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Industry NewsLIFETIME SKILLSConstruction must be made a strategicpriority for life learning, according to theFederation of Master Builders (FMB) whowere responding to the Prime Minister’sspeech outlining an expansion of post-18education and training.Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the FMB, said:“The Government intends for us to ‘build, build,build’ our way to economic recovery, but theconstruction industry is facing a skills shortagewhich is hampering our ability to do so. One inthree builders can’t hire a bricklayer and one infour can’t hire general labourers. TheGovernment is right to invest in furthereducation, but it should focus on the buildingtrades as a priority.”Berry concluded: “The Government’s pledge toreview and reform apprenticeship training isvery encouraging provided it can lead to morelocal builders training more apprentices. Thisshould mean forging stronger links betweenSMEs and colleges so that they have access tothe communication and support that theyneed. Extra funding for colleges needs toinclude ringfenced funds for them to employindustry liaison officers who could act as aconduit between the colleges, students andemployers to help join up the dots.”Steve Radley, CITB Policy Director, said: “Morefunding and training flexibility for employersthrough the Lifetime Skills Guaranteeannounced by the Prime Minister is a criticalfirst step to support construction’s recovery.Changing apprenticeship funding rules torecognise prior learning and allowing largeemployers to spend surplus ApprenticeshipLevy funds in bulk will be vital to ensure theapprenticeship programme can more flexiblyrespond to industry’s skills needs. This issomething that CITB and the CLC has engagedwith Government in the Roadmap to Recoveryplan, and I am delighted that the Governmenthas listened.”More news, updates and interviews at www.total-contractor.co.ukSECTOR RISES TO LRWA’S VIRTUAL EVENTThe Liquid Roofing and WaterproofingAssociation (LRWA) has revealed the winnersof its Virtual Dragon Team Challenge – anevent which has raised thousands for mentalhealth charity, Mates in Mind.Teams of up to 11 people from across theindustry were challenged to walk, run, cycle orswim as far as they could in 30 minutes. Bonuskilometres were available for the photo of theactivity in the most original place and the teamwith the highest fundraising.The winners were awarded based on the totalkilometres achieved between 10th and 30thAugust 2020. A total of 66 participants across sixteams took part and collectively travelled 377kilometres within the three weeks.The gold medal was awarded to ‘WestwoodWarriors’ (Westwood Liquid Technologies). Thesilver medal went to ‘Proteus Spartans’ (ProteusWaterproofing) and bronze to ‘Enter the Dragon’(Polyroof).Other teams to take part were ‘Moy Magic’ (Moy),the ‘Decothane Dragons’ (Sika Liquid Plastics)and the ‘LRWA Legends’ (LRWA).The team that raised the most money for Mates inMind was ‘Enter the Dragon’, which was awarded10 bonus kilometres for donating £1,010. ProteusSpartans achieved the bonus kilometres for themost original photo, which was taken by JamieHolden (pictured) who completed his run outsideBuckingham Palace.To date, the challenge has raised more than£3,000 for Mates in Mind and it will be donated toits Covid-19 Relief Fund, which will help supportcrucial mental health programmes during thecrisis.Sarah Spink, CEO of the LRWA, said: “The VirtualDragon Team Challenge was launched as analternative to our Dragon Boat Regatta 2020,which sadly had to be cancelled because of thepandemic. Rather than waiting until next year, weAbove top: The WestWood Warriors (WestWood LiquidTechnologies) won the Gold Medal. Above: Proteus Spartansreceived the bonus kilometres for the most original photo,which was taken by Jamie Holden who completed his runoutside Buckingham Palace.wanted to find a way to bring people togethervirtually and show our support for Mates in Mindduring the Covid-19 crisis.“People have gone to a lot of effort to get involvedand many participants took the opportunity togain extra kilometres by taking selfies at originallocations. In addition to the photo outsideBuckingham Palace, we have seen pictures of LSLowry’s house, the Severn Bridge and DunluceCastle in northern Ireland to name just a few.“We’d like to congratulate the Westwood Warriorsfor a great performance and thank everyone whotook part and made this event such a success.It’s proved a great way to get people talking,sharing their photos, and raising a significantamount of money for a very worthwhile cause.”12 TC OCTOBER 2020
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