A case study, along with research resources, exploring a project that aimed to bring together training providers and employers to revisit the current construction curriculum and develop it further to meet the specific skills needs and gaps of local employers.
The project ran 2-3 hour ‘masterclasses’ to facilitate discussions between the employers and training providers and initiate working relationships with a view to ensuring that local employers feed into the development of appropriate curriculum. In addition, employers and training providers were expected to work together to offer job shadowing opportunities for training provider staff and look at how they can work with schools and colleges to raise the profile of construction career opportunities.
The study found the early masterclasses contained a number of activities which would benefit learners and which employers were keen to offer. These included: Work experience opportunities, site visits, linking to local schools, local courses, developing employer / training provider relationships in order to work collaboratively on curriculum development, and to contribute to outstanding teaching, learning and assessment, and working collaboratively to set up local provision for curriculum development.
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