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<p>(a) Officials within DfT are working closely with their opposite numbers in DfE
regarding NCATI. DfT are active members of the Steering Group overseeing the Structure
and Prospects Appraisal (SPA) being led by DfE’s Further Education Commissioner to
ensure its future model is sustainable and delivers on DfT Policy objectives.</p><p>
</p><p>(b) HS2 Ltd and its supply chain continue to work with Further Education Colleges
on a number of employer and college-led initiatives and programmes. The table below
summarises the main activities:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Name of college</p></td><td><p>Initiative</p></td><td><p>Additional
Information</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire College Group (Aylesbury, High
Wycombe & Amersham)</p></td><td><p>CITB Construction Skills Fund</p></td><td><p>EIffage-Kier,
Main Works Contractor, bid for and won CITB funded training through a number of training
providers including Buckinghamshire College Group from May 2019 -present. Benefitted
180 individuals to date: of those, 153 completed Entry into Construction programme,
15 completed qualifications in both Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
(IEMA) & Institute of Occupational Safety & Health (IOSH), plus a further
8 in IEMA and 4 in IOSH.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Buckinghamshire College Group</p></td><td><p>Careers
Fairs</p></td><td><p>Eiffage-Kier and Align, Main Works Contractors, attended careers
fairs to talk about career opportunities with young people between Feb 2018 – May
2019</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Derby College</p></td><td><p>Professional Construction
Employers’ Group / T-Level Taskforce</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd has been a member of the
Professional Construction Employers’ Group since September 2019, and on the T-Level
Taskforce since its inception in December 2019 to assist in development of the T level
in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Ealing, Hammersmith
and West London College</p></td><td><p>Mayor’s Construction Academy</p></td><td><p>The
Mayor’s Construction Academy (MCA) is a London Mayoral initiative to deliver the skilled
workforce needed to support London’s housing and infrastructure needs. Ealing, Hammersmith
and West London run one of the MCA Hubs that is responsible for co-ordinating the
provision of relevant training. HS2 Ltd, Skanska Costain Strabag (SCS Railways), Balfour
Beatty Vinci Systra (BBVS) and Align sit on the Employer and Partnership Boards of
this MCA Hub to ensure that the training that is delivered and co-ordinated meets
HS2’s needs as far as possible.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Harrow College and Uxbridge
College</p></td><td><p>Institute of Technology</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, BBVS and Align
sit on the Employer Advisory Board for the Institute of Technology delivered by Harrow
College and Uxbridge College, in partnership with Brunel University. This has included
supporting a number of activities including an apprenticeship fair and speed networking
event at Uxbridge College as part of National Apprenticeship Week in February 2020.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newham
College</p></td><td><p>Strategic partnership with the National College for Advanced
Transport and Infrastructure</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, Costain Skanska, SCS Railways,
Mace Dragados, BBVS and Align are in active discussions about how we can support Newham
College, linked to their strategic partnership with the National College for Advanced
Transport and Infrastructure. This includes the potential for specifically supporting
the Institute of Technology they run in partnership with Queen Mary University. Other
activities have been supported by HS2, such as an apprenticeship fair held at Newham
College’s Stratford campus as part of National Apprenticeship Week in February 2020.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northampton
College</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd, Eiffage-Kier, and Flannery Plant
Hire (Tier 2 supplier) have worked collaboratively with Northampton College and there
are plans to expand on this work in the future (e.g. virtual careers events)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Solihull
Council</p></td><td><p>Careers & Apprenticeship Fair</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd promoted
our apprenticeship and graduate opportunities at the Solihull College 2020 Careers
& Apprenticeship Fair in March.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South & City College,
Birmingham</p></td><td><p>Women into Construction Project</p></td><td><p>South &
City College delivered the 2-week employability training element of the Women into
Construction project in May 2019. Following the 2 weeks employability training, participants
then completed a 4-week work placement on the HS2 programme. The project trained a
total of 16 women that were previously not in employment. 8 women (50%) progressed
into employment or further accredited training. The majority of the employment offers
were within the HS2 supply chain.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall College</p></td><td><p>Walsall
Expo</p></td><td><p>HS2 Ltd joined our Tier 1 Main Works Civils Contractor Balfour
Beatty Vinci (BBV) at the Walsall Expo in March 2020. Walsall Expo is held at Walsall
College and organised by Walsall Works which is funded by Walsall Council to support
local people to find jobs, apprenticeships and access training, while also supporting
local businesses that are looking to expand and invest in their future workforce.
We were able to promote a number of live opportunities including our apprenticeship
and graduate opportunities. BBV were also able to promote their Materials Testing
opportunities as well as other live vacancies. In total approximately 1,700 jobseekers
attended the event.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Walsall College</p></td><td><p>T Levels</p></td><td><p>Balfour
Beatty Vinci, Main Works Contractor, is working with Walsall College to deliver their
first T level in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Warwickshire
College Group</p></td><td><p>Rail and Construction Industry Day</p></td><td><p>HS2
Ltd, Main Works Civils Contractors Balfour Beatty Vinci & Eiffage-Kier along with
Enabling Works contractors Laing Murphy & Fusion attended the Warwickshire College
Group Rail and Construction Industry day in March 2019. We provided information to
college students on careers in the sector along with running workshops on Building
Information modelling (BIM)</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p>
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