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Issue 04 / Spring 09

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

The effect of the current economic climate on the engineering construction

industry is being tracked closely by stakeholders and members of the

Board. OCA and ECIA members are indicating a reduction of work in 2009.

BCECA members are still reporting shortages of people overall, but with

some slowing expected this year.

There are differences in the regions too but the overall market view is that

there will be a temporary drop in demand in the coming months, by 2014,

the industry will need to expand to around 80,000 people.

To achieve this and replace retirees, the industry will need to recruit, train

and retain 44,000 between now and then, across the entire skills range.

At current projections the ECITB’s investment will be around £100 million

over the next five years and will support the training of around 6,000

apprentices, 5,000 craft and technician personnel, 5,000 supervisory and

project management personnel and a further 10,000 people in a range of

approved skills modules.

2008 was a very strong year for the industry with an overall manpower growth from 2007 to 2008 of 5% for On-site and 20% for Off-site. 2006-2007 was 5% and 25% respectively.

Welcome

Many employers are striving to ensure training continues at the high levels

needed and the ECITB’s plan is to support 720 new apprenticeships in

2009 and increase across management and supervisory and skills and

technical programmes. This will be a challenge and to assist, the Board has

authorised an additional £2 million that can be bid for by employers working

through their ECITB Regional Account Manager.

Following the recent signing of the Train to Gain Compact, we have

appointed Duncan Weeks as Train to Gain Manager to help employers

access a further £18 million of Government support to help achieve the

challenging targets.

Recognition of the strategic importance of the engineering construction

industry is gaining impetus at senior government level. Lord Mandelson

and John Denham MP have commissioned a review on productivity in the

industry to identify solutions to improve skills and productivity, improving

competitiveness. The ECITB, employers and stakeholders are making a full

contribution on the skills and training issues.

Yours, David Edwards,

Chief Executive

2 Operational Targets

3 Skills & Technical

3 Apprenticeships

4 Management & Professional

5 Offshore

6 Scotland

7 North East

8 North West

9 Yorkshire & Humberside

10 Midlands

11 Wales & South West

12 South East & East

13 Off-site

14-15 Research & Development

16 Awards & Qualifications

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In total, we expect to support approximately 10,000 learners, award

approximately 2,000 National/Scottish Vocational Qualifications and issue

50,000 ECITB Safety Passports in 2009.This is a deliberately conservative

estimate in these difficult times.

We are attempting to maintain the level of training support achieved in 2008

in the face of the current economic climate. However, if the projects such

as the Olympics, the new nuclear power stations, the decommissioning of

existing nuclear power stations and the other power related projects that

have been planned are to be implemented then the skills shortage that was

highlighted in 2008 will actually be worsened if we do not maintain, if not

increase training in 2009.

Our regional model has highlighted the fact that there are differences across

the country. The NE and South Wales have been badly affected by the

downturn, whereas the SE&E and Scottish based companies are increasing

their level of training in preparation for the upturn.

Through a consultation process with our stakeholders, we have simplified

the way that our products and services are identified;

• Apprenticeships (associated with the training and support of apprentices)

• Skills & Technical (associated with the training and support of work

based learners)

• Management & Professional (associated with the training and support

of managers and engineers within our industry)

• ACE (associated with assuring competence in the Engineering

Construction Industry through an assessment process)

The ECITB Research & Development team, in consultation with our industry

has developed the training support materials, known as TECSkills that is

used to deliver these programmes. These programmes are delivered through

a network of accredited training providers. Our in-scope companies receive

grant support when they train learners through these accredited providers.

This approach has proved very successful with our Apprenticeship and

Skills & Technical programmes and it is our long-term goal to use this

support mechanism for most of our programmes.

Our Supervisory Management Training & Development (SMTD) programme

has changed to this mode of delivery as of 1st April. In addition to making

delivery easier and more flexible and providing greater training capacity, as

requested by our stakeholders, this approach also enables the ECITB to

earn income from out-of-scope companies that use these programmes.

Income generated is fed back into the ECITB to enable additional support

for our in-scope companies.

We are continually looking at ways to improve the quality of the products

and services that we deliver and increase the amount of training that is

supported. With this in mind our regional model will assist us in delivering

bespoke solutions to regional requirements. We have discovered in these

hard times that one sized doesn’t fit all!

Thank you for your support, please contact me or my colleagues in your

region to discuss how we can work with you to improve the quality of the

products and services we deliver and the amount of training we support.

2008 was an incredibly successful year for the ECITB; we supported over 12,500 learners, awarded over 1,500 National/

Scottish Vocational Qualifications and issued over 50,000 ECITB Safety Passports. It was our best year ever. Thank you to

all learners, employers, training providers and staff concerned for the hard work put in to achieve these results.

2009 is a different proposition. Please consider our targets in comparison with our 2008 achievements:

SKIllS & TecHNIcAl – TARGeT 860Region Off-site Offshore Scot NE NW Y&H Mid W&SW SE&E Total

Number of Learners 40 330 110 80 60 55 45 40 100 860

APPReNTIceS – TARGeT 721Region Off-site Offshore Scot NE NW Y&H Mid W&SW SE&E Total


mANAGemeNT & PRoFeSSIoNAl PRoGRAmmeS – TARGeT 3700Region Off-site Offshore Scot NE NW Y&H Mid W&SW SE&E Total


ReGIoNAl DIScReTIoNARY GRANTS – TARGeT 2560Region Off-site Offshore Scot NE NW Y&H Mid W&SW SE&E Total


Ace (Assuring competence in engineering construction) – TARGeT 1300Region Off-site Offshore Scot NE NW Y&H Mid W&SW SE&E Total

Number of Learners 50 300 150 300 150 150 200 1300

oPeRATIoNS UPDATe

Dr. A. M. Featherstone Director of Operations, ECITB

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SKIllS & TecHNIcAl

APPReNTIceSHIPSThe ECITB launched its national recruitment drive in February, with the key objective of recruiting 720 apprentices by the end of 2009.

The campaign, launched during National Apprentice Week, is designed to promote the wide variety

of opportunities available within the engineering construction industry and demonstrate how ECITB

apprenticeships provide solid foundations for careers.

The drive is already well underway with apprenticeships being promoted nationwide – including a

newspaper advertising campaign nationally, a highly successful radio campaign in the North East and a

number of career events across the regions.

Our registered companies’ commitment to developing young people through apprenticeships is

unwavering. Over 1,700 apprentices are currently being trained for the industry with the invaluable

support of around 200 companies. Although these are clearly difficult times for everyone, recruiting

apprentices remains a significant commitment and we still anticipate demand for apprenticeships to

be very high in 2009.

ecITB eNDoRSemeNTDemand for the ECITB to endorse training

providers’ short courses started in 2008 with

one and two day bolt tightening courses based

on the TECSkills training specifications. This

proved very successful in the Offshore region

with over 420 certificates being issued in 2008.

This new option allows training providers to offer

short training programmes derived from the

TECSkills training unit specifications, ensuring

the training received is to industry standards.

We intend to build upon this success in 2009

and are currently in discussion with a number of

organisations on short training programmes for

existing craft and technicians.

ecITB APPReNTIceS TAKe PART IN WoRlDSKIllS 2009Held in Calgary, Canada in September

2009, the biennial WorldSkills challenge

represents the height of excellence in

skilled trades and technologies training.

Currently, two ECITB welding apprentices

– Andrew Johnston and Jack Heaton of

Doosan Babcock – have been shortlisted

for the event, with the final Team UK

members to be announced in June. The

team will be travelling to Calgary with 1,000

other competitors from over 50 countries

and more than 200,000 spectators are

expected to attend.

In 2009 Blair Barclay the ECITB’s Head of Skills & Technical, along with Brian Marchant,

Work-based Learning Manager, will be working with companies, training providers, stakeholders

and learners to achieve the following:

• Increase learner completion rates within TECSkills programmes

• Work with accredited TECSkills centres to strengthen relationships and improve learning

practices by sharing good practices with all centres

• Produce new operating procedures to simplify the registration and completion processes

• Continue to work with the prison services in Scotland and England to develop

opportunities to train offenders with TECSkills programmes

• Develop and launch a new online knowledge course for coaches

Last year saw the launch of new training support material for coaches to administer with the

learners, as well as the simplification of TECSkills by removing the mandatory requirement of

having to use the performing units when a learner was also registered on an N/SVQ.

Blair and Brian will be assisting the ECITB monitors to focus more on the training quality and

delivery in 2009, which will in turn assist learners once they are ready to under take

N/SVQ assessments.

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This year’s ECITB ACTIVE Cup has had a record attendance, with 12 teams taking part from some of the UK’s leading engineering and construction businesses. Now in its 13th year, the competition asked teams to play the role of contractor in the execution of the Environmental Defence Project edition of the Proaction® Project Management Simulation, an advanced training method used on MBA and specialist Masters courses at Cranfield University School of Management.

The challenge is designed to develop a greater understanding of the key elements of project management

using ACTIVE principles, which focus on the aspects of successful project management. By applying these

to an intense, protracted project, participants learn how to assess their own team-working strengths and

weaknesses over a project life cycle and how to bring out the best in their team members.

The winning team, Foster Wheeler, was presented with their award by ECITB Chief Executive David

Edwards, who commented: “Year on year this event proves highly successful in helping more and more

businesses understand the value of ACTIVE principles within project management. The competition

was intense and each and every team performed exceptionally well. I would also like to offer my thanks

to Cranfield University for their support and very much look forward to the next ECITB ACTIVE Cup

competition in July 2009.”

SmTD UPDATeFrom 1st April the new system of delivering

SMTD (Supervisory Management Training

and Development) comes into force. The

system has been introduced to provide

employers with an increased degree of

flexibility in accessing SMTD and provides

opportunities for integration of in-house

training programmes within SMTD

training modules.

cAD RevIeW ReSUlTS ANNoUNceD AT oFF-SITe FoRUmIn order to ensure that ECITB courses

continue to deliver to industry needs we

organised a consultation group consisting

of participants from several companies

within the engineering construction industry

to review current courses on offer. We’d

like to thank those who participated in

the review, especially Steve Venton at

WorleyParsons and Nick Simmons at

Foster Wheeler for facilitating and helping

to interpret the share point survey. As

a result, we have identified courses the

industry does not want the ECITB to fund

as well as widening the range of courses

and suppliers available. Details of the new

course offering will be available in April and

further information can be found online at

www.ecitb.org.uk.

mANAGemeNT & PRoFeSSIoNAl PRoGRAmmeS exPANDeDECITB Management & Professional

programmes now support learners studying

for an MBA, an MSc in Project Management

and courses to develop learners from BEng

to MEng and then onto Chartered status.

This expansion enables us to offer learners

and ECITB companies an even wider

scale of support through a diverse and

comprehensive suite of programmes.

mANAGemeNT & PRoFeSSIoNAl

ecITB AcTIve cUP PRoveS moST SUcceSSFUl To DATe

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cAReeR eveNTS PRove HIGHlY SUcceSSFUl The Offshore team has been busy promoting

ECITB products and services to local school and

college leavers. We attended two career events in

March, reaching hundreds of young people within

the Offshore region. The first, jointly organised by

Careers Scotland and Banff & Buchan College, was

attended by secondary pupils from local schools

during the day and the general public in the evening.

Our stand was one of the busiest at the event,

and details on a variety of ECITB products were

requested, in particular the UOGITTS (Upstream Oil &

Gas Technician Training Scheme) which is especially

relevant to the region.

The Offshore team also exhibited at the Energise

Your Future careers event held at the Metro Arena

in Newcastle. The 2-day event brought together

private and public companies, training providers

and academia to showcase the regions oil, gas and

energy sectors as exciting and vibrant industries

that offer real career opportunities both now and in

the future. Attracting more than 1,800 school pupils

and 300 members of the public, it follows on from a

similar event held in Aberdeen in 2008.

The pupils had the opportunity to try their hand at

industry related activities, such as testing offshore

survival suits and construction challenges.

The interactivity of the event carried through onto the

ECITB stand, where visitors had the chance to win

MP3 players by taking the “Giant Jenga Challenge”.

Susan Smart, Offshore Regional Account Manager

comments: “Both events proved to be highly

successful. We have spoken to hundreds of young

people about apprenticeship opportunities and look

forward to taking their enquiries to the next stage.”

oFFSHoRe ReGIoN DeSIGN & DRAUGHTING moDeRN APPReNTIceSHIP An industry work group has been meeting

regularly to agree a common ‘off-the-job’

programme for the E&I and Structural and

Piping disciplines in Design and Draughting.

Angus College is managing this programme

and providing assessment and verification

services. We currently have 87 individuals on

the programme and it is predicted that we will

see the first of those completing their modern

apprenticeship by the summer.

I start my comment in the first of the newsletters

for 2009 by reflecting on 2008. This was the

most successful year yet for the ECITB delivery

to the Offshore sector in that we achieved the

highest number of learners to the programmes

we delivered. We assisted some 3,084 learners

undertaking 5,508 training initiatives in 2008 and

initiated grants for those undertaking skills-based

training courses.

The Offshore region started 2009 in good heart

with an extremely strong delivery position and

I’m pleased to report that we have set the same

levels of grant for the skills based courses. The

Specialist Bolting training courses will now also

attract grants at the same level as the other skills

based grants.

We now have 87 people on the Design and

Draughting Programme moving towards their

Level 3 NVQ and have embarked on the Project

Control Programme that will have 31 people on

board by summer 2009.

The grants for the Atlas Interactive e-learning

modules will continue at the same level as 2008

and we will consider additional units for inclusion

in the programme when we undertake a review

later in 2009. It is an asset for the sector to use

this initiative to deliver cross discipline learning

and as a method of induction for their personnel.

The Offshore region is fortunate that additional

funding has been allocated from reserves in 2009

and we are currently drawing up a programme

of further initiatives that will assist and sustain

development of the workforce in the sector.

My sincere thanks go to all of you and your

companies for using so many of these initiatives

and I look forward to an equally successful and

impressive 2009.

George Beattie

OFFSHORE CONTACTS

CHAiR: George Beattie

REGiONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Susan Smart m: 07896 416625 t: 01224 289734

ACCOUNT MANAGERS:

• Vince Dutch m: 07970 412848 t: 01224 289734

• Anne-Marie Wilson m: 07896 416582 t: 01224 289734

• Carol Sinclair m: 07890 895890 t: 01224 289734

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Allison Ballantyne t: 01224 289734

A commeNT FRom THe cHAIR

OffshOre

PRojecT coNTRol PRoGRAmmeLearners on the pilot programme for

Project Control are progressing well, and

the second cohort is due to start by the

summer of this year. The programme is

being closely evaluated by the Employers

Steering Group and recent feedback has

been very positive. We are now engaging

with City and Guilds in order to agree a

qualification for this programme. We will

keep you updated in future newsletters.

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2008 was a very good year for the Scottish

Region. The Skills and Training Charter has

continued to go from strength to strength.

We now have 21 signatories supporting the

charter and look forward to welcoming more

companies and clients onboard in 2009.

The region supported 109 apprentices in

2008 which was a fantastic result. We will be

working with employers in 2009 to ensure

that we can continue to support these types

of numbers despite the economic situation so

that when the economy improves companies

have the necessary numbers of trained people

to meet demand.

We are also looking forward to working with

companies to utilise the Management &

Professional Programmes and the Regional

Discretionary Grant to train as may of their

employees as we can, ensuring they have a

robust skilled workforce to meet the demands

of the future.

I am confident that 2009 will be another

productive year within the region and that we

will continue to meet the needs of the industry.

John Mellon

ecITB ScoTlAND WelcomeS NeW ReGIoNAl AccoUNT mANAGeRJoanne McAlpine has now taken over as

Regional Account Manager for the Scottish

region. Joanne took over from Blair Barclay on

1st January this year, with Blair moving into his

new post as Head of Skills & Technical. Joanne

comments: “I’ve been made very welcome by

everyone on the team. I’d like to thank Blair for

all his hard work and am really looking forward to

ensuring this year is as successful as the last.”

INAUGURAl ecITB ScoTlAND AWARDS ceRemoNY celeBRATeS SUcceSSThe Scottish region has hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate the success of their graduating apprentices. The event, held at Falkirk Community Football Stadium, brought together more than 60 apprentices who had achieved a qualification in an ECITB programme through either TECSkills, ACE, NSDS, Apprenticeship and SMTD. Also present were representatives from ECITB companies and training providers. Awards were presented by John Park MSP for Mid-Scotland and Fife and Marilyn Livingstone MSP for Kirkcaldy, both strong supporters of apprenticeships.

In addition to the presentation of awards, a further four companies signed up to the Skills and Training Charter at the event. Wood Group, Applus RTD, Motherwell Bridge and BP were all presented with their certificates.

Joanne McAlpine, ECITB Scotland’s Regional Account Manager attended the event: “This is the first year we’ve held the ceremony and we’re delighted to see such a strong turnout. We’ve had lots of positive feedback from everyone involved, and with additional signatories to the Charter the event has really proved itself to be a great success. We look forward to hosting the ceremony again next year”.

SCOTLAND CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: John Mellon


• Joanne McAlpine m: 07929 352573 t: 01555 870949

ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Richard Stewart m: 07976 755181 t: 01324 558345

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Mandy Weir t: 01324 492733


scOtland

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The North East forum was held on 18th

March at the Middlesbrough Teaching and

Learning Centre and was very well attended.

I updated the forum on the key items of

debate which arose during the recent

Regional Chairs Meeting in Manchester and

advised that the concept of the Supervisor

Academy was unanimously approved and

that funding is available. Also, if the North East

were to successfully pilot the scheme,

it would be rolled out nationally.

The forum provided the perfect opportunity

to formally introduce Mark Rae, the newly

appointed North East Account Manager who

has replaced Brian Marchant; who has moved

to a more extended role as Work Based

Learning Manager.

Several issues were highlighted at the

forum which pointed to a serious change

in engineering construction business

opportunities in the region. We are under no

illusion that we face hard times on the back of

National and Global financial problems. There

are several examples where the downturn

is having a serious effect, only six months

ago, the main reason cited for the lower

than predicted take up of training places,

particularly TECSkills, was the high workload

in the region so the corollary should be true

in 2009. We have funding for 100 employed

apprentices this year and approximately 800

applications; interviews and selections are

well in hand.

It was pleasing to note that the additional

£100k funding by the Board for regional

discretionary grant purposes had been almost

fully taken up and a further equivalent sum is

being made available. We can all benefit but

need to commit before the 1st July 2009.

In conclusion, I congratulated Don Atkinson,

Regional Account Manager, on his and his

team’s efforts over the past 12 months.

The fact that the NE Region came top in the

National Customer Survey supports the praise

- what do we aim for next year?!

NoRTHUmBRIA WelDING DINNeR celeBRATeS SUcceSSThe Northumbria Welding dinner was held at the Civic Centre in Newcastle on 31st January. The evening proved to be a great success with almost 180 people attending to celebrate the achievements of welding apprentices throughout the region.

Don Atkinson, Regional Account Manager comments: “The dinner has become a regular and very popular event with companies, training providers and learners throughout the region. It’s important to recognise the hard work apprentices put into their training, the awards given out at the dinner acknowledge their achievements and celebrate their success.”

The North East’s radio campaign promoting

apprenticeships has resulted in more than

600 enquiries.

The four-week advertising campaign aired

throughout the region in February, promoting

apprenticeships to young adults. The adverts

prompted would-be apprentices to text in

for further details; an approach which proved

highly popular generating more than 600

responses, all of which will be sent application

forms and contacted for interviews.

The campaign culminated in an open

evening at Middlesborough Football club,

where almost 400 young adults had the

opportunity to meet local training providers

and companies, including Aker Solutions and

C&A Pumps.

The North East’s Regional Account Manager

Don Atkinson commented:” This is the third

year we’ve run the radio campaign and we’re

delighted with the results – in just over four

weeks we’ve had contact with almost 1000

people interested in apprenticeships. We’re

now looking forward to taking these enquiries

to the next stage and recruiting apprentices

for our 2009 intake.”

RADIo cAmPAIGN GeNeRATeS UNPReceDeNTeD ReSPoNSe


nOrth east

NORTH EAST CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: John Hornby


• Don Atkinson m: 07971 438720 t: 01642 777719

ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Mark Rae m: 07976 427913 t: 01642 777716

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Linda Young t: 01642 777713

ecITB DoNATeS To AFRIcASpare ECITB safety wear supplied to local

training provider NETA is being donated

to workers in Africa. The joint ECITB and

NETA project will supply hundreds of pairs

of boots and overalls to workers in Malawi,

ensuring they’re well protected in their

working environment.

John Hornby

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The ECITB’s commitment to increasing customer

engagement is evidenced by its recent work

with Interface Contracts. The ECITB has been

supporting its JIB electrical apprentices with

apprentice completion grants and this year is

working closely with the company to access

skills and support training through the Regional

Discretionary Grant scheme.

The ECITB continues to build on its relationship

with local training provider Maritime Engineering

College North West, which has recently

extended and improved the pipefitting and

welding workshop facilities currently being used

by its 2008 apprentice intake. MECNW is now

delivering ECITB apprenticeships, TECSkills and

ACE and is looking to develop its portfolio of

ECITB products and services in the future.

nOrth east cOnt’d

nOrth West

locAl ScHoolS GeT INvolveD IN eNGINeeRING

NORTH WEST CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: Tom Jones


• Mark Bullock m: 07976 753150 t: 01254 505080

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Diane Greenwood t: 01254 505080

Engaging with school leavers is fundamental to the ECITB’s Attract strategy, which is why the North East team recently supported the Youth Challenge. This annual event organised by NETA is designed to inspire young people across the Tees Valley and increase awareness of career opportunities in engineering construction.

This years’ event, part sponsored by the ECITB, involved a project to manage and build a light, one-man hovercraft. Working alongside 26 young apprentices based at NETA, pupils from six local schools had a chance to get involved with the build; learning about project management and engineering skills. The challenge proved so popular that not only did the team complete the four metre hovercraft, they built a five metre trailer to transport it too!

Each school involved in the project will now host events to display the hovercraft and inspire the next generation of engineers.

I am very pleased to report on a successful

2008 for the North West region. During the

year all targets were met and in many areas

exceeded. There was a significant increase

in the numbers of apprentices recruited

and trained in the region at the Maritime

Engineering College North West and Gen2 in

Cumbria. TECSkills and ACE registrations have

started to increase significantly as a result of

the collaboration with Train to Gain brokers

in the region, numbers on SMTD courses

have gone up and the Sellafield SMTD course

being assessed against the NVQ level 3 in

Management is nearing completion.

One particular area that should be highlighted

is the take up of Regional Discretionary Grant

funding; during 2008 over 1500 people

received support for a variety of training

courses against a target of 200.

Attendance at Regional Forums has continued

to grow and the atmosphere is inclusive with

participants actively participating in the direction

the region takes.

There have been manpower resource issues

in the region that have been overcome with

additional support from ECITB staff from other

regions. Rachael Sewell, Account manager for

the south of the region has now transferred into

the ECITB Research & Development team as a

Project Manager; I would like to thank Rachael

for her contribution to the region.

Finally, I declined to stand for re-election as

regional chair. I have enjoyed my period as

North West regional chair and would like to

thank you all for the support and assistance

given during the last three years. I wish the

region well with its plans going forward.

Tom Jones


cUSTomeR eNGAGemeNT SUcceSS SToRY

STReNGTHeNING TIeS WITH locAl TRAINING PRovIDeRS

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RecoRD TURNoUT AT cAReeRS oPeN eveNING

ex-oFFeNDeRS TRAINeD To FIll SKIllS GAPThe Yorkshire & Humberside team have joined

forces with HMP Lindholme to train ex-offenders

in engineering construction skills.

The pilot programme will give ex-offenders

the chance to train to NVQ Level 2 standard,

giving them the skills and qualifications needed

to find permanent employment within the

engineering construction industry. The benefits

of the scheme are numerous; not only will it help

address the industry-wide skills shortage, but it

will also give ex-offenders the chance to learn

a trade and find employment, which has been

proven to reduce the chance of re-offending.

The first group of carefully selected learners will

start their training at Lindholme Prison within the

next few months. If successful the programme will

be rolled out to other prisons in the area, including

HMP Everthorpe, HMP Wolds and HMP Hull.

We’ll keep you updated in future newsletters.

DemAND FoR TecSKIllS DoUBleS IN 2008The Yorkshire & Humberside region has more

than doubled the predicted registrations for

TECSkills in the last year. The region had

47 registrations for NVQ Level 2 and 92

registrations for NVQ Level 3 qualifications;

proof that companies are realising the benefits

of up-skilling their workforce and integrating the

work-based learning system.

The regional team has been working hard to

promote TECSkills to companies across the

region such as Fabricom, which has a number of

employees registered on TECSkills programmes.

Yvonne Day, HR Manager at Fabricon

comments: “TECSkills enables us to develop our

semi-skilled workforce and help them become

skilled. The benefits are two-fold, our employees

learn new skills and progress their careers and

we have a better qualified and happy workforce”.

ADDITIoNAl TRAINING PRovIDeRS AccReDITeD FoR ReGIoNThe DETA training in Doncaster has been

accredited to provide ECITB NVQs and the

CCNSG Safety Passport and Yorkshire Training in

Elmet has been approved to deliver ECITB NVQs.

Jason Riley, ECITB’s Yorkshire & Humberside

Regional Account Manager comments: “The

addition of DETA and Yorkshire Training brings

our total number of regional training providers to

five. We’re delighted to offer ECITB companies

an even wider range of training products.”

yORkSHiRE & HUMBERSiDE CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: Mike Jex

RAM/Head of ACE:

• Jason Riley m: 07967 653556 t: 01469 552852

ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Val Porteous m: 07791 709982 t: 01469 552851

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Susy Shields t: 01469 552850

• Emma Mitchell t: 01469 552834

NeW ReGIoNAl ADmINISTRAToR joINS THe TeAm Emma Mitchell has been appointed as

the new Regional Administrator for the

Yorkshire & Humberside region. Emma will

be based in the regional office at CATCH

where she will work on a part-time basis

alongside Susy Shields. We would like

to welcome Emma to the team and look

forward to working with her.

More than 470 people attended the ECITB

regional open evening at CATCH on 9th

February. The annual event gives young

adults the opportunity to meet ECITB

staff, local companies and talk to those

already undertaking their apprenticeships.

The Yorkshire & Humberside team, along

with members of the North East team and

seven ECITB companies were on hand to

answer questions and promote the variety of

opportunities available within the industry.

Everyone involved was delighted with the

turn-out, our largest to date.

During 2008 we saw record numbers of people training in the Yorkshire & Humberside region.

Undoubtedly 2009 will be more challenging due to the difficult economic circumstances. It is

important however, that we maintain the momentum of getting new people and skills into the

industry so that this region can meet the increasing demand of clients as the economy recovers.

I would encourage companies to continue investing in training so they can emerge from the

recession in a competitive position.

Mike Jex


YOrkshIre & humbersIde

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mIdlands

MiDLANDS CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: Martyn Fletcher

RAM/Head of Careers:

• Colin Grimes m: 07976 200458 t: 01788 575933

ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Alan Edmunds m: 07870 153071 t: 01788 575933

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Marilyn Tovey t: 01788 575933

coNSTRUcTIoN oF WARWIcKSHIRe colleGe’S NeW £35m ceNTRe UNDeRWAYThe ECITB recently attended the signing-off ceremony of Warwickshire college’s new £35m

centre in Rugby, which will house the resource centre for the Midlands region and provide

state-of-the-art facilities for students, including 1000 sq metres of engineering space,

1050 sq metres of construction training facilities and a new Power Academy, which will

train technicians from around the UK to staff the power industry of the future.

Colin Grimes, ECITB Midlands’ Regional

Account Manager attended the ceremony, and

commented: “We’ve worked with Warwickshire

College for a number of years now and are

delighted the college has gained approval for

the new Power Academy. We fully support

this initiative and look forward to working in

partnership to develop the training needs of all

stakeholders within our industry.”

The college will open its doors next year

with the first cohort of students starting in

September 2010.

The Midlands held their latest forum in February,

where many battled through the snow to gather

and see the Hydratight training facilities in

Wednesbury: an excellent venue provided by

our hosts. Despite the current global economic

climate, the skills issues are continuing.

Short-term economic drivers are leading some

employers to re-assess their ability to recruit

apprentices to the same level as 2008, but the

general picture is still of healthy demand and a

medium term need for increasing capacity.

A highlight in the region is the pilot proposal

to deliver an Advanced Apprenticeship in

Project Control. The Midlands pilot is hoped

to be through the NVQ3 qualification and

scheduled to complete the initial off-the-job

phase prior to site placement. Warwickshire

College are currently reviewing their capabilities

and costings before this project can be finalised.

Site staff training continues to be in big demand

within the region with uptake out-stripping the

supply capacity for the early part of 2009, and

the option of employer led delivery has been

widely welcomed by most as a way of unlocking

additional capacity to complement the very

good service Phoenix training continues to

deliver to the industry.

ACE delivery is forecast to move on quickly in

2009, but we have experienced a slow start

due to the target assessment locations being

seasonal repair and maintenance projects.

Funding of traditionally unfunded assessments

is one area being targeted for investment

through the ECITB’s enhanced Regional

Discretionary Fund, made available this year.

Companies are encouraged to contact ECITB

staff for more information on how to secure

support through this initiative.

Developing and improving on customer value is

a key theme for the ECITB Midlands team. So

in addition to continuing to develop the uptake

from existing companies we hosted two events

aimed at smaller organisations and those not

currently engaged with the ECITB on the 21st

April at The George Hotel, Stamford, Lincs and

24th April at The Village Hotel, Walsall, West

Mids. Feedback from the companies in the

region in 2008 showed some key themes for

improvement. With our regional staff significantly

depleated through significant periods of the year

I am confident that bringing the team back to full

strength will allow us to meet the expectations

of our customers.

It is heartening to see many Midland companies

seizing the opportunity of the economic

downturn to invest in training and building

both capacity and capabilities. It is hoped

this will position us favourably to maximise

opportunities, when the recovery commences.

Martyn Fletcher


mIDlANDS ReGIoN exPANDS ITS TRAINING NeTWoRKSutton Coldfield College is the latest training

provider accredited to deliver ECITB NVQ’s.

The College will be awarding Advanced

Apprenticeships in Engineering Construction,

within which they will run NVQ level 3 courses

in Welding (Pipe and Plate) and Installing Plants

and Systems (Mechanical).

The first group of students have recently

completed their first year off-site, where they

completed their BTEC level 3 National Award

in Engineering. They are now undertaking their

first year work placement, working towards their

NVQ qualifications.

Mike Townsend, Apprenticeship Development

Advisor at Sutton Coldfield College comments:

“The accreditation process for ECITB Training

Providers is very thorough. We worked closely

with the ECITB over a number of months to

achieve approval and are delighted the first year

of apprentices are doing so well.”

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ecITB SHoWS SUPPoRT FoR locAl comPANIeSThe ECITB and Institute of Technology in Carlow have joined forces to offer business guidance

to 20 local ECITB companies. The European funded project named WISE (Wales and Ireland

Sustainable Enterprise) has been established to improve the sustainability of engineering related

SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) in Wales and Ireland. The scheme will offer advice and

support to companies in a number of ways, including business planning, marketing, innovation

and environmental best practice.

Martyn Johnson, Regional Account Manager for Wales and the South West has been

instrumental in implementing the project across the region: “The WISE project is the first of its

kind for our region” Martyn comments: “We’re in the first phase of the project, having selected

the consultants who can identify where businesses need help and then go onto offer support

where it’s needed most. We’re well on our way to making a real difference to smaller companies

and doing everything we can to assist them in times of economic uncertainty.”

Wales & sOuth West

WALES & SOUTH WEST CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: John Jones


• Martyn Johnson m: 07870 153070 t: 01443 218681

ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Roger Sage m: 07976 752307 t: 01453 791081

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Sue Pickett t: 02920 663812

leARNeRS AWARDeD The Wales and South West region recently held its annual awards ceremony in Cardiff. More than 50 learners, companies and training providers joined the ECITB to celebrate the success of graduating learners, who are all going onto work with local companies.

Awards were presented by former England

goal keeper Peter Shilton, who also acted as

guest speaker at the event. Martyn Johnson,

Wales & South West Regional Account Manager

attended the ceremony and comments: “We had

a great response to the event. It’s a real boost to

see so many learners graduate, move into jobs

and establish their careers.”

The take up of ACE in Wales & South West has improved thanks to additional funding from the

ECITB. A total of £100,000 has been allocated to ACE, which means that the initiative is currently

free of charge to all inscope levy paying companies in the region. I would urge all Wales & South

West contractors that haven’t already done so to register their interest in ACE by calling ECITB’s

Sue Pickett on 029 2066 3812.

Our region held its first learner award ceremony on 27th February to celebrate the success of

ECITB apprentices, ACE, TECSkills and SMTD learners. The event was very well attended and

I again offer my congratulations to all learners on the completion of their awards.

It is most encouraging to see that despite the current difficult economic climate the industry

continues to recognise and invest in the benefits of training.

John Jones


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Companies within the South East & East region

continue to increase their uptake of products

and services, which was evident when all of

the 2008 targets were either met or exceeded.

Going forward, we have the opportunity to

further expand engagement with both in-scope

companies and the clients on whose sites

they operate.

The regional forums play a vital part in allowing

companies to have their say in how the region

is run and how the budget is utilised. I urge all

companies to send a representative to these

events during 2009.

We are engaging with an increasing number of

training providers who can deliver our products

on a more local level. This will have a positive

impact on the local economy, and ties in with

the ECITB ethos of ‘recruit locally: train locally:

employ locally’. This will also help increase

the pool of competent and trained personnel

available to us all and will better position us to

deliver when the major capital projects come

on line during 2009.

In Kent we now have a solid foundation on

which to build thanks to the work of Tracey

Shelley and although Duncan has moved to

a new position within the ECITB, we can still

count on him to assist with further developing

the skills base within the region. I’d like to take

this opportunity to personally thank Duncan for

his commitment and hard work during his time

in the region and wish him well in his new role.

I would like to reaffirm my pledge that it is

only through the continued support and

involvement of companies within the region

that we can ensure the success of the

Engineering Construction Industry throughout

2009 and beyond.

Tim Millard


APPReNTIceSHIP exTRAvAGANzAThe South East & East team recently

exhibited at the Apprenticeship Extravaganza

in Southampton. Held to coincide with

National Apprentice Week at the end of

February, the event was attended by local

secondary school pupils who were given the

opportunity to learn what apprenticeships

involve, try their hand at some practical tasks

and meet local training providers.

The event, organised by SETA (Southampton

Engineering Training Association), was also

attended by John Denham, Secretary of

State for the Department of Innovation,

Universities and Skills. Mr Denham, a strong

supporter of apprenticeships, spoke at the

event about how the government is putting

apprenticeships higher up the agenda.

The Extravaganza is just part of the ECITB’s

national recruitment drive, which includes

campaigns and events across all regions to

promote apprenticeships and opportunities

available within the engineering construction

industry as a whole.

NeW Role FoR SoUTH eAST & eAST AccoUNT mANAGeRDuncan Weeks, South East & East Account

Manager has recently moved into his new role as

the ECITB’s Train to Gain Manager. Train to Gain

funding has been made available to the ECITB for

the first time this year and will be distributed across

all programmes throughout the English regions.

Dug Harrison, Regional Account Manager for

the South East & East region commented:

“Duncan has been a true asset to the region

and although it is sad to lose him, I’m sure he

will continue to contribute to the success of the

South East & East as part of his new role”.

eNvIRoNmeNTAl SUcceSS FoR oFFSHoRe comPANYECITB company CLS Offshore has received its ISO14001 accreditation. Based in Great Yarmouth,

CLS employ up to 200 staff during peak periods and provide a large range of products and services

to the oil, gas and energy industries worldwide.

This latest accolade adds to an already impressive collection, including five British Safety Council

Awards. CLS’s Financial Director, Sid Anverali commented: “We are very proud to announce that after

a long assessment and audit process, we have been accredited with ISO14001 for our environmental

management system and are delighted to now be working within the Renewable Energy Sector”.

FUTURe FoRUm DATeSSouth East & East forums are being held

on the following dates:

• 2nd July, Kent

• 8th July, Norwich (provisional)

• 14th July, Southampton

• 10th November, Southampton

• 17th November, Norwich (provisional)

• 24th November, Kent

For further details please contact the South

East & East regional office.

SOUTH EAST & EAST CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: Tim Millard


• Dug Harrison m: 07971 687862 t: 01493 789168

ACCOUNT MANAGER:

• Tracey Shelley m: 07896 416312 t: 01622 736193

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Alison Tridgell-Wyatt t: 01923 402136

MP for Great Yarmouth Tony Wright (left) presents Malcolm Searle (HSEQ) with the ISO 14001 certificate. Also pictured are Steve Johnson – MD (back row left) and Sid Anverali (back row right).

sOuth east & east

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I am very pleased to announce that the

Off-site region had a very good 2008 in terms

of numbers of learners attending and company

participation across the full range of courses

and programmes provided by ECITB. Targets

were exceeded by 65% whilst keeping within

planned budget expenditure and achieved by

the effective use of resources.

For 2009, the Off-site region has introduced a

range of new products and services including

grants for CEng and Eng Tech achievement,

MBA course grants and MSc in Professional

Engineering course grants. Under development

and available later in the year are new Plant

Layout courses, Estimator courses and

qualifications, as well as further graduate

development initiatives.

Many of these have been initiated through our

Off-site Forum Working Groups, requested

by Off-site Forum companies and assisted/

led by industry representative experts from

these companies. Many thanks are due to the

participating company representatives as well

as the ECITB Development Team.

It is the intention of the Off-site region to

continue to respond to company requirements

and establish Forum Working Groups and

other initiatives in a range of new products

and services subject to Off-site company

requirements and budget availability.

TECSkills for Design and Draughting and

Project Control are being well received and

a number of Off-site companies and training

providers are actively participating in this

training system which can help learners to

achieve NVQ level 3 in their chosen disciplines.

TECSkills is a work based training system

designed to suit learners of any age in any

situation and as such is particularly suited to

the Off-site environment.

The Engineering Industry, like many others,

faces major challenges in the year ahead. We

look forward to working with our companies

to help them to further develop the skills and

abilities of their staff through a comprehensive

rage of products and services developed with

the Industry, for the Industry.

Richard Leamon


OFF-SiTE CONTACTS

REGiONAL CHAiR: Richard Leamon


• John Edwards m: 07976 752298 t: 01202 672705

REGiONAL ADMiNiSTRATOR: • Alison Tridgell-Wyatt t: 01923 402136

Richmond College learners from Air Products, MW Kellogg, WorleyParsons and KBR.

Off-sIte

oFF-SITe STUDeNTS oN TRAcK FoR SUcceSSWe are pleased to report that all 16 of this years’ Basic Technician Training (BTT) learners are doing extremely well on their course. The students based at Richmond College are coming to the end of their first year and finalising their group projects.

The students will be rewarded for all their hard work at an ECITB graduation ceremony, held at

Richmond College in June. Awards will be presented in recognition of their achievements and

include prizes for the best group project and best apprentice.

leARNeR NUmBeRS exceeD TARGeTThe Off-site region has surpassed its 2008

learner target by more than 65%. An upsurge in

interest has been seen across all programmes,

including learners for Apprenticeships, Skills

& Technical, Management & Professional and

Regional Discretionary Grants.

The increased demand from companies has

been a direct response to the expanded

range of products and services offered. John

Edwards, Off-site Regional Account Manager

comments: “We have invested heavily in

research and development and this hard work

is now paying off. Not only are we also working

towards our companies’ present needs, but

future requirements as well.”

NeW oFF-SITe PRoDUcTS AND SeRvIceS lAUNcHeDThe ECITB has developed new products and

services specifically for the Off-site region.

From the 1st January this year we are able to

offer grants across a number of programmes,

including: MBAs, MSCs in Professional

Engineering for Electrical and Mechanical, Civil

and Chemical Engineering.

Grants are now also available for achieving

Chartered Engineer status and Engineering

Technician status. The achievement of

Incorporated Engineer status has also been

requested by ECITB companies and is currently

under consideration.

In addition, the Off-site region is expanding its

range of CAD (Computer-Aided Design) and

related training courses, more details of which

will be available from April.

ecITB GRADUATe RoUTe mAP IN FINAl STAGeSAn interactive “route map” of CEng status will

be available within the next few weeks. The

comprehensive “map” will be made available

on CD and offer detailed information and links

helping graduates from the majority of disciplines

achieve Chartered Engineer status.

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ReSeARcH & DeveloPmeNT

What are Occupational and Functional Maps? How are they developed? What are the benefits?

occUPATIoNAl AND FUNcTIoNAl mAPPING oF THe eNGINeeRING coNSTRUcTIoN INDUSTRY

FUNcTIoNAl mAPA Functional Map maps out the functions or areas

of competence that are required to carry out

key occupational processes and breaks down

the identified functions or areas of competence

into individual work activities that make up the

function or area of competence. For example

within the engineering construction industry, a key

business process is Design and Engineering. This

process could be broken down in a Functional

Map as follows:

A Functional Map analyses functions and activities to a depth that enables the relevant Standard

Setting Body to develop National Occupational Standards that are endorsed by the industry. Functional

Maps enable industry bodies to map occupational roles and job titles to activities and functions; this

helps in qualification and training programme design.

BUSINeSS PRoceSS FUNcTIoN oR AReA oF comPeTeNce

AcTIvITIeS

Design and Engineering Develop design options and

complete design packages

for construction

Communicate design options

Develop design options

Complete chosen engineering designs

Prepare the technical specification of

requirements

Review technical information

about the requirement

Read and extract information from

specifications

Identify factors that impact on design

Review technical information to produce

detailed engineering drawings

Implement a project brief

mAP RevIeW PRoceSSThe ECITB are confident that the existing Standards are robust and valid as there is a significant take up of qualifications, and the recent Qualification

Strategy consultation from 2008 received feedback to that effect. However the way personnel are deployed within the engineering construction industry may

have changed since the last Occupational Map was carried out in 2001 and it is important that the Occupational and Functional Maps are reviewed; this

was particularly relevant as it has emerged that there may be a need for Level 2 Qualifications within the engineering construction industry to qualify industry

personnel working in an assisting capacity.

BUSINeSS PRoceSSeS

Levels of occupation Bidding Planning Design & Engineering Commissioning Construction

Management job title job title

job title job title

Supervisors job title job title

job title job title

Technicians job title job title job title

job title

job title

Operators job title

job title

Assistants job title job title

job title job title

occUPATIoNAl mAPAn Occupational Map identifies the structure of the sector; the range of occupations carried out, the characteristics of people working within the sector and

the training and career progression opportunities open to them. For example within the engineering construction industry a sample of the Occupational Map

could be as follows:

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ReSeARcH & DeveloPmeNT

NeGoTIATIoN SKIllS FoR FUTURe eNGINeeRING PRoFeSSIoNAlS Reaching the next generation of engineering construction professionals is fundamental to the ECiTB’s work, which is why we were delighted to meet with undergraduates at the recent Negotiation Skills for Engineers workshop held at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London.

The event focused on the importance of

negotiation and how it gives graduates entering the

industry the upper hand, helping to progress their

careers. Representatives from Off-site company

Foster Wheeler and the ECITB were on hand to

share their experiences of the industry and help

students in a very popular negotiation simulation

devised by Alan Solomans from Foster Wheeler.

Mr Solomans, Foster Wheeler’s Manager of

Purchasing and Contracts commented: “It was

a great opportunity to promote our industry,

introduce Foster Wheeler to the attendees and

further stimulate their appetite for what we do.

The students themselves all appeared to be high

grade individuals who we would be interested in

considering to join our graduate scheme”.

David Edwards, Chief Executive of the ECITB

commented further: “The event was extremely

successful, giving us the opportunity to speak

directly with some of the country’s leading

under-graduates and future engineers. We were

delighted to be involved with the workshop and

hope we can continue to support future events and

help raise the profile of engineering construction as

a post-graduate career opportunity”.

“A thank you to all those that were involved

in making the day a success, especially Alan

Solomons from Foster Wheeler, Mathew Harrison

and Usman Akram from the Royal Academy of

Engineering and Andy Brown of the ECITB”.

mAP RevIeW PRoceSS cOnt’d

The review of the Occupational and Functional Map for the engineering construction industry aims to achieve the following 3 outputs:

• Identify occupations not covered by existing Standards

• Validate our existing Standards and highlight any gaps

• Establish any Standards development requirement

In producing the Functional Map, the Project Team set up an Industry Steering Group, to advise them. The Project Team decided to use the Project Life Cycle as the Key Processes element of the map and to establish areas of competence against the Project Life Cycle processes, this approach was endorsed by the Steering Group.

The ECITB has carried several job interviews and job analyses during site visits, particularly looking at the assisting level occupations and started to assign occupations and job titles to functions to compile the Occupational Map The first draft of the Occupational and Functional Map was produced by 12 Feb 09 and reviewed by an engineering construction industry representative group in Aberdeen, with a second iteration being produced after a workshop in Teesside in March. At the time of writing this report the Occupational and Functional Map data is being collated with an Off-shore specific workshop planned for 15 April.

This project is funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and is ongoing. It is recognised by the Project Team that to be of any benefit the Occupational and Functional Maps have to be accurate to ensure we have a comprehensive framework that can be used as an asset for future skills development. The Project Team would like to thank all industry representatives who have contributed so far.


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AWARDS & QUAlIFIcATIoNS

The development of ECITB qualifications to

meet the requirements of the new national

Qualifications and Credit Framework is

progressing to schedule. Controlled by the

new Qualifications Regulator, Ofqual, the new

framework will be fully implemented during 2010.

Qualifications within the framework will be

awarded through the accumulation of credit

for the completion of combinations of newly

defined Units of Assessment, each of which will

have specified learning outcomes, assessment

criteria and credit and level values. Similar

to the current, less flexible NVQ units, the

new Units of Assessment will be based upon

National Occupational Standards. They are now

progressively being developed in accordance

with the qualifications strategy and related

implementation plan defined in 2008 that laid the

foundations for compliance with the new national

regulatory framework.

In January 2009, the ECITB held a two day

consultative workshop attended by employers,

training instructors and assessors, at which

Units of Assessment for the Level 3 Pipefitting

qualification were defined. This highly successful

pilot workshop provided a model for a series of

workshops through which Units of Assessment

for other qualifications are now being developed.

The workshops will be held at approximately

monthly intervals, with Moving Loads completed

in March and Welding Plate scheduled for

April. The main users of each qualification will

be invited to nominate delegates for related

workshops, although nominations from

registered companies with a particular interest

in a specific qualification are also welcome.

UNITS oF ASSeSSmeNT FoR ecITB vocATIoNAl QUAlIFIcATIoNS

For further information contact Richard Dodd, Head of Skills and Qualifications Strategy on 0121 428 2510 or email [email protected]

We’d like to hear your feedback on this edition of Bridges & Pathways. Please email your suggestions to: [email protected]

Blue Court, Church Lane, Kings Langley, Hertfordshire WD4 8JP Tel: 01923 260000 Fax: 01923 270969 www.ecitb.org.uk

Engineering Construction Industry Training Board

HIGHeR eDUcATIoN STRATeGY As a member of the Built Environment Skills Alliance, the ECITB has worked with other representative Sector

Skills Councils to address issues relating to the supply and employability of graduates and enhancement of the

higher level skills of the current workforce.

In order to establish direct dialogue with higher education establishments, the Alliance hosted a conference

which attracted 150 delegates from universities, the professional institutes, central Government Departments,

the UK Commission for Employment and Skills and the Built Environment industries. David Lammy MP,

Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property Rights led the conference, which featured

group discussions on the skills challenges being faced, and how Higher Education could be

bolstered to offer solutions which meet employers’ needs.

One outcome of the conference was the agreement to develop a ‘Virtual Sounding

Board’ to include a range of Higher Education representatives and other parties

with an interest in built environment Higher Education. The ‘Virtual Sounding Board’

will provide input to support a smaller Higher Education Strategy Delivery Group

that will meet face-to-face with the overall aim of creating and ultimately

implementing a co-ordinated Built Environment Higher Education Strategy.

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