East Midlands Construction CoVE (EMCON) Website - We need your help!

The future for construction continues to look very promising; the East Midlands is currently experiencing the fastest and largest growth in construction projects outside Greater London.

However, there is a serious skills shortage, which presents a real need for increased and improved training for skilled craftspeople.

Employers, working together with delivery partners, are taking a lead in improving construction skills training and national competitiveness.

The East Midlands Construction CoVE (EMCON) is determined to offer world class facilities and provision to meet the needs of employers in the future. To this end, college partners are investing substantial capital sums in new state of the art construction centres.

To enable us to do all of this, we need your help! It is crucial we get your views on the services and provision you want the new construction centres to offer.

Please take a few minutes to complete this brief questionnaire and let EMCON know your priorities.

1. What, in your opinion, is the single most important thing that the new construction centres should focus upon which would help you and your business?

2. Which of the construction trades do you think the new construction centres should give priority to?

Brickwork
Carpentry
Painting and Decorating
Plastering
Wall and Floor Tiling
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Plumbing
Gas
Electrical
Heating and Ventilation
Fenestration
Multi Skills
Groundworks
Sustainable Construction
Roof Slating and Tiling
Other (please specify)

3. Which specific areas of training/courses would benefit you and your company?

4. Are there any gaps in the provision that is currently being offered?

Yes
No
If you answered 'yes', what are the gaps in provision?

5. Are there any advanced for Higher Education areas that should be focused upon?

Site Management
Civil Engineering
Building Services Engineering
Architecture
Quantity Surveying
Building Surveying
Property Valuation
Construction Management
Other (please specify)

6. In which area(s) would you like to see more support available?

Business Management
Human Resource Management
Financial Management and Control
Business Law
Contract Law
Facilities Management
Other (please specify)

7. Should the construction centres offer training in business start-up, business development or entrepreneurship?

Yes
No
If you answered 'yes', which area(s) do you see as a priority?

8. Which new/developing areas should the construction centres offer training in?

Geothermal Technologies
Solar Technologies
Electrical Generation
Grey Water Harvesting
Biomass Engineering
Wind Power
Natural Ventilation and Cooling
Other (please specify)

9. Which areas of research & development should the construction centres focus upon?

Research for Profit
Applied Research using New Technologies
Other (please specify)

10. What new technologies and equipment are required in the new construction centres?

Geothermal Technologies
Solar Technologies
Electrical Generation
Grey Water Harvesting
Biomass Engineering
Wind Power
Natural Ventilation and Cooling
Other (please specify)

11. How would you like to participate in networking?

Meetings
Web Chat Forums
Specialised Events
Email
Newsletters
Mail Outs
Surgeries
Other (please specify)

12. What resources would you like to see shared?

Title:

Mr
Mrs
Miss
Ms
Other

Name

Job Title

Company Name

Address

Postcode

Email

Telephone

Thank you for your contribution to this exercise. Your views will help us in our efforts to achieve world class facilities and provision in our region.

Kevin Gowdy
EMCON CoVE Director

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