Construct Croydon: Improving Pathways for Women and LTU seeking construction employment (Pathways into Construction)

Funding theme:

Careers

Funding topic:

Careers and recruitment

Project lead:

London Borough of Croydon

Partners:

Vinci Construction; Willmott Dixon; Neilcott; Brick by Brick; MRS Scaffolding; Mulalley; Croydon College; JCP; TRP; Zip into work; Sutton and District Training; Women into Construction; Develop Croydon; Croydon Works

Location:

Greater London

Amount awarded:

£391,354

Year:

2019

Sector:

Specialist

Project summary:

LBC will adopt a coordinated approach to up-scaling its existing services and extend the offering of this for a construction sector specific pathway to engage more women and long term unemployed into the Croydon construction sector.

It adopts a regional approach to extend its services and will also support construction employers to get better at recruiting from these hard to reach talent pools.

Expected output:

120 women engagers
45 women enter & complete training - employability & site readiness
40 women to benefit from 'Steps to Work' - including work experience, CV support
30 women progress into sustained employment
450 LTUs engaged
150 LTUs enter & complete training
70 LTUs to benefit from 'Steps to Work'
70 LTUs enter sustained employment
20 employers engaged & 7 to sign up to Croydon Good Employer Charter
20 Peer to Peer learning events for employers
7 case studies produced
Final Project Report

Start Date:

06 Aug 2019

Planned end date:

31 Aug 2022

End of project summary

The project had funding withdrawn in May 2020 as a result of the strategic changes from CITB's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, materials attached reflect this.

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