitting, bathroom mock-ups etc. This would maintain flexibility of use and assist in responding to changing demand. A separate relaxation and refreshment area has been provided within the proposed centre for the exclusive use of 14-19 year students. Building on its traditions and working in close cooperation with the other providers in Bromley namely, Bromley College, Bromley Field Studies Centre and the Bromley 14-19 Collaborative, the College has the opportunity to assist in satisfying the demand in the14-19 age group, provide flexible, learner driven career-change courses, become a knowledge resource in construction and built environment for the local community and to assist local business in the provision of continuing professional development courses. The College should make every effort to relocate the existing successful sports classes in archery and badminton into suitable accommodation such as

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school sports halls or clubs in the local area. Appropriate accommodation for the existing lettings such as Kingswood Pupil Referral Unit and the Basketball Club also need to be found. The loss of this income has been included in the business plan. It has proved difficult to prepare a thoroughly researched business plan due to uncertainties in the precise estimation of the costs associated with the anticipated provision and the nature of the course offer. The financial viability of the proposed Construction Skills Centre is very sensitive to student numbers. However, evidence has been produced indicating that at the very least it should break even and at best generate an annual surplus. Further work is required in the production of a robust, phased business plan and the development of the course portfolio to meet the needs of the various markets:

14-19 age group

adult career development

adult interest

continuing professional development It is of paramount importance that Bromley seizes the opportunity in partnership with the other local providers to integrate this development within a comprehensive plan for the delivery of construction and built environment education and training in the borough in order to satisfy the demand. 8 References 1. Bromley 14-19 Curriculum Strategy Phase 1 2005/6 2. LSCLS Report: Developing Construction, March 2007 3. Specialised Diploma, Self-Assessment Form, Construction 4. Construction Skills Network 2007-2011, Blueprint for UK Construction

Skills 2007-2011 5. Report on Adult Trainees in Construction, Construction Youth Trust, May

2007 6. ‘Trade up to Teaching and Pass on Your Skills’ National Campaign from

Lifelong Learning UK to attract construction trades people into teaching, 2006/7

7. Bromley Adult Education College Annual Report 2005/6

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Appendix 1 14-19 Pathways: Construction and the Built Environment

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Existing Provision Proposed New Provision

GCSE Constructi on Single - RAB

GCSE Constructi on Double - RAB

C&G Buil ding Craft Occupations -

Windermere

C&G Woodwork – Morph Design

CITB/ C&G Bri cklaying - BC

CITB/ C&G Carpentry & Joinery - BC

C&G Woodwork – Morph Design

CITB/ C&G Bri cklaying - BC

CITB/ C&G Carpentry & Joinery - BC

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BC

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Carpentry - BC

BTEC Electroni c Engineering - BC

C&G Electri cal Install ati on - BC

BTEC Nat Cert Construction - BC

BTEC Nat Dip Construction - BC

NVQ Decorati ve Finish & Painti ng -

Springboard

Construction Certi ficate - Kingswood

NVQ Trowel

Occupations - BC

NVQ Si te

Carpentry - BC

NVQ Bench Joinery - BC

NVQ Trowel

Occupations - BC

NVQ Si te

Carpentry - BC

NVQ Bench Joinery - BC

NVQ Si te Carpentry - Springboard

* For detailed analysis see the full report on www.bromley14-19.org.uk

BTEC Cert in Skills for Working Li fe –

Construction – BC

Carpentry & Joinery Apprenti ceship -

Springboard

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Appendix 2 Local Businesses Brewers Ltd Calfordseaden CSB EPS Focus Homebase Morrison Construction Neilcott Construction Ltd Peppiatt Contracts Ltd Richardson Ltd Rok Group Rydon Wates Group Housing Associations Broomleigh Hyde

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Appendix 3 Construction Courses at Bromley, West Kent and Lewisham Colleges Bromley College Skills for Working Life: Construction Foundation Construction Award in Bricklaying Foundation Construction Award in Wood Occupations, Carpentry & Joinery Intermediate Construction Award: Site Practice Intermediate Construction Award in Bricklaying Intermediate Construction Award: Bench Joinery BTEC National Diploma in Construction Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Construction NVQ 1 Performing Engineering Operations (Electrical Installation) City & Guilds 2356 - Electrical Installation NVQ3 (Part Time) City & Guilds 2330 Electrical Installation Theory/Practice Stage 2 City & Guilds 2330 Electrical Installation Theory/Practice Stage 3 C&G 2391 Inspection & Testing City & Guilds 2380 - 16th Edition Wiring Regulations EAL Domestic Installer Course (Part P) West Kent College Level 1 - Part-time Foundation Construction Award (FCA) in Decorating Occupations Level 1 Level 2 - Part-time Intermediate Construction Award (ICA) in Trowel Occupations-Brickwork Brickwork NVQ Level 2 Plumbing NVQ Level 2 Certificate in Basic Plumbing Studies (Part-time) Level 2 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology, City & Guilds 2330 (Part-time) NVQ Level 2 Painting & Decorating Intermediate Construction Award (ICA) in Wood Occupations Level 2 Level 3 - Part-time Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology Level 3 Level 1 - Full-time BTEC Introductory Diploma in Construction Foundation Construction Award in Wood Occupations – Carpentry Foundation Construction Award in Trowel Occupations – Brickwork Foundation Construction Award in Decorative Occupations – Painting & Decorating

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Level 2 - Full-time Electrical Installation - (Level 2 Certificate in Electrotechnical Technology) Certificate in Basic Plumbing Studies Intermediate Construction Award in Wood Occupations - Site Carpentry Intermediate Construction Award in Trowel Occupations – Bricklaying Intermediate Construction Award in Decorative Occupations – Painting and Decorating City & Guilds 6129 Certificate in Basic Plumbing Studies (Fast Track) Level Non-certificated Woodworking Workshop Painting & Decorating Workshop (Paint Effects &Specialist Finishes) Plumbing Around the House Lewisham College Full-time Bricklaying Foundation Construction Award Bricklaying Intermediate Construction Award Carpentry & Joinery Intermediate Construction Award Carpentry and Joinery Construction Foundation Award Construction BTEC National Diploma (2 yrs) Painting and Decorating Foundation Construction Award Painting and Decorating Intermediate Construction Award Plastering Foundation Construction Award Plastering Intermediate Construction Award Plumbing Advanced Apprenticeship Plumbing Apprenticeship Plumbing Level 1 Plumbing Technical Certificate Level 2 Part-time Bricklaying NVQ Level 1 Foundation Construction Award Bricklaying NVQ Level 2 Intermediate Construction Award Bricklaying NVQ Level 3 Advanced Construction Award Building Studies HNC (2 yrs) Carpentry and Joinery Advanced Construction Award NVQ Level 3 Carpentry and Joinery Foundation Construction Award NVQ Level 1 Carpentry and Joinery NVQ Level 2 Intermediate Construction Award ESOL with Construction Painting and Decorating Advanced Construction Award NVQ Level 3 Painting and Decorating Intermediate Construction Award NVQ Level 2 Plastering Foundation Construction Award NVQ Level 1 Plastering Intermediate Construction Award NVQ Level 2 Domestic Electrical Installer EAL Level 2 Certificate Electrotechnical Technology City & Guilds 2330 Certificate Level 2

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Electrotechnical Technology City & Guilds 2330 Certificate Level 3 Plumbing Technical Certificate Level 2 (2 yrs) Plumbing Technical Certificate Level 3 (2 yrs) Plumbing Technical Certificate Level 2 (Evening - 2 yrs) Computer Aided Design (CAD) 2D Certificate Level 2 (Evening) Computer Aided Design (CAD) 2D Certificate Level 2 Computer Aided Design (CAD) 2D Certificate Level 3 Computer Aided Design (CAD) 3D Certificate Level 3 Short Courses ACS Commercial CIGA1 Central Heating Boilers ACS Domestic CEN1 Commercial Gas Meters First Fix Pipework ACS Commercial ICPN1 Gas Appliances ACS Domestic HTR1 Gas Cookers ACS Domestic Assessment CKR1 Gas Fires and Wall Heaters ACS Domestic Assessment HTR1 Gas Meters ACS Domestic Assessment MET1 Gas Water Heaters ACS Domestic Assessment WAT1 Installation and First Fix Appliances and Equipment ACS Commercial ICAE1 Natural Gas Safety ACS Commercial Natural Gas Safety ACS Domestic CCN1 Soundness Testing and Purging of Small Low Pressure Gas Installation ACS Commercial TPCP1/1A

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Appendix 4 Courses Leading to Awards Taken from the Department for Education and Skills Section 96 Approved Qualifications

Pre-16 years of age City & Guilds Certificate in Basic Construction Skills, Level 1 Certificate in Construction Technology and the Built Environment (Pilot), Level 2 Boat Building, Maintenance and Support, Level 2 Certificate in 2D Computer Aided Design, Level 2 Construction Skills/City & Guilds Foundation Certificate in Building Craft Occupations, Level 1 Edexcel Ltd Introductory Certificate in Construction, Level 1 Introductory Diploma in Construction, Level 1 Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Construction and the Built Environment (Double Award) (Pilot) Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Construction and the Built Environment (Pilot) Level 2 BTEC First Certificate in Construction Level 2 First Diploma in Construction Lantra Awards Certificate in Dry Stone Walling, Levels 1 and 2 The British Computer Society 2D Computer Aided Design (ECDL CAD), Level 2

16-18 years of age City & Guilds Building Maintenance and Estate Service, Level 3 and 4 Certificate in Basic Construction Skills, Level 1 Certificate in Basic Plumbing Studies, Level 2 Insulation Operations, Level 1 Level 2 NVQ in Insulation and Building Treatments (Construction) Mechanical Engineering Services - Plumbing (Domestic), Level 2 Provide Energy Efficiency Services, Level 2 Site Inspection, Level 3

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Thermal Insulation, Level 2 Boat Building, Maintenance and Support, Level 2 and 3 Construction Skills/City & Guilds Certificate in Plant Maintenance, Level 1 and 2 Construction and Civil Engineering Services, Level 1 Construction Operations, Level 2 Construction Site Supervision, Level 3 Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting Occupations, Level 1 Fitted Interiors, Level 3 Foundation Construction Award, Level 1 Industrial Building Systems, Level 2 Level 2 Intermediate Construction Award Level 2 NVQ in Construction & Civil Engineering Services Level 3 Advanced Construction Award Maintenance Operations, Level 2 NVQ in Decorative Finishing and Industrial Painting Occupations, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Fitted Interiors, Level 2 NVQ in Fitted Interiors, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Interior Systems, Level 2 NVQ in Plastering, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Roofing Occupations, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Stonemasonry, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Trowel Occupations, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Wall and Floor Tiling, Level 1, 2 and 3 NVQ in Wood Occupations, Level 1, 2 and 3 Edexcel Ltd BTEC National Award in Construction, Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Building Services Engineering, Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Civil Engineering, Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Construction, Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Building Services Engineering, Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Civil Engineering, Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Construction, Level 3 Construction Contracting Operations, Level 3 Level 2 NVQ in Interior Systems Level 2 NVQ in Maintenance Operations Level 3 BTEC National Award in Construction Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Building Services Engineering Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Civil Engineering Level 3 BTEC National Certificate in Construction Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Building Services Engineering Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Civil Engineering Level 3 BTEC National Diploma in Construction Trowel Occupations, Level 2 Wood Occupations, Level 2

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Lantra Awards Electrotechnical Services, Level 3 Fencing, Level 2 and 3 Awarding Body for the Built Environment Site Inspection, Level 1, 2 and 3

Post 18 years of age City & Guilds Certificate in Management of Electrical Equipment Maintenance (Code of Practice for In-Service Inspection), Level 3 Level 3 Diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment Level 4 Diploma for Home Inspectors Edexcel Ltd Site Inspection, Level 4 Awarding Body for the Built Environment Diploma in Home Inspection, Level 4 Level 3 Diploma in Domestic Energy Assessment Level 4 Certificate in Valuation of Residential Property for Secured Lending Level 4 NVQ in Property Management Level 4 NVQ in Valuation Level 4 NVQ in Quantity Surveying Practice Site Inspection, Level 4

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Appendix 5 Capital Costs Produced by the Property Services Division of Bromley Council Widmore AEC – Sports Hall Conversion Costings Item Quantity Rate Unit Total 1) Install Mezzanine floor structure 420 185 sq m 77,700.00 2) External Wall Thermal Lining 438 35 sq m 15,330.00 2) Internal Wall Partitioning a) First Floor 114 lin m, 3m high 342 175 sq m 59,850.00 b) Ground Floor 51 lin m, 3m high 153 175 sq m 26,775.00 3) Suspended Ceilings a) First Floor 504 20 sq m 10,080.00 b) Ground Floor 420 20 sq m 8,400.00 4) External Windows a) Structural Works item 10,000.00 b) Windows 2no. 8.0m long by 1.5m high 24 350 sq m 8,400.00 5) External Door a) Structural Works item 2,000.00 b) Doorway item 1,500.00 6) External Shutter a) Structural Works item 5,000.00 b) Metal Roller Shutter 3.0m long by 2.5m high item 7,500.00 7) Decorations item 5,000.00 8) Floorcoverings 1008 25 sq m 25,200.00 9) Electrical Power and lighting item 15,000.00 10)Heating Independent system item 15,000.00 11)Cooling Computer Suite and Design Studio item 10,000.00

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12) Ventilation Mechanical Input and Extract item 15,000.00 13) Disabled Lift item 25,000 Total Estimated Build Costs: £342,735 Professional Fees @ 15% (Project Manager, Structural Engineer, Planning, Building Control) £51,410 Total Estimated Project Cost £394,145

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Appendix 6 Other Costs Permanent staff Manager £32,000 Two technicians@ £20,000 £40,000 Administrator £15,000 Sub total £87,000 26% on costs £22,620 Total £109,620 Fitting-out Costs (Exclusive of VAT)

Computer Suite £20,000

Media equipment, plasma screens etc £20,000

Refreshment facility for 14-19 age group £15,000

Protective clothing for 14-19 age group £2,000

Library £10,000

Hand tools (90 sets @£200) £18,000

Benches (15 @ £300) £ 4,500

Studwork for cubicles (120m @ £125) £15,000

External storage area £3,500

Woodworking machines £24,000

Power tools £3,000

Mortar Mixer £5,000

Trollies, gsa/electric fork-lift truck etc £10,000

Total £150,000

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Appendix 7 Example of the Structure of a Course Leading to an Award City & Guilds Level 1 Certificate in Basic Construction Skills – Multi-crafts For the award of a certificate, candidates must successfully complete five units from each of three of the following occupations, fifteen units in total. Carpentry and Joinery (Any FIVE from SIX must be completed) Fixing skirting to a timber background Fixing door lining in stud partition or blockwork opening Hanging an internal door Constructing a panelled door Constructing a nail box Constructing furniture - garden gate Plumbing (Any FIVE from SIX must be completed) Transferring levels in plumbing Working with non-manipulative compression fittings Copper pipe bending and jointing Working with steel pipework and fittings Connecting plastic fittings to a utility sink Connecting plastic fittings to a cold water cistern and central heating header tank Electrical installation (All FIVE must be completed) Connection of flex to common apparatus Installing a one way lighting circuit 1 3 amp switched socket wired in ring main Cut, bend and thread conduit Trunking Painting and Decorating (Any FIVE from SIX must be completed) Burning off and applying acrylic paint Designing nameplate in block stencil Introduction to accessing for painting and decorating Stripping, repairing and crosslining for wallpaper Preparing and bringing forward to an oil gloss finish Preparing an area to receive vinyl silk emulsion Bricklaying (Any FIVE from SIX must be completed) Constructing half-brick wall in stretcher bond Constructing one-brick wall in English Bond Constructing semi-circled arch (rough ringed) Constructing a detached hollow pier Constructing block walling Constructing cavity wall Plastering (All FIVE must be completed) Applying rendering Applying a floating coat Applying and finishing a setting coat Straightening and floating ceiling Applying and finishing the setting coat to a floated ceiling