For years, the training programs available in the construction industry has been under the process of continued strategic reform. This unique part of the development process has been underway for some time, leading to the creation of the Construction Academy quality marks. This has been created by the Mayor of London’s office to help make sure that accredited skills training can take place in the long-term future.
This will help to show that anyone who has the accredited skills can then take part in working alongside council groups, housing associations and building firms. It would also make them eligible to put bids forward for funding. The aim is quite simple: to help make sure that there is a more universal skills co-ordination per the needs of modern employers. It will also help to make sure that the much-needed construction careers boom that the UK industry needs will take place as time goes on.
The newly approved platform should make it easier for the next generation to improve their general quality of opportunity. Also, it will help to make a universal level of training that can be understood by all. This all comes under the new scheme known as the Mayor’s Construction Academy, and it is going to play a critical role in the long-term development of the industry.
This network of groups will work together, rather than being a physically present body. According to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, this can only be a good thing. The Mayor said:
“I’m committed to building the workforce of the future – and a key part of this is recognising the best skills providers across the city and using them as exemplars from which others can learn.”
A Transformative Change
At the moment, groups like London South East Colleges, Sigma Group operations, MIT Skills and CITB Apprenticeships will be just some of the groups most affected by the change. Also, the likes of West London College, Uxbridge College, Barnet & Southgate College, the Barking & Dagenham College and various others will all undergo this change.
It’s going to help make a transformative adjustment to an industry which has needed it for some time. Speaking on behalf of Southwark Council, Peter John, the construction skills advisory group’ main chair, said:
“London has an incredibly dynamic economy but faces a number of serious challenges – not least ensuring London can tackle its housing crisis through the delivery of more affordable homes. “
“In Southwark we have set up our own Construction Skills Centre with our development partners Lendlease, to help ensure local people in and around Southwark have the skills and right qualifications to meet the increasing demand in this area. With this new strategy, the mayor is outlining the bold steps he will take to create a world-leading skills system and develop the workforce of the future.”
With London undergoing a massive redevelopment program across the city, such major changes are only likely to help unify the experience needed to make more jobs work as originally intended.