THE PRINCE S TRUST AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR IMPROVING YOUR COMMUNITY, IMPROVING YOUR WORKFORCE

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1 THE PRINCE S TRUST AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT SECTOR IMPROVING YOUR COMMUNITY, IMPROVING YOUR WORKFORCE

2 KEY TOPICS Issues facing the Built Environment Sector The Prince s Trust What do we do and how we support the CCS Code of Practice Our Social Value offer How to Get Involved Q&A

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4 ISSUES FACING EMPLOYERS IN THE SECTOR An ageing workforce and skills shortage within the Built Environment sector Lack of diversity 21% identified finding suitably skilled staff as their key business challenge. Industry needs 120,000 new apprentices over the next five years with the Apprenticeship Levy impacting all major employers Retention on many programmes is poor, especially among apprenticeships. *CITB Employer Survey 2014 and 2015 *Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

5 ISSUES FACING YOUNG PEOPLE 46% of young people agreed that the construction industry is important for the UK economy yet the majority haven t searched for a job in this sector, favouring retail (45%), hospitality, travel and/ or leisure (22%) and education sectors (18%). 45% agreed that jobs in the sector are mainly targeted towards men. Almost one in five (19%) said the construction sector is not a desirable industry to work in 26% said jobs in the industry are not secure. *YouGov Omnibus

6 THE PRINCE S TRUST We believe that every young person deserves the chance to succeed. Who do we help? We focus on young people who: Are long-term unemployed Left education with few or no formal qualifications Have been in trouble with the law Have grown up in the care system How do we help? The run programmes that encourage young people to take responsibility for themselves helping them build the life they choose rather than the one they ve ended up with.

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8 YOUTH INDEX 2017

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10 Michelle Brown her story

11 THE PRINCE S TRUST OUR WORK AT A GLANCE

12 GET INTO PROGRAMME Is a sector specific employability programme developed with employers for work-ready young people to support them into jobs. HOW IT WORKS Joint, interactive selection process for young people to access the programme two to four-weeks of training including accreditation and work experience celebration event at course end with friends, family and local employers six-months follow-up support after the course finishes We ve delivered: Get Into Construction Get Into Building Maintenance Get Into Carpentry Get Into Highways Maintenance Get Into Joinery Get Into Painting and Decorating Get Into Plumbing Get Into Facilities Management Get Into Welding

13 *LAST YEAR 73% OF YOUNG PEOPLE ACHIEVED POSITIVE OUTCOMES AFTER COMPLETING THE GET INTO PROGRAMME * FROM THOSE 62% WENT INTO FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT

14 SUPPORTING THE CCS CODE OF PRACTICE Protecting the Environment RESPECT THE COMMUNITY Care about Appearance VALUE THEIR WORKFORCE Secure everyone s Safety

15 1. VALUE YOUR WORKFORCE Work with us to run workshops for young people and develop a deeper understanding of challenges in local the communities. Engage your staff in fun fundraising and volunteering opportunities Support workforce diversity by recruiting young people from PT programmes.

16 2. RESPECT THE COMMUNITY Work with our 600 partner schools on our Achieve programme. Help young people with community regeneration projects through our Team programme. Support young entrepreneurs in your community Provide real life work experience to a future generation of construction workers in the local community. Re-invest in local communities through training and employment of the hardest to reach young people. Be part of a sector driven project to improve the prospects of disadvantaged young people, UK society and your sector

17 BENEFITS OF WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE PRINCE S TRUST Get into Programmes: Fund a bespoke opportunity for young people on one of your projects Become a recognised Patron of the Prince s Trust Built Environment Leadership Group (BELG) Enhance tender applications by demonstrating the Social Value you can bring to your projects in partnership with The Prince s Trust. Monitoring and Evaluation: We can provide data on outcomes to show the impact and social value. Corporate Volunteering: Access an advanced range of corporate volunteering opportunities available to our patron partners.

18 OUR SOCIAL VALUE OFFER How we add value to your bids? Collaborate on bids to meet the client s requirements Demonstrate a track record of achieving employment, education and training outcomes on our programmes Establish innovative partnerships to support the local area Produce targeted reports about young people in the area Capitalise on our national reach as well as local expertise and existing partnerships Monitor and evaluate impact throughout the partnership

19 SOCIAL VALUE ACHIEVEMENTS Balfour Beatty are one of our leading partners - we have worked on 11 different tenders such as High Speed 2, Highways England and three city councils. We are also working with two Train Operating Companies (TOCs) and are delivering 10 employability programmes a year across four rail franchises. These partnerships were all established during the tendering process, when we matched our provision with the Department for Transport s social value requirements.

20 TESTIMONIAL Social value is having more and more significance placed on it within tenders. The Prince s Trust adds demonstrable value to our bid submissions and will be a cornerstone of our resourcing approach for apprentices and our social value offer going forward Graham Martin Bid Director, Balfour Beatty Major Projects

21 HOW TO GET INVOLVED?

22 PALACE TO PALACE 2017: Take part in the iconic cycle ride from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle and show your support for young people. It s a fantastic day out and we provide everything you ll need! Join us on SUNDAY 1 st OCTOBER There is still time to sign up for the 45-mile Classic or 90- mile Ultra route.

23 PALACE TO PALACE 2017 We are delighted to announce Chris Froome, OBE the four time winner of Tour de France is supporting this year s Palace to Palace.

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26 QUESTIONS?