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THINK Build!
Preparing young people for career success in the construction industry
About Career Ready• UK-wide charity linking over 200 schools and colleges
with employers to help prepare young people for the world of work.
• Established in 2002, nearly 12,000 young people aged 16-19 have been through our programme.
• Flexible interventions delivered by employer volunteers and based on four pillars - masterclasses, mentoring, workplace visits and work placements.
• 97% of our students go on to a positive destination: work, work-based training or further education.
Why are we so successful?• We meet business needs
• We meet school needs
• We change the lives of young people
Image, skills and capabilities
Construction will need to find almost 224,000 new recruits between 2016 and 2019
HM Gov: Construction 2025
Social background creates a “glass floor” that makes it harder for disadvantaged kids to succeed: Less able, better-off kids are 35% more likely to become high earners than bright poor kids.
Source: London School of Economics (2015) for the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission
The construction industry faces significant skills shortages, with almost one fifth of all vacancies classified as hard to fill.Source: UK Employer Skills Survey (UKCES, 2011)
Urgent need to create equal opportunity across the school system, to overcome negative stereotypes and rebalance the
demand and supply for talent
Simply hard-hats and hi-vis? Fundamental change is required in how the construction industry is perceived by young people
“I had never thought of doing an engineering course until I went on a construction site.”Caitlin Sillitoe, BAM apprentice quantity surveyor
Bridging the talent gap
Students Employers
Schools
• Nurture aspiration and ambition• Unlock potential• Create clear career paths• Exposure to positive role models• Drive academic performance• Develop skills and attitudes for work• Gain exciting, life-changing opportunities and real-life work experiences
• Connect talented, motivated students with potential employers
• Develop a strong recruitment talent pipeline• Integrate into the CSR agenda• Engage with local schools• Professional development for staff• Rewarding volunteering opportunities
• Robust whole school framework for careers and employability• Successful model for business partnership• Personalised and sector-specific careers support for young people• Sustainable links to local jobs market through employer volunteers
Working at the heart of the UK education system
THINK Build…Building blocks for career success:• Establish 10 construction clusters
across England between September 2016 and June 2019, starting in Manchester, Birmingham, north west London
• Reach 570 young people in 30 schools and colleges over three years
• Collaborative working between charity, education and construction sectors
Critical success factors:• Funding from the industry to
raise £336,000 to set-up and run the programme
• A ready supply of employee volunteers, student summer work placements and student workplace visits from industry partners
• Career Ready’s experience and expertise in school-employer engagement
…Opening up young, talented minds to a range of careers within construction and the built environment
Benefits and impact• An effective and sustainable sector-led initiative that will fill
the talent gap– An improved image of, and greater awareness among young people,
schools and colleges, of job opportunities and career paths in construction and the built environment
– Access to a unique talent pool to feed into apprenticeship and school leaver programmes
• Increased workforce diversity
• Enhanced brand awareness
• Employer of choice showcasing within the local community
• Insight into the career decision making process of young people
“The internship was a massive milestone and completely changed my career path.”
Caitlin Sillitoe, Fazakerley High School and BAM Construction
Summary and next stepsA sector-led initiative that will improve the industry’s
image and attract young peopleNational roll-out across 10 regions, reaching 570
young people by June 2019
