Understanding the recruitment and selection of new staff in construction

Duration

7 guided learning hours

Purpose/scope

The purpose of this standard is to enable the delegate to develop knowledge and understanding of recruitment and induction as required by practising or potential site supervisors, managers or leaders.

Scope:

• identifying shortfalls in employees, their knowledge, skills, and competence
• the recruitment and selection process

Occupational relevance

Training delivered against this standard would be relevant to the following occupational groups: supervision, management and leadership.

Delegates pre-requisites

There are no delegate pre-requisites as part of this standard.

Instruction/ supervision

As a minimum, course trainers must be able to demonstrate that, in relation to this standard, they have:

• an award in education and training (or equivalent, as per requirements for approved training organisations)
• successfully completed training to this standard (within the last 3 years)
• at least 3 years relevant industrial experience
• a verifiable CV
• knowledge of ILM VRQ learning and assessment processes (desirable)

Delivery

Delivery must be in an off the job environment.

All materials and equipment must be of a suitable quality and quantity for delegates to achieve learning outcomes and must comply with relevant legislation.

The class size and delegate/trainer ratio must allow training to be delivered in a safe manner and enable delegates to achieve the learning outcomes. Number of delegates not to exceed 20 per trainer.

The following delivery methods may be used in the delivery of this standard: face to face; virtual.

This standard is considered to contain 51% or more theoretical learning.

This standard is considered to be set at an intermediate level.

Assessment

For the successful completion of training, delegates must complete an end of course assessment that measures all learning outcomes and meets the pass criteria for each.

The method of formal assessment considered appropriate for training delivered against this standard is by a paper of 9 questions based on one question per assessment criteria point within the learning outcomes with a bank of 2 sets of question papers. Delegates must achieve 75% correct answers to pass. For the avoidance of doubt there must be model answers for consistency.

Where assessment criteria require delegates to “evaluate”, this should be assessed by including scenario-based exercises where the delegate must demonstrate competence of the assessment criteria.

Quality assurance

Assured

Quality assurance against this standard will require initial approval of the training organisation and their content mapped to the standard.

CITB will also conduct an approval intervention, either desk-based or centre visit, to ensure the training organisation can meet the requirements of the training standard.

Approved training organisations (ATOs) will be required to present information on records of training and assessment upon request to CITB for desk-based analysis. They will also be visited annually by the CITB quality assurance team.

Renewal

There are no mandatory renewal or recommended refresher requirements for this standard.

Classification

Lifetime (Please note standards using this classification will only be grant aided once per delegate)

Review cycle

On request or 5 years from approval date.

Learning outcomes

The delegate will be able to:

1. assess team capability against programmed productivity, and identify shortfalls in number of employees, and their knowledge, skills and competence
   • Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:
     • describe how to review work requirements in your area of responsibility
     • describe and evaluate the options for addressing shortfalls in employees, their knowledge, skills and competence
     • describe the methods for producing and reviewing job descriptions and role profiles
       
       
2. identify an effective recruitment and selection process in accordance with organisational procedures for the required roles
   • Assessment of this learning outcome must cover the delegates ability to:
     • evaluate different methods of recruitment and describe the associated advantages and disadvantages
     • explain criteria for assessing and selecting applicants in a fair and inclusive way
     • explain the organisational process for interviewing applicants
     • describe the methods of informing applicants about the progress of their applications and how to provide feedback for unsuccessful applicants
     • evaluate different methods of selection and describe the associated advantages and disadvantages
     • explain how the recruitment and selection process could be evaluated

Additional information about this standard

This training standard is derived from the National Occupational Standard INSML020 and through further industry consultation.

It is recommended that this training standard is delivered in conjunction with Understanding the induction and onboarding of new staff in construction.