{"id":58638,"date":"2019-06-17T12:12:42","date_gmt":"2019-06-17T11:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=58638"},"modified":"2019-06-17T12:14:57","modified_gmt":"2019-06-17T11:14:57","slug":"citb-offsite-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/citb-offsite-construction\/58638\/","title":{"rendered":"CITB invests \u00a31.2m to boost offsite construction skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>CITB has agreed \u00a31.2m funding for two offsite construction projects that will increase the skills capacity for this expanding sector in education, for school leavers and among industry trainers<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">As a result of this investment, industry and education will have free access to a range of standardised, innovative and blended learning materials. Trainers in education and industry will be able to upskill themselves in offsite construction and manufacturing, alongside an outreach programme for secondary schools to show a new generation the career opportunities involved.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">The offsite construction projects are being led by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs-ic.org\/\">Construction Scotland Innovation Centre<\/a> (CSIC), and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.the-mtc.org\/\">Manufacturing Technology Centre<\/a> (MTC).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/KTNUK\/clean-growth-summit-transforming-construction\">Research<\/a> has shown that offsite or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/modular-construction-guide\/44042\/\">modular construction<\/a> can increase productivity and reduce timescales and build costs compared with traditional methods, with nearly half of employers expecting to use offsite techniques within the next five years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">The projects will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/hr-skills-news\/csic-citb-construction-skills\/51560\/\">pioneering a collaborative approach<\/a> involving employers, providers, contractors and leading innovation organisations that will bring new, free, innovative training materials to industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">CSIC will help establish an offsite construction competency framework, while both projects will draw from existing training materials and industry knowledge to create the new content, mapping it to current training and qualifications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">Teaching support and upskilling programmes for offsite trainers will be developed, with sessions taking place across the country to upskill trainers in key offsite roles and functions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">Steve Radley, CITB strategy and policy director, said: \u201cOffsite construction creates a range of exciting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/skills-challenge-in-offsite-manufacture\/49217\/\">new skills needs and opportunities<\/a>, including in assembly, digital technologies and installation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cWe\u2019re looking to build these into training at both entry level and also to enable upskilling within the industry, because getting this right can mean a more multi-skilled, diverse and productive workforce.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">Rohan Bush, CSIC head of public partnerships and future workforce, commented: \u201cIt is time to think differently about construction, because carrying on as we are is simply not an option \u2013 our industry needs to modernise. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11pt; font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif; color: black;\">\u201cOffsite construction can efficiently deliver a high quality, mass-customisable product that is technically advanced, offering social, environmental and economic benefits.\u00a0It can speed up the construction process, lower the impact of adverse weather conditions on projects, and reduce costs while also improving safety. 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