Training & Development Forum - CECA...Training & Development Forum Agenda Date / Time: thWednesday 29 February @ 10.30am Location: Hewletts Traning School, Belfry Road, Leeds, LS9

Training & Development Forum

Agenda

Date / Time: Wednesday 29th February @ 10.30am Location: Hewletts Traning School, Belfry Road, Leeds, LS9 0AY

Refreshments will be available from 10.00am

Lunch will be provided

No. Agenda Item Responsible

1 Welcome & Apologies Kevin Bennett (Chair)

2 Actions from last meeting Kevin Bennett (Chair)

3 Members Update All

4 Construction Skills Update including Skills Strategy Stuart Littlefair

(Construction Skills National Specialist Manager)

5 CSCS Update Gordon Jenkins (CSCS Director of Operations)

6 HSE Test Presentation EHS Test Product Team

7 Construction Ambassadors Scheme Lisa Smith

(Construction Skills National Construction Ambassadors Co-ordinator)

8 Highways Maintenance Apprenticeship John Matthews (Training Manager, SW Highways)

9 Concrete Repair Specialist Apprenticeship Programme Nicola Amon (Training Manager, Concrete Repairs Ltd)

10 Any other Business Chair

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www.concrete-repairs.co.uk

Concrete RepairSpecialist Apprenticeship Programme

By

Nicola AmonGroup Training Officer


• Pre-Qualification Questionnaires

• CSCS Scheme

• CITB Grants

• Opens the door to upskill workforce

Why did we first look into a SAP?

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• Approx 6 years ago we were assessing the skills gap in our company.

• With 55 years + experience in the industry, trade skills have been passed on internally for generations

• We pride ourselves on our workforce competency and quality

• It was then that the School of Excellence was born!

What did we already have in place


• Our operatives development is thriving

• However, bringing lads off of site to learn was not ideal

• Successfully putting lads through OSA, achieving a 97% CSCS carded workforce

• SoE was still not a recognised apprenticeship scheme

Bitter / Sweet

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• CITB Training Advisor – Michelle Workman

• Specialist Department – Oliver Farrell > Mike Feneley > Alan Weymyss > Martin Morrell

• First possibility was a Specialist Training Plan – simple to implement

STP Vs SAP


• CITB Analogy: “Think of a train track, where by the STP is one rail and the SAP is on the other, both compliment each other by way of the sleepers”

STP Vs SAP

Specialist Training Plan

Specialist Apprenticeship Programme

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• Review of SoE Modules

• 25 days off the job training over an 18 month period

• Followed by 6 months portfolio building and assessment

• Preferred age 18 > no upper limit

• Outcome must be an NVQ Level 2

• Trade Association buy in

Is it feasible


• One on One conversations with Key members of the association

• Get it right

• Presentation & Survey

• Establish working group to build upon / tweak SoE base to suit industry need

Getting it moving…

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25 days off the job trainingDuration Training Description Sub total

0.5 Working @ Heights 10.5

0.5 Harness Training 11

1 MEWPs IPAF 12

1 PASMA Operator 13

2 Confined Spaces – medium risk

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0.5 Grit Blasting 15.5

0.5 Water Jetting 16

1 Basic Shuttering 17

1 Concrete Repair Tech L2 18

2 Concrete Repair Level 2 20

5 Material Familiarisation –Variety of products (Weber, Sika, Fosroc, BASF)

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Duration Training Description Sub total

1 H&S Awareness (SSP) 1

0.5 Environmental Awareness

1.5

0.5 Quality Awareness 2

0.5 Manual Handling Techniques

2.5

0.5 COSHH 3

0.5 Asbestos Awareness 3.5

0.5 Use of Fire Extinguishers

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1 Emergency Aid for Appointed Persons

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1 Protection 6

1 Concrete Repair Tech L1 7

1 Small Tools Training 8

2 Concrete Repair Level 1 10


• New blood – getting the next generation in to the industry

• Quality training moulded to employers philosophy

• Sturdy foundation for duration of his/her career

• Retention

The Benefits of an Apprenticeship

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Costs / Funding

Typical Salary Costs incurred over duration of Apprenticeship (2 year period)

Apprentice Yr 1 £4.35 Rate Apprentice Y2 1 £5.62 Rate £20,219.16

General Operative £7.87 Rate (15,960.36) £31.920.72

£5200.00 CITB Grant Recovery+ 22% Supplementary Payment = £6,344.50

Difference of 36.6% over 2 Year Period

Rates as per Working Rule Agreement Jun-11


• “What if work dries up and we have to let the apprentice go?”

• “Our lads don’t solely work on Concrete Repair Jobs, we cant keep him on Concrete Repair contracts for 2 whole years”

• Our Tradesman are expected to do more than just concrete repairs, can we qualify him for the others as well?

Possible fears

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CONSTRUCTION AMBASSADORS SCHEME2011/2 Overview Liza Smith, Scheme Co-ordinator

2011ENGLAND• All ConstructionSkills Construction Careers Advisers have been trained/re-trained to

deliver Ambassador Course across England, Scotland & Wales

• New courses re-commenced July

• All individuals/companies and NSAfC on waiting list had been offered a course date.

• 17 courses delivered, over 95% of waiting list attended a course.

• National Database

• Courses re-commenced in October, but awaiting bi-lingual translation for new content

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2011

• Design a dedicated support webpage(s)

- Produce/develop support material including

downloadable activities, Q+A, tips and suggestions and course updates

- Start to develop individual plans with each employer

- Get the message out

• Fully implement bi-lingual Welsh content

2012 HEADLINE PLANNING• Conduct full procedural review of schemes in all 3 countries

• Review course content – look at being more interactive

• Continue to produce online resources for Ambassadors

• Develop and implement a newsletter

• Investigate accreditation for the CA Course

• Improve partnerships with key user organisations

• Develop commercial revenue streams

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E-SUPPORT

- Designed to support all trained Ambassadors in the field

- Will include guidance, tips, downloads, sample presentations, ‘how to’ pages, resource availability and usage, opportunities, event feedback and most importantly central point of contact details

- Bring trained Ambassadors closer together with our teams

- It will give confidence to Ambassadors that they will have our backup and support with all events, whether requested by us or by their company

- Implementation is on-going, but will appear on the bconstructive website by the end of March (email will be sent to all Ambassadors)

COMMUNICATION

Internal

- We are aiming to disseminate information all Directorates to gain better understanding.

- Ensures all the teams start to give consistent messages when dealing with employers

External

- Myself and colleagues within the Product Development team are addressing groups, Federations and forums to spread the message about the benefits of the scheme and how they can be proactively involved

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BESPOKE PLANNING

- We want to work with you to ensure the scheme works best for you

Instead of a one size fits!

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CECA Training and Development ForumHewletts Training School, Leeds

29th February 2012

Stuart LittlefairNational Specialist Manager

National Specialist Team

Contents

•NST Overview

•CECA Views

•Higher Apprenticeship in Construction Operations Management

•Employer Ownership of Skills

•Business & Skills Review

•Draft recommendations for Skills Strategy 2012-2017

•Further Details


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Conduit to ConstructionSkills for 100+ specialist sectors, 30+ specialist Training Groups/Forums

Direct link with Trade Federations/Associations

Work closely with Area Delivery Teams to provide advice & guidance on specialist sectors

Working with sectors to provide agreed bespoke training & assessment solutions - from heritage to innovation

Help more sectors to gain ConstructionSkills benefits

National Specialist Team - What We Do…


CECA Feedback

•How are you currently training your workforce?

•What type of training are you looking for?

•Would you be willing to work with the NST?


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Higher Apprenticeship in Construction Operations Management

•HA aimed at Advanced Apprenticeship and employees and those with aspiration to move into management.

•Consortium including Middlesex University Cskills and Mixed Economy Group of Colleges.

•Delivered via a Foundation Degree (FdA).

•Draft Paper for consideration by CECA TDF Members



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Business & Skills Review

Paul GazeSpecialist Federation Support Manager


Business & Skills Review

• Business & Skills reviews have been designed to objectively look at all areas of a business.

• They are undertaken by CITB-ConstructionSkills Company Development Advisers (CDA).

• It looks at the current practices of your organisation, considering the plans of the business in the short, medium and long term.

• The findings will help to identify any gaps in practice, process, procedure, policy and suggested solutions to move the business forward.


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Why do one?

• To look at Skills Gaps, Succession Planning, Business Skills, Management & Supervisory needs, Qualifications, Trade Cards etc.

• Products and Services can match the needs of the industry

• Specific Construction expertise

• Added value from the levy you pay

• Potential for business improvement and increased turnover and profit

• BSR ensures the information we hold of your company is up to date & accurate = highly tuned & more bespoke service by CDA


Is this long winded and not productive?

• No the CDA will take no more than an hour of your time.

• Questions are set out to ensure their relevance to the industry and key areas of your business.

• CDA ensures you receive appropriate information from our organisation.

• You direct the meeting and outcome – its your business & CDA responds to how you want us to help you move forward?

• Identifies training that may have already been done but no £grant claimed.

• Simplify finding the right apprentice for you without all the extra work of advertising, liaising with colleges, claiming grants etc.


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Draft recommendations on Skills Strategy Research 2012/17

-Enhance and expand the industry’s understanding of Competence -Reinforce and expand the understanding of lifelong learning/continuous improvement -Improve the effectiveness of the card concept

-Ensure more effective structures for funding-Work with providers to ensure responsive, high quality provision for the industry -Promote the industry’s opportunities to young people, older workers, under-represented groups

-Significantly improve the effectiveness of supervisors and managers-Address the key industry needs for the Low Carbon economy-Ensure and drive quality, valued Construction Apprenticeships at all levels


Further information

Stuart LittlefairNational Specialist Manager [email protected] 994163

Paul GazeSpecialist Federation Support [email protected] 383222


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CSCS Card Framework Consultation

Already Known• Of the 1.1 million core scheme CSCS cards, 538K are green cards.• There are approximately 100K green card applications annually of

which 80% are new applicants – only 20% renew after 5 years.

Green Card Holder Research Summary• 31% - site workers (likely that they should hold a skilled blue card)

(166,780 Cardholders)• 34% - site labourers (182,920 cardholders)• 7% - TSMs – (likely that they should hold a gold or black card) (37,660

cardholders)• 28% - Others (likely that should hold either Visitor, PQP or Trainee

cards) (150,640 cardholders)

60% of all respondees had no construction related qualification

Key Issue: OneMisuse of the Green CSO Card

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1 Do NothingApart from a rename to ‘Labourer’ from ‘CSO’.

2 Low Level Basic Test Similar to the H&S test with labourer specific questions.

3 General Labourers’ TestFive standard modules – could be recognised as a single unit award under the QCF.

4 Level One Qualification Award to level one (approx 100 notional hours required).

Labourers’ Qualification/Test Options Considered

Consultation Conclusionson Labourers

A qualification should be created as follows:-

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Long-term Objectives

• To move green CSO (Construction Site Operative) card holders to hold the right card all having achieved an appropriate qualification/test as recommended within the Pye Tait report commissioned by HSE and CSkills.

• To further reduce the number of serious injuries and fatalities on construction sites.

Key Issues• Do you agree with Option 3 – General Labourer’s Test : Five

standard modules – could be recognised as a single unit under the QCF?

• How can industry fund a labourers’ qualification or test for approximately 37,000 people each year?

• What is the impact of removing industry accreditation as a route to obtaining a green card over time?

• How can we encourage green card holders who hold a construction qualification (other than an S/NVQ) to obtain the correct card?

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Already Known• Of the 1.1 million core scheme CSCS cards:-

• 231,700 are blue cards of which 80% hold S/NVQs or apprenticeships

• 84,027 are advanced craft gold cards of which 72% hold S/NVQs or apprenticeships

• 42,491 are gold supervisor cards of which 37% hold S/NVQ’s• 80,195 are black cards of which 14% hold S/NVQs

Key Issue: TwoSkilled Cards

1 Do NothingApart from continuing to require industry to accredit those holding a skilled card under industry accreditation, and continuing to require new applicants to hold an appropriate NOS based qualification i.e. S/NVQ or QCF.

2 Recognise Other Qualifications/AssessmentsRecognise a wider range of qualifications/assessments e.g. a vocational based assessment, Trade Association developed courses, HNC/D, City & Guilds, VRQs.

3 Recognise Other Qualifications with Additional TestRecognise a wider range of qualifications (as outlined above) supported by an additional vocational based test.

4 Skilled Card Renewals to obtain a Qualification Require all skilled card renewals to obtain a NOS based qualification (i.e. those who have achieved their existing card under industry accreditation).

Options

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Long-term Objectives

• For all those with a skilled card to hold an appropriate qualification/assessment as recommended within the Pye Tait report commissioned by HSE and CSkills.

• To further reduce the number of serious injuries and fatalities on construction sites.

Key Issues• Do you agree that industry accreditation should be kept, and are

there any other options?

• If you believe industry accreditation should be removed, what would be the impact and what should the timescale be for introducing this change?

• How do we encourage existing skilled card holders (and their employers) to qualify the workforce?

• How could industry fund increased numbers of qualifications or assessments annually for at least the next 5 years for:-• 40K more skilled workers• 40K more labourers?

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CITB-ConstructionSkills Health, Safety and Environment TestCECA Training & Development Forum - February2012

Programme

• Overview• Why the changes• What’s changing and improving• Q&A’s• Practice Tests

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A decade of assessment

• 2003 First Commitment to a carded

and qualified workforce

• 2005 changes in provision and

wider industry commitment drive

further take up

• 2007/8 peak following CDM 4.5m tests booked

• More than one every minute0

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Supporting Card Schemes and CDM

The CITB-ConstructionSkills touch screen test and equivalent schemes such as that offered by the Construction Clients National Certification Scheme are designed specifically to test this basic knowledge and understanding. Passing the touch screen test or equivalent schemes is one way of demonstrating this basic knowledge and understanding. All those who work on or regularly visit sites (including individuals from client, designer or CDM co-ordinator organisations) should be able to demonstrate that they have achieved at least this level of understanding before starting work on site.

Extract from CDM 2007 ACoP

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Introducing PEARSON VUE

• Less reliance on mobile test centres

• Walk-in testing

• Increased language support

• Extended booking hours o Mon – Fri 8 am – 8 pm

o Saturday 8am – 12pm

• Extended testing availability 8am –8pm in some centres

• Guaranteed a test within 2 weeks

• Enhanced corporate testing

• Improved online booking supporting multiple tests

• Enhanced scoring and weakness reporting

• Increased security including e-signature

• Minimal or no disruption to service is expected

Pearson Vue selected as our new provider from 2 April

Enhancements to delivery include;

Booking opened on 3 January

The New Test

• CITB-ConstructionSkills Health, safety and environment test

• Old tests remain valid

• New tests have the same validity

• All tests will be based on the new questions and structure from 2 April

• New revision materials are available now

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Drivers for change

The Film – Setting Out

http://www.cskills.org/supportbusiness/healthsafety/settin

g-out.aspx

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• About the test

• Preparing for the test

• Booking a test

Outline

About the testThe basics

• Tests available

– operative test

– specialist tests

– managers and professionals test

• All tests 45 minutes with 50 m/c questions

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About the testWhat has changed?

New content has been introduced including:

• a new structure for questions

• knowledge question refresh

• behavioural case studies

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About the testTopic level approach

About the testChange in questioning style

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About the testBehavioural case studies

• A significant change to the new test

• Covering the principles included in Setting out

• Assess behavioural response to a situation

• Testing process adapts according to responses

• Incorporated into every test

• 3 case studies, each with 4 linked questions

Your site must: Know when your are on site

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Your site must: Give you a site induction

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You must: Know when to stop

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You must: Respect site rules

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• Civil Engineering sector/CECA

• CIC

• CPA

• FMB

• HVCA

• HSE

• Highways Agency

• JIB-PMES

• LEIA

• NASC

• NFDC

• UKCG

• UCATT

• Unite

• Tunnelskills

About the testWho writes the questions?HS&E Test Question Sub-Committee

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Preparing for the test

Preparing for a testWatch Setting out

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Preparing for a testRead the question and answer books

Preparing for a testUse the revision DVD

• Setting out film

• Example case study

• Practice questions

• Real test tutorial

• Test simulator

• Voice-overs

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Preparing for a testRead supporting publications

Available in hard copy, CD-ROM and online

Preparing for a testComplete a training courses

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Booking a test

Booking a testWhere do you go?

www.cskills.org/hsandetest or

0344 994 4488

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In summary

Any questions?

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Apprentices • £ 1.4 BN IS BEING INVESTED IN

APPRENTICESHIPS BY THE GOVERNMENT

• 81% OF CONSUMERS FAVOUR BUSINESSES WITH APPRENTICES

According to recent research, if City & Guilds was successful in achieving its Million Extra target,

£4.37 billion would be added to UK businesses by 2020.

89% OF EMPLOYERS SEE APPRENTICES AS VITAL TO

THEIR FUTURE*

77% BELIEVE APPRENTICESHIPS IMPROVE

LONG‐TERM COMPETITIVENESS*

*NAS

Working with others and communication

Building Materials and construction

Information, Quantities and measurement

Move and handle resources

Key/Functional Skills

80% OF EMPLOYERS CLAIM APPRENTICESHIPSBOOST PRODUCTIVITY*

88% AGREE THAT APPRENTICES ARE MORESATISFIED AND MOTIVATED*

Specialist Core Skill Training

Fire Extinguishers

Abrasive Wheels

Emergency First Aid

Traffic ManagementCat and Genny

Manual Handling

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Temporary Traffic management

Locating underground services

Excavation holes and trenches

Reinstate excavation and highway surfaces

Street Works

The Government is investing £1.4 billion into Apprenticeships.

There is an array of funding and incentives available, including:

• 100% of training fees paid for 16‐18 year‐old apprentices.

• 50% of training fees paid for apprentices who are 19+ with an

expectation that the employer pays the remaining 50%.

• Small Employer Incentives of £1,500 per apprentice for SMEs not

currently offering Apprenticeships.

• Incentives of up to £2,275 for hiring unemployed 18‐24 year‐olds.

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Training & Development Forum - CECA...Training & Development Forum Agenda Date / Time: thWednesday 29 February @ 10.30am Location: Hewletts Traning School, Belfry Road, Leeds, LS9