CIC Cascade

28 January 2008

1. Construction Industry Council Chief Awarded OBE
2. CIC Achievements Report now available
3. ConstructionSkills’ new industry priorities
4. ConstructionSkills’ 2008 Open Meeting
5. Events

1. Construction Industry Council Chief Awarded OBE

Graham Watts, Chief Executive of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), is to receive an OBE in the New Year Honours list for his services to Construction. He said he was “surprised and delighted” at the news and "hopes that it is seen as a tribute to the multidisciplinary work of the Council as a whole". 

Graham has been Chief Executive of CIC since 1991 and is also currently the Secretary of the Strategic Forum for Construction's Olympic and Integration Task Forces, both of which are hosted by CIC, and a Board member of ConstructionSkills and Council member of Constructing Excellence.  Additionally he is a Visiting Professor at the University of Northumbria, an Honorary Fellow of the RIBA, CIBSE, the ABE and the Faculty of Building and an Honorary Member of the RICS and CIAT. He was awarded the President’s Medal of the CIOB in 2000 and the Peter Stone Award in 1996.

Graham is also the Performance Director for the British Fencing Team and has been appointed as Fencing's Team Manager for the 2008 Olympic Games and, in his spare time, he enjoys writing about dance.

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2. CIC Achievements Report now available

The Construction Industry Council Achievements Report which summarises some of the key achievements that CIC have accomplished over the past year is now available to download here.

For a hard copy of the Achievements document please email Tamara Dale tdale@cic.org.uk

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3. ConstructionSkills’ new industry priorities

The Sector Skills Agreement for Construction has undergone a review to ensure its priorities meet current and future industry needs.

The review comes three years since ConstructionSkills was one of the first Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) to develop a Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) to address key skills issues in the industry.

The refreshed key themes and priorities ensure that the needs of the whole construction supply chain are taken into account and link investment in skills with overall business improvement. 

The Sector Skills Agreement (SSA) will now address the following:

Recruiting Qualified New Entrants

• Promote diversity in construction and built environment careers
• Increase the overall number of graduate entrants and ensure more construction and built environment graduates join the industry
• Increase opportunities for work experience, on-site practice and apprentice completions

Qualifying the Existing Workforce

• Achieve a fully skilled, qualified and healthy workforce that operates safely
• Assist the effective integration of migrant workers
• Develop flexible training for specialist occupations and for new skills

Supporting Lifelong Learning

• Develop interdisciplinary and team working on projects and via supply chains
• Support the sustainable solutions agenda
• Improve continuous professional development

Developing the Skills Culture and Infrastructure

• Increase the number of employers that invest in training and development
• Improve skills intelligence and influence training to meet demand
• Develop the National Skills Academy for Construction in England
• Implement the Construction Qualifications Strategy to provide skills for the future

Please email amy.anderson@cskills.org for a copy of our ConstructionSkills Business Plan 2008-12 Strategic Overview, which outlines our plans and targets in contributing to the delivery of the SSA.

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4. ConstructionSkills’ 2008 Open Meeting

2007 saw major milestones in the ConstructionSkills’ mission to deliver a fully skilled, safe, productive and professional UK construction workforce.  Major highlights included the start of the National Skills Academy for Construction roll out, with eight sites established and another fifty in the pipeline, the launch of Programme Led Apprenticeships and the increase in Inspire Scholarships to three hundred university students matched with employers.

ConstructionSkills also held its first Open Meeting in 2007 in order to outline our plans for 2008 for delivering the Sector Skills Agreement for construction. ConstructionSkills is preparing a second Open Meeting for April 23 at the Vinopolis, London SE1.

The afternoon event will see key addresses delivered by both ConstructionSkills and industry representatives and will conclude with roundtable discussions to help plan future strategies for the skills and training agenda.  

If you are interested in attending ConstructionSkills’ 2008 Open Meeting please contact amy.anderson@cskills.org
 

James Wates, Deputy Chairman, Wates Group Ltd, Rt Hon Nick Raynsford MP, Chairman, Construction Industry Council and Sir Michael Latham, Chairman of ConstructionSkills at the ConstructionSkills’ 2007 Open Meeting

5. Events

The events page of the CIC website is frequently updated visit the events page for details.

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