The pandemic is now behind us we hope and we are delighted to be able to announce that we are back! Many of you will be aware that we haven’t been away at all, rather we changed our focus to bespoke courses where HSW could be controlled better to protect our clients and ourselves. We also developed our mentoring services substantially over the last few years, and we were inundated with design consultancy work.
There are plenty of stories to share from the last couple of years, so watch out for some of them in the next issue of our newsletter which is coming shortly. Our programme of courses for the rest of 2022 is downloadable from here too, so feel free to browse it and enquire about making bookings. Looking ahead, the course calendar for 2023 is being finalised too in time for many of you to plan your training out for the new year.
We look forward to seeing you all again!
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CONSTRUCTION SKILLS SHORTAGE – MORE TRAINING NEEDED
We would say more training is needed wouldn’t we? Well we have turned business away and advised people that a particular course is not the best option for them, as we believe in providing good advice and support. However we wanted to draw your attention to an article today (12 May 2017) in Development Finance Today that reports a growing issue in the construction industry. The article can be found in full here, with key excerpts reproduced below:
“The increases in workload are contrasted with a skills shortage, as 53% of respondents stated that a shortage of skilled labour is a key impediment to growth, up from 50% in the previous quarter….
….Improved education pathways and training could be the most effective policy response to alleviate labour supply pressures, with 59% agreeing with this idea, while 31% of contributors felt direct government subsidisation of training would be the most effective solution.”
We hope this provides you with some food for thought. If you wish to discuss how we could help you address your skill development needs then just call Andy Goodwin on 01246 807808 on a free no-obligation basis. Options available include a SWOT analysis of the skills you already have, provision of appropriate training, and / or mentoring and coaching support to staff to help them develop more effectively. We look forward to hearing from you.
DELAY AND DISRUPTION PROTOCOL
Though we all hope to avoid delays and disruptions on our construction projects, when they do occur it is best to have a clear approach set out to help resolve matters. That is why we thought it would be useful to bring to our visitors attention that a second edition of the delay and disruption protocol has been issued by the Society of Construction Law in February 2017. It is intended to be used to determine extensions of time and compensation for delay and disruption, and recognises that transparency of information and methodology is central to both dispute prevention and dispute resolution.
If you wish to download a copy of the protocol (for free) follow this link to the Society’s web pages. Graduates pursuing qualification with the ICE may find this useful to peruse too as part of their general preparation for their professional review.
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ‘EMMA’ WINNERS!
We were pleased to be one of many who attended the very successful ICE East Midlands Merit Awards Gala Dinner on Friday 6 June in Nottingham. Our congratulations go to all EMMA winners, who can be found listed here.
Our Andy Goodwin attended as chair of the ICE North Nottinghamshire North Derbyshire Branch of the ICE, together with fellow Director Julie Goodwin, and they wish to thank all for an excellent evening.
