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News Release from: ConstructionSkills | Subject: Sector skills agreement
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Team on 24 March 2005
Sector skills agreement for construction
The construction industry Sector Skills Agreement (SSA), negotiated by ConstructionSkills, will be a key delivery mechanism for the Government's latest Adult Skills White Paper
Best ever opportunity to tackle industry's skills needs The vision of a construction industry that is fully qualified, highly professional and working safely to deliver outstanding value, came one step closer today with the launch of a set of agreements that put employers squarely at the centre of decisions about the funding and delivery of training in construction
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 5 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SSA is a series of agreements between training providers, employers and Government, designed to address the construction industry's current and future skills needs.
The agreements tackle the industry's key challenges and include targets such as increasing the number of young people completing apprenticeships each year from 3,000 to 13,000 per year, and a threefold increase in the number of construction SME's investing in training.
A core element of this is a review of construction training provision, to ensure that funding is geared towards courses that will improve the employability of the students and meet the needs of the construction industry.
Peter Lobban, Chief Executive of ConstructionSkills, said: "The construction industry is ahead of the game when it comes to involving employers in the planning, funding and delivery of training, in order to ensure the industry has the right people with the right skills, in the right place at the right time".
""This will contribute to the success of the Sector Skills Agreement, which formally gives employers a real say in the skills and training needs of the industry, creating the best opportunity we have ever had to tackle construction's future skills needs.
"ConstructionSkills believes that although theory can be gained in classrooms, experience has to come from on-site training and practice".
"This principle is a central focus of the SSA, and must be applied across the industry to ensure we have the skilled workers required to build the schools, hospitals, roads, houses and sporting venues planned for the next 10 years.".
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