Current HAE Chairman, Brian Sherlock, who is MD of Brandon Hire Station, outlined several training initiatives that the Association is pursuing. These include additional virtual reality (VR) modules to complement those already offered on the HAE’s V-Hire app, covering topics such as safe work at height and workplace dust.
Demographic changes
Paul Gaze, the HAE’s Commercial Manager, spoke on work the Association is undertaking to attract new hire industry entrants. As well as combating demographic changes such as an ageing population, the aim is to counter factors like the high level of employee ‘churn’ within hire. He said that the HAE is working to identify hirers’ training requirements. In partnership with the University of the West of England, it is also developing an NVQ Level 6 in hire management and a degree programme.
Similarly, Mark Noonan, Industry Relations Director with the CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) spoke on a new national campaign called ‘Future Made’. This aims to overcome traditional barriers to recruitment in construction, such as the tendency to follow past models and methods which might be exclusive or out-of-date.
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Virtual reality systems like HAE’s V-Hire app can help to train industry entrants.
‘Future Made’, which is scheduled to be launched in January, is a programme for behavioural change in the industry. It aims to create a new image that appeals to the next generation and challenges stereotypes as to who works in construction. Mark Noonan explained that the CITB is trying to ascertain hirers’ training needs and that the HAE has had input into the scheme. New learning techniques such as VR training could play an important role, he said, in making work in construction-related industries not just a career, but a lifestyle choice.
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PROFESSIONAL FLOOR SAWS
CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Executive Hire Show Booth I30
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