{"id":107663,"date":"2022-03-15T16:09:10","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=107663"},"modified":"2022-03-15T16:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T16:09:10","slug":"csic-launches-green-construction-skills-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/csic-launches-green-construction-skills-initiative\/107663\/","title":{"rendered":"CSIC provide funding for green construction skills initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cs-ic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Construction Scotland Innovation Centre<\/a> (CSIC) has announced the expansion of its green construction skills initiative, with the launch of a second free-to-attend programme focused on the fabric and structure of sustainable buildings<\/h2>\n<p>The green construction skills initiative is supported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skills Development Scotland<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Through more than \u00a3175,000 from the National Transition Training Fund, CSIC is offering valuable training for people in the construction sector looking to upskill and reskill, supporting a Scotland-wide transition towards a zero-carbon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/nemetschek-digital-solutions\/101545\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">built environment<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Up to 500 places are available for &#8216;Low Carbon Learning: Fabric and Structure&#8217;<em>, <\/em>which launches with an online webinar on 29 March and will run until July. The course covers four core areas critical to the future of the sector.<\/p>\n<p>A fabric-first module will focus on design decisions that can help to reduce energy consumption, while a carbon accounting module will highlight the need for environmental data to be calculated for each project.<\/p>\n<p>The role of sustainable insulation materials, including homegrown alternatives, and mass timber solutions will also form a core part of the course.<\/p>\n<p>Training for the green construction skills initiative includes both online learning and live demonstrations at\u00a0CSIC\u2019s Innovation Factory in Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the programme follows the success of the first &#8216;Low Carbon Learning&#8217; which was Scotland\u2019s first publicly funded training programme in Passivhaus and EnerPHit.<\/p>\n<h3>The skills initiative will ensure a future-proofed workforce that is well-equipped to reduce the carbon footprint of our built environment<\/h3>\n<p>Caitriona Jordan, head of retrofit programmes at CSIC, said: \u201cReskilling and upskilling will be a core element of the construction sector\u2019s transition to zero carbon, and we want to help provide the knowledge and experience workers need to help deliver the wide range of new projects and energy-efficient retrofits required.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new course focuses on the fabric and structure of buildings, including important training on carbon accounting that, although complex, is only going to become more relevant, as well as highlighting alternative homegrown construction materials.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Increased green skills across the sector will help to ensure we have a future-proofed workforce that is well-equipped to reduce the carbon footprint of our built environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>&#8216;The construction sector will play a critical role as we transition to become a net-zero economy&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Elaine Ellis, skills planning manager for construction at Skills Development Scotland also commented: \u201cThe construction sector will play a critical role as we transition to become a net-zero economy. This programme will provide practical tools and knowledge to help the construction sector to upskill and adapt their practices to meet the needs of net-zero.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We look forward to working with CSIC as this programme is developed and delivered.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has announced the expansion of its green construction skills initiative, with the launch of a second free-to-attend programme focused on the fabric and structure of sustainable buildings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[430,93645,592,465],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-107663","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-hr-skills-news","7":"tag-energy-efficiency","8":"tag-net-zero","9":"tag-skills","10":"tag-sustainable-construction"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CSIC provide funding for green construction skills initiative<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CSIC has announced the expansion of its green construction skills initiative with a programme focused on the fabric and structure of sustainable buildings\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/csic-launches-green-construction-skills-initiative\/107663\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CSIC provide funding for green construction skills initiative\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) has announced the expansion of its construction skills initiative, with the launch of a second free-to-attend programme focused on the fabric and structure of sustainable buildings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/csic-launches-green-construction-skills-initiative\/107663\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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