CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH 

Targeted support for excluded young people who are NEET

Contribution to core costs in Cost of Living crisis

Funding will be used to continue supporting hard to reach young people into careers in construction and the built environment. Targeted support will include employer-led engagement in schools bespoke ....more

Funding will be used to continue supporting hard to reach young people into careers in construction and the built environment. Targeted support will include employer-led engagement in schools bespoke action plans and work experience visits.

The ultimate aim of this project is significant systems change and thought leadership. The intention is to create replicable youth-led strategies for CYT and industry employers that tackle hidden and ....more

The ultimate aim of this project is significant systems change and thought leadership. The intention is to create replicable youth-led strategies for CYT and industry employers that tackle hidden and unintended barriers that prevent disadvantaged young people from diverse backgrounds entering and succeeding in C&BE careers. The focus of the project will be Key Stage 5 school leavers (i.e. A-level/college) seeking apprenticeships. Success would be an increase in the number of young people from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds who secure high-level professional apprenticeships and jobs across the sector on leaving school. We aim to achieve this by proactively seeking and listening to the views of young people and then using their voices/lived experience to develop & test new approaches working in partnership with employer partners like Wates. We specifically aim to influence all 3 areas of a typical talent strategy: Attract & Inspire: We already facilitate a significant programme of employer engagement in schools. We will use this existing programme to analyse feedback from young people (both directly and through our existing evaluations) to develop and test exciting new approaches to inspiring young people about C&BE careers. Recruit Diverse Young Talent: We will work with committed employer partners like Wates who are willing to test out new recruitment approaches, influenced by the feedback from young people on hidden barriers, for their September 2024 recruitment drive (e.g. guaranteeing a bespoke assessment centre for programme beneficiaries). As well as our London cohorts, young people on our Kent programmes can inform the programme on specific rural issues such as transport. Retain & thrive: We aim to pilot at least one initiative with a committed employer to support the experience of the September 2023 cohort of new entrants (e.g. piloting a mentoring programme that pairs young people with a mentor from a similar background). We will work with Wates and other employers to consult with a wide range of current apprentices and new entrants across the country about their lived experience of the construction workplace. We aim to use the learning to achieve significant systems change by: - Influencing the sector by disseminating recommended strategies and best practices that can be adopted by the wider industry - Improving CYT?s own approaches to working with employers to support diverse young people into meaningful opportunities in C&BE

Unrestricted contribution to Major Grant holders

Construction Youth Trust - Transitions Coaching

towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for high-risk, young people with complex needs, making the transition from school into further education, training or employment in ....more

towards three years' running costs of a project providing support for high-risk, young people with complex needs, making the transition from school into further education, training or employment in North Kent.

A casework-led programme that will offer longer-term support to unemployed under 30's interested in construction as a career via a programme of one-to-one coaching, training, employer-led work ....more

A casework-led programme that will offer longer-term support to unemployed under 30's interested in construction as a career via a programme of one-to-one coaching, training, employer-led work experiences and employability work. The project will focus on getting participants 'work ready' and then connecting them with real employment and training opportunities in the industry via their 'hire me' events.

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more

"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."

Covid19 - This project provides construction industry coaching for marginalised young people whose access to job opportunities have been increasingly affected by Covid-19. Activities will widen ....more

Covid19 - This project provides construction industry coaching for marginalised young people whose access to job opportunities have been increasingly affected by Covid-19. Activities will widen horizons, improve employability skills and increase positivity

Technology to support young people in their pursuit of gaining a CSCS (covis-19)

Building Success

Early Intervention Employer-led Engagement Programme

Community Safety - Positive Futures stage 2 grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for School based project; life skills in construction, volunteers, apprenticeships, life skills in ....more

Community Safety - Positive Futures stage 2 grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for School based project; life skills in construction, volunteers, apprenticeships, life skills in teamwork, communication and practical skills

Neighbourhoods Fund: Borough Bankside & Walworth grant from the Housing & Modernisation department for Construction into Schools

Neighbourhoods Fund: Bermondsey & Rotherhithe grant from the Housing & Modernisation department

Building Bridges to Construction Careers for young people in secondary school

The organisation will use funding to establish long-term relationships with schools across the Tri-borough. The project will work with each school to develop a bespoke plan of employer engagement ....more

The organisation will use funding to establish long-term relationships with schools across the Tri-borough. The project will work with each school to develop a bespoke plan of employer engagement that will see activities delivered in each school.

A partnership between United St Saviour’s Charity, Grosvenor, British Land, Southwark Construction Skills Centre and Construction Youth Trust to make strategic connections between schools, ....more

A partnership between United St Saviour’s Charity, Grosvenor, British Land, Southwark Construction Skills Centre and Construction Youth Trust to make strategic connections between schools, construction employers and other stakeholders and ensure that young people benefit directly from the jobs and skills opportunities created by the regeneration in the north of Southwark.

Construction Youth Trust bespoke employer engagement programmes in secondary schools/colleges in areas of deprivation to connect young people with opportunities for social mobility created by ....more

Construction Youth Trust bespoke employer engagement programmes in secondary schools/colleges in areas of deprivation to connect young people with opportunities for social mobility created by regeneration/development.

Core Costs

Neighbourhoods Fund: Bermondsey & Rotherhithe grant from the Housing & Modernisation department

Neighbourhoods Fund: Borough Bankside & Walworth grant from the Housing & Modernisation department

Budding Builders course for 90 young people who are, or are at risk of being, not in education, employment or training. Practical skills, work-readiness sessions and construction site visits will ....more

Budding Builders course for 90 young people who are, or are at risk of being, not in education, employment or training. Practical skills, work-readiness sessions and construction site visits will empower young people and increase their confidence.

Budding Builders: Lambeth

£84,000 over 3 years (£27,500; £28,000; £28,500) for the costs of the Toolkit for Life project for young Londoners.

Build Brighter Futures will renovate a hostel for homeless people in Ealing, improving it for residents. The renovation will be used as a vehicle for young homeless people and those at risk of ....more

Build Brighter Futures will renovate a hostel for homeless people in Ealing, improving it for residents. The renovation will be used as a vehicle for young homeless people and those at risk of homelessness, to undertake accredited training in construction skills and receive mentoring during the renovation, so that they can potentially develop a career in the industry.

This project aims to help disadvantaged young people to access training, work experience and ultimately employment in the construction industry. It allows young people, within their communities, to ....more

This project aims to help disadvantaged young people to access training, work experience and ultimately employment in the construction industry. It allows young people, within their communities, to take part in practical refurbishment projects which will both improve their environment and their skills. Delivery is in the form of a mobile classroom which visits disadvantaged areas within identified boroughs and delivers up to 30 hours of training and support.