All 好色先生TV articles in CITB Supplement 2004
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FeaturesA sure way in
Construction apprenticeships are as popular as ever with young people, but employers are less enthusiastic about the costs involved. So what can be done to give young people a secure path into the industry?
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A mature influence
Stories of posh plumbers 鈥� city bankers who swap pinstripes for overalls 鈥� may be exaggerated, but it is true that an increasing number of people in other professions want to learn construction skills. So how can the industry meet their training needs?
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FeaturesThe ideal partner
John Rackstraw, chief executive of Pearce Group and a devotee of the Egan message, explains how he鈥檚 putting the principles of partnering and integrated supply chains into action
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Our golden opportunity
Over the past five months 好色先生TV has run the Action for Skills series, with ConstructionSkills, to kick-start a debate about training and the new sector skills agreement. Now, to round off the series, this supplement 鈥� a constructor鈥檚 manual, if you will 鈥� offers an overview of training needs ...
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FeaturesCr猫me de la cr猫me
A degree and a pile of debt 鈥� the net result after several years of hard study and student nights out. But how prepared are graduates for the tough world of work and the particular demands of construction?
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FeaturesWhere credit鈥檚 due
Talent, skill and hard work characterise most of construction鈥檚 2 million workers, yet in the past the industry has not formerly recognised their contributions or helped individuals develop their careers. Now companies are waking up to the value of staff and are investing in lifelong training
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FeaturesA collective task: training for local people
Whitefriars Housing Group is a collective of three housing firms that formed in September 2000 to manage more than 19,000 former Coventry council homes.
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A better deal for migrants
Foreign workers play a vital role in construction, and to protect them from exploitation more needs to be done to regulate pay and conditions as well as improve health and safety training
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CommentThe path ahead
Having been involved in the construction industry in various capacities since 1965, I find it hard to recall a time when there have been greater opportunities for the sector.
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FeaturesStep 3: integrate the supply - We鈥檙e only as strong as our weakest link 鈥�
Construction鈥檚 worst flaw is said to be its supply chain, which is why so much work is going into improving relationships between suppliers, contractors and clients. Here are some examples of joined-up thinking
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FeaturesStep 2: equip the workforce - A matter of life and death
Construction sites are always going to be dangerous places to work 鈥� despite efforts to improve health and safety attitudes. Here鈥檚 how government, unions and contractors are trying to minimise accidents
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Appendix 2: the government鈥檚 role - Friends in high places
Public spending is on the increase 鈥� which means construction and government need each other more than ever before. Here鈥檚 how the two of them are coming to a mutual understanding 鈥�
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FeaturesStep 1: educate the people - Young hearts and minds
Can a child of seven appreciate great buildings? Will a 15-year-old see the career opportunities construction has to offer? Well yes, but only if construction firms go to schools and actually talk to young people
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Appendix 1: regional skills roundup - A nationwide skills hunt
Employers across the country complain of a skills shortage, but has it hit some regions more than others? And could we be experiencing the effects of a North-South divide? Some researchers intend to find out 鈥�