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Entrepreneurship & upskilling
opportunities in the construction
sector
EFVET Conference – MASTER project
“Why Student Entrepreneurship Support Toolkit”
Fernando Sigchos Jiménez
12 June 2018 EBC Policy Officer
The Voice of Construction
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Exclusively representing micro companies & SMEs
96.9% of the sector
EBC RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Better involvement of SME associations &
social partners in apprenticeship schemes
and definition of the sector’s skills
2. Massive national campaigns to improve the
European Alliance for image of manual trades and construction
Apprenticeship
Joined in Riga 2015 3. Targeting women in apprenticeship schemes
4. Integrating entrepreneurship education in
5 main objectives VET curricula
5. Supporting SMEs to engage in
apprenticeship
6. Better use of EU funds to promote new skills
EBC RECOMMENDATION 1
Better involvement of SME associations & social partners in
apprenticeship schemes + Integrating entrepreneurship
education in VET curricula
Schools Governments v More accurate definition of sector
skills according to real market needs
v Better communication with all
construction stakeholders on social
issues
VET
Social Partners
centres
v Better involvement of SMEs for more
engagement with apprenticeships
Companies Erasmus+ - Sector Skills Alliance,
Blueprint project proposal
EBC RECOMMENDATION 2
Massive national campaigns to improve the image of manual
trades in general and the construction sector in particular
v Starting salaries much higher 2018 Research
than many people expect by the Federation of Master Builders
Apprentices Graduates
v Great capacity for career
development and possibility to Average annual salary comparison
start one own business Site manager
£51,266
Pharmacists
£42,252
Plumbers Dental practitioners
v Apprenticeships = balance of £48,675 £40,268
technical skills and workplace Electricians
£47,265
Architects
£38,228
experience Steel fixers Teachers
£44,174 £37,805
Federation of Master Builders Roofers Accountants
£42,303 £37,748
UK comparative study
EBC RECOMMENDATION 3
Targeting women in apprenticeship schemes for construction
v Several opportunities for whom is
willing to take them, without
discrimination
v SMEs as drivers of gender diversity
in apprenticeships is a must
v Schools and training centres should
target to attract both male and
female young people to the sector
EBC 2015 Photo exhibition
EBC RECOMMENDATION 4 Better use of the European funds to promote new skills/methods v More public policies for the development of job specific skills v More funding to SME representatives and SME initiatives on green skills, digital tools, health & safety
EBC RECOMMENDATION 5
Supporting small and medium-sized companies to engage in
apprenticeship
v Minimise regulatory burdens for
companies to engage in
apprenticeship schemes
v Raise awareness among companies
of the benefits of apprentices,
specially companies with no
experience with apprentices
EU-funded projects on
apprenticeship/training in SMEs:
NETconVET project (Erasmus+)
CONDAP project proposal (Erasmus+)
CHALLENGE & OPPORTUNITY
Digitalisation: not only a heavy and dirty sector anymore
ENTREPRENEURSHIP & MANAGEMENT DIGITALISATION
GREEN JOBS COMMUNICATION
DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES
q Modernized image of the construction sector
SAS virtual concept - The Cube
Developed by a plumber - virtual reality
system immersed in 4D = specific 3D glasses
and computer equipment dedicated to this
space ("Cube").
qImprovement of cost-efficiency and ensuring the global sustainability of the sector
qPossibility to upskill construction SME employers and workers
q Improved project management & maintenance along the whole building lifecycle
qSustained alleviation of heavy construction tasks
Lahyer SAS Mini-crane
mini crane easily transportable that can lift
loads up to 300 kg
q Enhanced communication and trust along the value chainPromote Target women and
entrepreneurship underrepresented
Better use the groups
European funds to
promote new skills Improve the image of
the sector
Involve better our Support SMEs to
representatives engage in
apprenticeship
“Let’s build a new generation of
construction SMEs and workers!”Thank you for your attention
Fernando Sigchos Jiménez
EBC Policy Officer
Fernando.sigchos@ebc-construction.eu
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