Our mission:

"Satisfying local skill needs,
leading to greater prosperity for our Members"

Key Targets

Our Targets are divided into two main groups and reflected as follows:

Mandatory

 – those conditions and targets that relate directly to the Construction Skills’ Scorecard or Sector Skills’ activity

Complementary

– conditions and targets that provide added value to The Group’s activities, each of the Members or by promoting training and development throughout the industry and elsewhere

Mandatory

Number of Framework Agreements

Commit Member employers to New Entrant Training and recruit an average of one Trainee/Apprentice each year. The Group to have an average of a minimum of one Apprentice/Member or more, if appropriate

Investors in People

The Group to have at least 10% of its Members having made a formal commitment to or already having achieved the National Standard

Qualifying the Workforce

The Group to encourage the qualification of its Members’ workforce, including via CSCS (including CPCS), On Site Assessment & Training (OSAT), adult craft new entrant trainees or equivalent. This will be expressed in the number of Vocational Qualifications achieved (minimum Level 2) in any occupation at differing levels

Recruitment of Females and Ethnic Minorities

Recruit to Construction Skills’ Managing Agency NET (New Entrant Trainees) scheme, which is grant-aided in the first year

Number of Group Members with a Training & Development Plan

To be expressed by either a) number of Members with a Plan, or b) number of Members with a Plan, who commit to renewing their plans into a second or subsequent year

CITB-Construction Skills’ registered employers involved in Training

The Group should plan to undertake an average of 15 days of training/Member or 300 days in total. This is measured by the number of employers who actually claim Grant throughout the year

STEP into Construction

The Group to support the initiative by agreeing to a predetermined number of positive job outcomes amongst the Members

National Construction Week

Evidence from the Members that a contribution to the NCW has been undertaken, normally reflected by the annual Apprentice Awards in early October

Complementary

Curriculum Centres

Encourage the allocation of a person from a Group Member to sit on the Steering Group of a local Centre, where one is in existence

Programme Led Pathway (PLP) Trainees

The Group to have a predetermined average of PLPs per Member or a total number for The Group as a whole; or the number of Apprentices working towards a Framework and Vocational Qualification that may leave a Member, but stay within the industry

College Advisory Committees

The commitment to allocate one person from a Group Member to sit on each Committee, where they are in existence

Health & Safety Tests

Monitor the number of Tests undertaken across The Group

Careers Events

Commitment to Group Members attending careers events, where appropriate

Work Experience Placements

Commit Group Members to providing a number of Work Experience places for years 10 and 11 pupils and Teacher placements. This to be expressed either as a minimum number from The Group, or an average number per Member or across the membership

Work Based Recorders

Monitor the number of additional Recorders achieved by the Members throughout the year

Education/Business Partnerships

Members to actively support Partnerships across the County

Membership

Increase Group Membership, allowing for the potential annual wastage

Management & Supervisory Development

Achieve a minimum of 10 new Supervisors to achieve Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS) from The Group's Membership

Technicians’ New Entry

Encourage Members to recruit a number of Technician Grade trainees throughout the year

These Targets are monitored via regular Group Meetings (five times a year) and are evaluated on a quarterly basis and presented to Construction Skills’ Regional Office.