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Competence in ConstructionAims and processes
• July 2013 – Government launches Construction 2025 Industrial Strategy
• A number of visions and joint commitments made inc. ‘a clear, standard means of recognising competence’
• 2 actions from action plan include: - identify one card scheme promoted through public
procurement - update on Routes to Competence report (Pye Tait 2011)
• Research project funded by CITB (with HSE co-funding)
• Steering group formed to devise research brief and appoint research organisation – Pye Tait subsequently appointed
Competence in ConstructionResearch Activities
• Pye Tait undertook series of consultation activities with stakeholders/employers/employees which included:
- telephone surveys - workshop - online consultation - direct interviews• Questions asked related to: - industry perception of competence - current processes - components of competence - evidencing and measuring competence - factors that maintaining competency - value of cards/certification schemes
Competence in ConstructionResearch Activities
• Research undertaken on how other sectors of industry define and recognise competence (6 sectors)
• Workshops held March/April 2014 – topics included: - current models of competence - CDM changes and HSE’s vision - work by Strategic Forum Plant Safety Group - conceptualising of competence - role of health and safety in competence - evidencing of competence• Research findings collated and reported in document titled
‘Competence in Construction’ September 2014
Competence in ConstructionHSE Vision 2014
• Competence is a long-term issue • Workforce becoming more qualified• Industry not relying solely on cards• Principal Contractors not insisting that occasional site visitors have a
card • Nationally recognised qualifications being recognised and maintained • Educational and training bodies build on trade skills with skills that
prevent accidents and ill-health;• Card schemes to support nationally-recognised qualifications
Competence in ConstructionResearch Findings
• Divided into 3 key areas: - definition - developing - evidencing• Findings included both individual and organisational
competence• Definition of competency involves primarily SKATE/SEKA - Skills, knowledge, attributes/attitudes, training, experience Definition further incorporates: - ergonomics, environmental, policies and communication
Competence in ConstructionResearch Findings
• Factors for developing competence: - selection - training - assessment - complexity - verification• Evidencing competence includes: - types and methods - cards and certification schemes - renewing and maintaining competence
Competence in ConstructionFramework for Competence
• Report recommends a framework for competence• Why a framework? - hundreds of qualifications/formal courses - thousands of short courses - lack of industry-wide understanding on human factors - supervisor training/development patchy - lack of understanding of inappropriate/invalid
cards/certification - lack of understanding on what cards represent and reliability of
information - 40 card schemes/350 variations means excessive/duplication of
resources to check cards etc.
Competence in ConstructionFramework for Competence
• Principles of the Framework - what constitutes competence - appreciation of human factors (situational, self and risk awareness)
- common standards for card/certification schemes
• Framework Key Elements - Components - Developing - Measuring - Evidencing
Competence in ConstructionCard/Certification Schemes
• The framework should require: - an overarching system to co-ordinate and control the numerous
cards/certification - training/education schemes to integrate H & S and human
factors into competence cards/certification - cards to move towards smart data systems – with data stored
and retrieved by the overarching body - a unifying quality or kite mark - a simplified company registration scheme for domestic-type
work
Competence in ConstructionReport Vision
• For the management of competency, the framework should:
- describe competency, the components, and philosophy for delivery and measurement
- be applicable to all, flexible and non-prescriptive - provide clarity for evidence and, through the overarching body,
a centralised database of card/certification standards• Report has made 8 recommendations: - further fleshing out and agreement on the framework - disseminate and promulgate competence and understanding of
competence components at all levels - appreciation of the role of human factors
Competence in ConstructionReport Vision
• Recommendations (cont’d) - Framework to define effective means for evidencing
competence - Establish a Construction Competency Council - Identify most appropriate structure/organisation/body to run
the council - Establish a Secretariat to progress council decisions - Ensure council consultation to maintain and improve framework
and ensure remains fit-for-purpose
Competence in ConstructionNext Steps
• Referral of recommendations to Construction Delivery Group
• Escalation of recommendations to the Construction Leadership Council for subsequent actions
• Review of report’s recommendations and industry feedback session event scheduled 1 December 2014 (Solihull)
Competence in ConstructionSummary
• What the report has done - examined the meanings and perception of competence - isolated and clarified key constituent components - recognised human factors and H & S knowledge as essential
components needing marbling throughout competency requirements
- recognised the need for clarification and components on competency though a framework
- identified the need for a body to oversee and maintain the framework, and provide benchmarks for cards/certification