The Construction Leadership Council ( CLC ) has confirmed its continued commitment to supporting the Construction Talent Retention Scheme ( CTRS ) for the industry and is working with CITB and others to support its ongoing development , including a new ‘ Talentview ’ early careers offering to support the attraction of new talent into the construction industry .

The scheme will remain completely free to use for all construction businesses and candidates until at least April 2022 .

So far , CTRS has promoted 8,675 vacancies directly from construction companies across a wide range of roles , both site and office-based , professional and trade , and including many jobs suitable for people with transferrable skills who could be attracted into construction from other sectors such as aviation , retail ,

hospitality and leisure . It has also supported many larger organisations with internal redeployment programmes .

CTRS is estimated to have saved businesses more than £ 485,000 to date , based on typical recruitment costs , together with further savings achieved through internal redeployment placements facilitated through the system .

Currently there are more than 1,700 live vacancies being promoted on the CTRS site and more than 1,600 individual candidates registered . Almost three quarters of the employers registered on the scheme are SMEs , but the CTRS has also received strong backing from bigger firms such as MACE , Sir Robert McAlpine , Kier Group , Barratt Developments , AECOM and Costain .

As part of an ongoing investment to help tackle skills shortages and attract new talent into

the industry , the CTRS will also broaden its support for early careers provision from next month , including help for employers and candidates interested in developing apprenticeships , graduate recruitment and work experience opportunities .

Linked to CTRS and other related platforms , Talentview Construction will make it easy for those searching for a career in construction to join , helping to address the predicted demand for additional roles to support the industry ’ s predicted growth and its drive towards net zero .

Mark Reynolds , the CLC lead on skills , said :

“ The CTRS was set up last year as a rapid response measure to mitigate any loss of people and skills from the industry caused

by Covid-19 . While there have obviously been redundancies in our sector , we have also seen a high level of skills retention and redeployment work too , including the fantastic employer response to retaining apprentices . “ The level of support and collaboration from the breadth of the sector has given us the confidence to develop further an

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industry-wide portal for talent management . Talentview Construction , an addition to CTRS , will soon provide a shop window for all those wishing to enter the industry as new entrants and career changers – a real opportunity to attract the new skills we need and to improve the diversity of the industry .”

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Tommy Trinder , pioneers of Framepoint Technology ®, have been declared winner of the Glass Glazing Products Installer Award for Best Installer Support Programme and Service Initiative : the first software company to win an Installer Award .

The award recognises a highly innovative service

initiative that been designed for installers and that has helped raise standards , promote excellence and improve the reputation of the industry . Founder and CEO , Chris Brunsdon , is chuffed :

“ Really chuffed actually ; the software market has long been dominated by manufacturing

Framepoint ® is an exceptionally useful and practical solution that has proved to be an invaluable _tool

orientated solutions and Tommy Trinder stands apart because of our installer-first approach . Our Framepoint ® app is all about helping installers sell more efficiently and the features and functionality we develop are in response to conversations with have with our clients and the wider window installer network

. This award means a lot because it ’ s recognition that the approach is working .”

In commenting on the award , judges made special note of the role the app has played in helping installers continue to sell remotely through the pandemic , saying ;

“ Framepoint ® is an exceptionally useful and

practical solution that has proved to be an invaluable tool for installers selling remotely under Covid restrictions .”

Installers interested in finding out more about Tommy Trinder and their award winning Framepoint ® app should visit www . tommytrinder . com