CEIAG Monthly Message Toolkit – March 2016

Construction

Introduction:

As you are aware we are developing a series of communication messages each month and we will send you a Toolkit like this one containing a Word document and a PowerPoint presentation with seven slides.

The Word document will provide you with additional information to support the monthly message for you to use on social media (e.g. Face Book and Twitter), in newsletters, and other channels to reach your pupils, parents or carers.

The PowerPoint presentation will contain seven slides covering:

1.  Introduction slide

2.  Manchester’s growth sectors overview

3.  Skills – What skills do employers want?

4.  Theme / Sector – What the theme/sector is and LMI/scale

5.  Theme / Sector – A young person’s case study in the sector/of the theme

6.  Theme / Sector – An inspirational message

7.  Contact – what next?

We aim to gather feedback at the CEIAG network meetings so please promote the messages so we are able to gather your thoughts on how effective you think the messages have been.

March theme / sector is Construction:

The level of physical development taking place is Manchester is back to pre-recession levels[1]. The North West is benefitting from huge investment in Office, Hotel & Leisure, Residential and Education & Research Facilities with pipeline analysis indicating an estimated £30 billion of expected output between 2015 and 2018.[2]

The Construction and Built Environment is a Growth Sector and there is evidence of a skills shortage facing the industry. The North West region is predicted to see an annual average growth rate of 2.6% in total construction output between 2016 and 2020 and 6,650 construction jobs expected to be created every year in the region for the next five years[3].

With the Construction sector being one of the fastest growing industries in Manchester there are a diverse range of jobs opportunities available from Design, Architecture and Project Management to more typical construction trades such as Plumber, Joiner and Electrician.

Did you know?

Below, we describe the key developments in the Greater Manchester City Region:

Regional Centre Developments / Manchester Developments / GM Developments
Spinningfields & St John’s – Spinningfields is the largest centre for business, financial & professional services outside London & the South East and is Grade A office space in high demand.
St John’s Quarter (on the site of the former Granada Studios) will comprise a mixed use redevelopment including three hotels, the Factory theatre & 2,500 apartments. / Airport City Enterprise Zone – Up to 7,000 new jobs in Business Services, Logistics, Advanced Manufacturing, Hotels & Retail. Key development sites including Airport City North, Medipark & Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Airport City South, Wythenshawe Town Centre & Atlas Business Park. / Port Salford – UK’s first tri-modal (road, rail, short-sea shipping) inland port facility. 150 acres & up to 1.5 million sq ft of potential floorspace.
The Corridor – Health, Education, Science, Research & Development hub including world class universities, a hospital, National Graphene Institute, Manchester Science Park and Citylabs. / Manchester Place & Manchester Life – £1 billion of investment in 6,000 new homes. Full range of construction & end use opportunities including apprenticeships & local supply chain. / Salford Quays – Major centre for business, financial & professional services. MediaCityUK is home to over 200 businesses including BBC, ITV, SIS & BUPA.
NOMA – Mixed use development delivering over 4 million sq ft of new & refurbished office space, 15,000 jobs, 1 million sq ft of residential living, 400,000 sq ft of leisure & retail units including a hotel. Particular focus on local labour & apprenticeships within the construction phase. / Etihad Campus – Investment prospectus being created to promote commercial opportunities. / Trafford Park – Home to over 1,300 businesses employing over 35,000 people. New Metrolink line to be opened in 2019/20.
First Street – First Street North includes HOME, a 210 bed 4* hotel, multi-storey car park, Vita residential development & One First St. The overall development can accommodate at least 240,000 sq m of new commercial space over 11,000 jobs / Strangeways – Resurgent fashion design and manufacturing. Former Boddingtons Brewery SRF which will incorporate a 50/50 residential & commercial split. / Logistics North – 4 million sq ft of floorspace across 250 acres at Junction 4 of the M61. Anchored by Aldi distribution centre which will create 400 jobs.
Civic Quarter – Major new Grade A office developments in St Peter’s Square developments will total over 600,000 sq ft. A new Metrolink tram station is also under construction. / Transport Infrastructure – Significant investment including the Metrolink Second City Crossing, Northern Hub rail improvements, Bus Priority Package and future High Speed Rail 2 station at Piccadilly. / Kingsway Business Park – 420 acre site for companies involved in fast moving consumer goods & distribution. Located just off the M62 and served by a Metrolink tram stop which takes 12 minutes from the city centre.

Education and Skills for Construction

The supply of people with the right skills is one of the issues affecting the industry, with many larger construction companies raising concerns about the supply of skills, particularly higher level skills such as Project Managers.

To take advantage of a career in the Construction industry, young people need STEM qualifications and skills at a high level to access many of the career opportunities in this sector.

Signposting for Construction

The following are websites where you can find further information about careers generally and labour market information:

Go Construct - https://www.goconstruct.org

Go Construct is an industry-wide initiative that aims to attract, inform and retain a talented workforce for the Construction & Built Environment sector. It hold a wealth of information about the type of jobs, qualifications and includes case studies.

National Careers Service - https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk

The National Careers Service website provides careers advice and information on a wide range of jobs, training courses etc.

Balfour Beatty - www.balfourbeatty.co.uk

Career Point - http://careerpoint-gm.co.uk/

Career Point is a virtual environment for career information, advice and guidance, labour market information etc.

Construction Industry Training Board - http://www.citb.co.uk/careers-in-construction/

CITB works with all construction companies and supports training and development in the industry.

School for the Built Environment - http://www.salford.ac.uk/built-environment

Professionally accredited and life-long learning, School of the Built Environment, provide information and research including training opportunities.

[1] Deloitte 2016 Crane Survey - 2,982 residential units under construction.

[2] Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Northwest Construction Pipeline Analysis 2015.

[3] CITB Skills INDUSTRY INSIGHTS - Construction Skills Network – North West Forecasts 2016–2020.