Pathways into Construction

Pathways into Construction

Building Pathways in 2019-20 successfully provided a ground-breaking programme of initiatives enabling underrepresented groups of people to enter the construction industry, as part of the CITB’s Pathways into Construction commission.

The programme targeted 5 distinct cohorts (veterans, women, CBE students, long term unemployed and NEETs).

It was delivered mainly across three South London boroughs, including Lewisham, Lambeth and Southwark where we had existing links, with a plan to expand nationally.

Its specific objectives were to:

• To provide excellent pre employment support to individuals from under represented groups that helps prepare and connect them to relevant career and work outcomes
• To facilitate and support individuals’ access to industry-led careers information and advice, skills training, coaching and mentoring, pre-employment support, work experience placements and employment opportunities

Outcomes

• Established a growing network of over 38 Tier 1 and SMEs construction contractors and developers operating across London, including Wates, Sir Robert McAlpine, Kier, Reliable Contractors, VGC group, AE Elkins and others
• Identified 38 industry professionals of which 16 participated in online mentoring training delivered by Building Pathways
• Engaged 252 beneficiaries from across south London, organising and delivering 11 community based construction information events.
• Collaborated with a range of independent training providers, FE colleges, job brokerage schemes and local JCPs to provide our target groups access to employer-led career advice and guidance services, career information events, employability support, work placements and jobs
• Achieved over £730,000 of Social Value (as measured by National TOMS)