1. Home Building Skills Partnership
BACH Conference March 18th 2019 Derby

2. To create a long term model for the partnership
Objectives
To reposition the image of the home building industry as a career choice;
To attract a larger and more diverse workforce to the home building industry;
To improve the skills of the industry workforce to raise productivity and quality;
To engage sub-contractors and suppliers in collaboration across the industry;
To create a long term model for the partnership

3. Achievements 70 home building careers
Together we are achieving a positive shift in behaviours and culture at all levels of the home building
Circa 2000 delegates on approx training days
Circa 1000 of training days were for supply chain organisations
70 home building careers
Ambassadors trained so far
77 home building and supply chain organisations have
signed the skills pledge
137 Homebuilder companies taking part in training
Seven trade Boot-camp training courses for FE students
Attraction Social-media
toolkit created for
Members
Diversity and
Inclusion activity
group created
Eleven new training modules frameworks released for assistant/ site managers and sales advisors
21 CITB standards developed by Home Builders with CITB for grant purposes
Ambassadors active nationally in schools, Colleges and at careers events
Over 32,000 visits to housebuildingcareers.org.uk website in three months
767.07% increase

4. Attracting New People to Key Roles – for every extra ten thousand houses we need approximately -
Bricklayer
2500
Plumber
300
Wall & Floor Tiler
150
Assistant/Site Manager
400
Quantity Surveyor 60
Sales Advisor
Engineer
Carpenter
1000
Groundwork/Plant Operative
Electrician
Roof Slater and Tiler
Plasterer/Dryliner
Including these roles over 30,000 new recruits are needed for 10,000 extra homes
Key
Directly employed
Sub-contracted
PRIORITY

5. Attracting New People to Key Roles
for every extra ten thousand apartments we need approximately:
Scaffolder
360
Bricklayer
1500
Dryliner
1260
Project Manager/ Assistant & Site Manager
700
Fabricated Cladding installer
275
Lift Engineer
120
Over 30,000
needed for 10,000 extra
Plumber & Heating Engineers
900
Carpenter
720
Electrician
480
Concrete Frame Team
2700
Formwork Carpenter 900
Concrete placer /
Labourer
900
Steel fixer 900
Flat Roofer
180
Wall & Floor Tiler
120
Steel Frame System Installer
300
Architectural Metal Work / Structural Steel Fitter
120
Quantity Surveyor
300
KEY
PRIORITY
Directly employed
Sub-contracted

6. Train to a Standard 11 Skills Frameworks Agreed – 1 to develop
Support Tools and Skills Frameworks available on HBF website
21 CITB Training standards approved and grant aided
Additional targeted modules available and funded nationally
FE and Training Provider Engagement Improving

7. Training Working with HBF members, twelve roles have been identified as key to homebuilding. Minimum training requirements have now been defined and agreed for each of the roles.
Bricklayer
Electrician
Engineer
Groundworker
Plasterer
Plumber
Quantity Surveyor
Roofer
Sales Advisor
Site Manager
Tiler

8. Visibility and grants
All training matrices will be accessible via the HBF website, with links through to training providers and where applicable CITB grant funding.

9. Training delivery - Improving Standards - National Interventions
With funding support from CITB and data from NHBC, we continue to support the industry during 2019 to improve quality in key areas within brickwork/cavities to the following audiences - ‘Make a difference’
Bricklayers – on site 250 sessions ( bricklayers)
Site / Assistant Managers – Defects Prevention (already started)
FE Trainers – Regional?

10. FE Trainers in Colleges
CPD training by for educators on the big industry challenges, but also drawing in manufactures to help supply materials that can be used within lessons.
Mar-May 2019
5-10 workshops
External wall focus

11. Bricklaying Diploma Students – Employer Expectation
Findings - Instead of expected 3-6 month induction/settling in period on site it is closer to months due to:
• A lack of understanding by students of up to date site practices
• Little site experience or understanding of the requirements of working on a productive site
• A lack of engagement with day to day working patterns
• Lack of some of the most basic skills such as working to line and level
• Training environment - lack of context, scale and unrealistic settings/surroundings
• Students lack confidence to apply themselves which leads to employers not having the confidence
to allow them
• Lack of continuous/sustained practical work so students understand the physical requirements of work on site.

12. To think about…………….
How we can improve the number of FE students entering the trade they trained for?
Sharing Skills Frameworks with all Construction Departments
Regional interventions for FE trainers – how/who/where?
CITB brickwork Academies / curriculum
More intensive practical training i.e. longer periods on the trowel over a sustained period.
Providing more realistic site like conditions or more site visits.
Concentrating on key basic skills such as laying to a line to build confidence and make them more productive on site.
Incorporating modern ways of working especially around key areas such as fire stopping, cavity trays, and working to timber frames.
How employers can practically help.

13. Home Building Ambassadors
Over 70 Homebuilding Ambassadors available to go into Colleges to:
promote the Home Building industry as a career choice
share their experiences
explain the diverse roles and pathways into the sector
A dedicated website where students can find out about homebuilding more generally, what is included in a typical job role as well as earning potential and which Home Builders are in their region with current opportunities.

14. Thank you
Contacts:
Sara Cartin – Operations Manager (HBF)
Tracey Hill - Project & Contract Manager (HBF)
Paul Curry - Group Training Manager (Persimmon Homes)
Eve Livett - CEO (Association of Brickwork Contractors)