21 October 2015,
09:00-18:00
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CIHT Skills Summit 2015 - Developing the Workforce of the Future
The CIHT Skills Summit 2015 took place on 21st October in London.
The Summit programme commenced at 09:00 and closed at 15:30.
The focus was on the latest developments regarding apprenticeships, diversity and skills needs in the Highways & Transportation sector.
To view the CIHT Skills Summit Programme, please download the below pdf file:
Venue: 15Hatfields, Chadwick Court, London, SE1 8DJ
The Ministerial Address was provided by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Transport.
Topics: Delegates heard from the Skills Funding Agency, Infrastructure UK, Connect Plus Services, HS2, Mouchel, Highways England and the Construction Industry Council on a range of topics including apprenticeship developments and funding, the National Infrastructure Plan for Skills, attracting young people into highways & transportation, and future skills needs in the industry. CIHT also launched the Diversity and Inclusion toolkit for employers which can be found online by clicking here.
CIHT is working on a careers pack which is under development and this is due to be launched in the New Year.
Spencer Palmer, CIHT Membership & Skills Board Chair and Trustee chaired the Summit and Sue Sharland, CIHT President, talked about the Institution’s skills vision for the future.
The Skills Summit was well attended by a cross section of companies and included senior Highways & Transportation practitioners, HR and Training managers and Academic staff leading Transportation Masters programmes.
The Summit was an 'invite only' event.
Further information: To find out more about CIHT's 10 point action plan for improving skills in the highways and transportation sector which was launched at the 2014 Skills Summit please
click here.
Enquiries:
E:
carole.haynes@ciht.org.uk
T: 020 7336 1575
Sponsor:
Mouchel Consulting, part of Kier Group plc, is an infrastructure engineering and environment consultancy business working primarily in the highways & transportation, water, environment, maritime, renewable energy and property sectors. Its helps provide economic regeneration and more sustainable environments where communities can thrive.
Its spectrum of services covers the full lifecycle of our essential infrastructure from policy development through business case, economic and investment analysis; feasibility and pre-planning; detailed design; construction supervision; operation and maintenance; decommissioning; and performance monitoring.
The majority of Mouchel’s work is delivered within the UK and the Republic of Ireland, the Middle East and Australasia. The company through its network of offices throughout these countries employs 2,500 apprentices, graduates, engineers and consultants and has in place a structured and comprehensive learning and development programme for all staff.
