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ConstructionSkills and our skills challenges. The Context. Industry Training Board (1964) Sector Skills Council (2003) Sector Skills Agreement (2005). ConstructionSkills . SIC 45.0 and 74.2 Partnership of CITB-ConstructionSkills, CIC-ConstructionSkills and CITB-NI
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The Context • Industry Training Board (1964) • Sector Skills Council (2003) • Sector Skills Agreement (2005)
ConstructionSkills • SIC 45.0 and 74.2 • Partnership of CITB-ConstructionSkills, CIC-ConstructionSkills and CITB-NI • North West Workforce 270,310 • Growing to 289,820 by 2011
Sector Skills Agreement • Improving Business Performance • Qualifying the Existing Workforce • Quality of Qualified New Entrants • Infrastructure to Support the Priorities
Shaping up the Industry’s Business Performance • Increasing the number of companies investing in training • Developing management and leadership skills • Supporting life long learning in construction • Developing skills for sustainability
Brushing up the Industry’s Existing Skills • Intensifying and widening the Industry’s qualifying the workforce initiative • Developing flexible training structures for specialist occupations • Assisting the effective integration of migrant workers
Stepping up the Quality of Qualified New Entrants • Understanding of career opportunities in construction • Increasing apprentice completions and widening opportunities for on site practice • Improving diversity within the industry • Increasing applications for construction related courses
Infrastructure to Support the Priorities • North West Construction SSPA • CSN and the North West Observatory • Construction Qualification Strategy • National Skills Academy for Construction
Collaborative Solutions • England SSA • NW Construction SSPA Action Plan • Employer led NSAfC