1. West Midlands Construction Skills

2. Construction Gateway
Treasury and Department of Education funding from WMCA Skills Deal
Moving unemployed people into Construction roles
Innovative employer led pre-employment
Trailblazing skills opportunities unique to West Midlands constituents
Allowing employers to provide solutions to entrant skills gaps

3. Construction Gateway innovation
10 FE Colleges working collaboratively delivering a regional offer covering the whole of the WMCA
Specialist Independent Training Providers working alongside FE Colleges to meet the regional skills gaps employers and CITB have identified
Employer led solutions to addressing skills shortages
Employers support from key regional employers – Balfour Beatty, Laing Murphy JV, Wilmott Dixon, Midland Metro Alliance, Lendlease

4. Construction Gateway CSF CITB on site hubs
Contracts with CITB to provide on site training hubs for partner employers on key regional projects – Smart Motorways, Common wealth Games, HS2, regional housing projects
Employer sponsored training hubs providing both skills and real life work experience to new entrants to the Construction Sector but also giving training providers to offer upskilling to existing employees through CITB grant funding
Both major employer and SME supply chain participation
Influence on solutions using key stakeholders with a vacancy led approach focused on the skill and resource gaps

5. Construction Skills funding – Adult Education Budget
From August 2019 the WMCA will have responsibility for the devolved Adult Education Budget
Responsiveness for FE sector to support residents to be work ready
Agility for FE sector to meet the often mixed and demanding requirements alongside an agile independent provider base covering the skills needs for the region
To deliver vocational/technical mixed content programmes based upon employer requirements including boot camp extensions where appropriate

6. Construction Skills – Access to European Social Funding
Supporting employers to access European Social Funding and for it to be complimentary to other funding streams
WMCA Local Authorities supporting employers to deliver their social value obligations, being supportive at all times

7. CITB- supporting the sector
Building blocks – Evidence, Skills plan- joint CITB/WMCA recommendations to tackle the skills issues
Partnership and collaboration
Gaining industry backing
Creation of Industry task force – advising and guiding

8. Successful Hubs East England London Luton Borough Council
Urban & Civic
London
MIT Skills
Transport for London – Earls Court, Stratford, Lambeth
The Sigma Group
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
London Borough of Wandsworth
London Borough of Camden

9. Successful Hubs Midlands North West England Eiffage Kier
Northamptonshire County Council
Landau Ltd
Nottingham College
West Midlands Combined Authority
North West England
Procure Plus
The Growth Company
The City of Liverpool College

10. Successful Hubs South East England Yorkshire and Humber
East Sussex College Group
Hampshire County Council
Harlow College
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
Yorkshire and Humber
Efficiency North
Northern Regeneration CIC
Sheffield City Council