USEFUL LINKS

CITB-ConstructionSkills 2009-10 Grants Booklet - download the pdf document here - Grants 2009-10

bconstructive - www.bconstructive.co.uk.  Geared towards young people, the site has info on the construction industry careers and options including the INSPIRE scholarship.

Boston College - www.boston.ac.uk.  The college site giving information on the various courses on offer.

Business Link - www.businesslink.gov.uk.  Practical advice for business where you can link to the local contacts in the East Midlands and East Of England.

The Civil Engineering Contractors Association - www.ceca.co.uk.  The association represents the interests of civil engineering contractors and provides a range of services to its' members.

Connexions - www.connexions-direct.com.  Online information and advice site for young people.

Construction Action Group Of Employers (CAGE) - www.cage.org.uk.  Our equivalent group covering North Nottinghamshire.

Constructing Excellence - www.constructingexcellence.org.uk.  Constructing Excellence exists to deliver improved construction performance leading to a better built environment by providing a bridge between industry, clients, government and the research community.  The site also includes the Buildings & Estates Forum, Construction Clients Group, G4C, The Housing Forum, the Infrastructure Forum, the IT Construction Forum, the Local Government Task Force and NCCTP.

Construction Plant Competence Scheme - www.cskills.org and follow the links via the Supporting Business tab.  CPCS is the largest and most highly recognised card scheme for the plant industry, helping prove workers' operating skills and health and safety awareness.

ConstructionSkills - www.cskills.org.  On this site you'll find a wealth of information about ConstructionSkills and training in the UK including business support, working in construction, school support, the levy, the grants you can claim along with news and events.

ConstructionSkills Certification Scheme - www.cscs.uk.com  CSCS is a way to show your competency in your work and that you are familiar with health and safety procedures.  Proof is provided by a photo ID card.

Dept For Business, Innovation & Skills - www.berr.gov.uk.  Has responsibility for small business and enterprise policy.  From this site you can access the Strategy For Sustainable Construction (June 2008, 64 pgs) and other useful information.

Department For Children, Schools & Families (was Education & Skills) -  www.dcsf.gov.uk.  This site has a section for employers relating to education and skills.

Department For Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - www.defra.gov.uk.  From this site you can access information relating to Sustainable Development including the guiding principles agreed by the UK Government.

East Midlands Centre For constructing The Built Environment - www.emcbe.com.  EMCBE works to improve the social, economic and environmental performance of the East Midlands construction industry and are committed to working with the whole construction supply chain.  The site also contains sections on the Midland Highways Alliance, Central England Procurement Partnership and the Midland Property Alliance.

East Midlands Development Agency - www.emda.org.uk.  EMDA brings a regional focus to economic development and the web site has info on business support and investment, innovation, employment learning and skills, funding and sustainable development.

East Midlands New Technology Initiative Construction Network - www.eastmidlandsnti.co.uk/ournetworks/construction.  The Network's objective is to provide small and medium sized businesses with development grants for new technological advances, access to a wide range of training and education courses, and access to see and experience new, high tech equipment.

Envirowise - www.envirowise.gov.uk.  Delivers free advice to UK businesses.  This advice enables companies to increase profitability and reduce environmental impact.  There is information on this site regarding Site Waste Management Plans.

European Agency For Safety & Health At Work - www.osha.europa.eu.  Set up to make Europe's workplaces safer, healthier and more productive, they bring together and share knowledge and information to promote a culture of risk prevention.

Government Office East Midlands - www.goem.gov.uk.  GOEM is the hub of central government in the East Midlands and aim to work with regional and local partners and people to maximize competitiveness and prosperity in the East Midlands and help make government initiatives work at a local level and reflect the needs of the region to central government.

Grantham College - www.grantham.ac.uk.  The college site giving information on the various courses on offer.

Health & Safety Executive -www.hse.gov.uk.  Health and safety guidance and information can be found on this site.

The Institution Of Civil Engineers -www.ice.org.uk.  ICE is a charity that promotes and progresses the function of Civil Engineering.

Innovation East Midlands - www.innovationem.org.uk.  This web site focuses on innovation within the East Midlands including the Sustainable Construction iNet.

Investors In People -www.investorsinpeople.co.uk.  Investors In People helps employers to develop the ability and procedures to improve their business efficiency by managing and improving the people who work with them.  The site has information on the standard with a self-check and interactive facility.  

You can also access the East Midlands Quality Centre site (www.emqc.co.uk) who are the local assessment organisation for Investors In People and other initiatives including Charter Mark.

Lincoln College - www.lincolncollege.ac.uk.  The college site giving information on the various courses on offer.

Lincoln Group Training Association - www.lgta.co.uk.  Our equivalent group covering Lincoln City northwards.

Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce -www.lincs-chamber.co.uk.  Lincolnshire Chamber members can be helped to get the most from their business at every level whether that means providing specific training needs, dealing with international trade or helping to create new business.  There are links on the web site to the Boston, Grantham and Sleaford are Chambers.

Lincolnshire County Council - www.lincolnshire.gov.uk.  The web site of the County Council and a valuable source of information relating to our county.

Lincolnshire Floodlight - www.lincolnshire.floodlight.co.uk.  The web site that helps you find a course in Lincolnshire - no matter what it is.

Lincsafe (Health & Safety) Ltd - www.lincsafe.co.uk.  A member of Construction Business Group and a nationally recognised Health & Safety Consultancy.  Their team is made up of professional health and safety practitioners offering a personal and dedicated services including site safety inspections, scaffold inspections, auditing of safety management systems and training courses in all matters relating to health and safety.  They are a registered training provider with NEBOSH, ConstructionSkills and IOSH thereby ensuring training is to a recognised standard or tailor-made courses can be designed and delivered to suit individual needs.

Midlands Civil Engineering Training Group - www.cecamidlands.com/mcetg.  The specialised equivalent to Construction Business Group for civil engineering companies and other associated organisations based in the Midlands

Midland Region Roof Training Group - www.midlands.rooftraining.co.uk.  A source of info on all kinds of roofing and other related courses which can also be sourced via the national web site www.rooftraining.co.uk.

National Demolition Training Group - www.ndtg.org.  Web site specifically for demolition workers and contractors.

National Heritage Training Group - www.nhtg.org.uk.  From this site you can access info on traditional building craft skills, how to get a career in crafts, relevant qualifications and training courses and advice for employers on training opportunities for employees.

NetRegs - www.netregs.co.uk.  Provides free environmental guidance for SMEs in the UK.  They will help you to understand what you need to do to comply with environmental law and protect the environment.  They may even help you to save money by showing you ways to use your resources more efficiently.

Norfolk Construction Training Group - www.norfolk-construction-training-group.co.uk.  Our equivalent group covering Norfolk.

Northamptonshire Construction Training Group - www.nctg.co.uk.  Our equivalent group covering Northamptonshire.

Peterborough College - www.peterborough.ac.uk.  The college site giving information on the various courses on offer.

ProSkills -www.proskills.co.uk.  The Sector Skills Council for processing and manufacturing sector including building products where there are three main sub-sectors (clay building products, precast concrete building products and refractory products ie heat and wear resisting materials).

Roadsafe - www.roadsafe.com.  A forum for promoting and devising solutions to road safety problems.

Shropshire Construction Training Group - www.sctg.org.uk.  Our equivalent group in Shropshire.

SummitSkills - www.summitskills.org.uk.  SummitSkills is the Sector Skills Council for the building services engineering sector and has a section for businesses on its' website to help the development of skills of employees.

Train To Gain - www.traintogain.gov.uk.  A service designed to help employers get the training they need to succeed, there are specialist Construction advisors who can assist you in finding potential funding and training provision.

Trustmark - www.trustmark.org.uk.  TrustMark helps home owners find reliable, trustworthy, tradesmen to help improvements and repairs inside and outside homes.  The scheme is support by Government, building industry and consumer protection groups.

Working Well Together - www.wwt.uk.com.  The country's largest construction industry health and safety campaign supported by industry that aims to raise standards of health and safety by continuous improvement.

WRAP - www.wrap.org.uk.  Helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change.  There is information on this site regarding Site Waste Management Plans.