A key role for the HET (Kelly) and Fabric (Peter C) groups will be to communicate back to the schemes and to industry the required adjustments they will need to make to their schemes in order to meet the QM standards. Resourcing Funding routes currently being explored: CITB Flexible Funding applications from industry-led partnerships Potential for BEIS match funding with above scenario CITB’s Reducing Rework” funding commission, launched on August 1st 2017 “Successfully Note that the CITB funding routes are unlikely to the development work needed on standards / mapping etc. Also this funding is only available for registered CITB employers, and is not available to building services engineering or design professional beneficiearies. Risk Management Risk /Issue Impact Risk/ Issue Mitigation / ACTIONS level L, M, H Available funding for Funds unavailable for Explore potential for BEIS funding activity specified activities with Industry via Flexible Fund CITB Productivity Funding Commission will be announced in May This will be inadequate to cover development costs for standards / mapping etc. Mis-alignment Wasted development Retrofit standard framework to be between competency time completed before work can commence standards and on defining competency standards. technical standards due to development timeline Gaining consensus Failure to simplify Ensure that employers are engaged between 16 different compliance for throughout the development process compliance schemes employers and competence persons schemes Lack of transparency Limited industry Pending outcomes of NEF research, around evidence confidence in undertake independent analysis to base used to form recommendations identify technical competencies needed recommendations to deliver retrofit standards and consultation with employers over best delivery solution.
A key role for the HET (Kelly) and Fabric (Peter C) groups will be to communicate back to the schemes and to industry the required adjustments they will need to make to their schemes in order to meet the QM standards. Resourcing Funding routes currently being explored: CITB Flexible Funding applications from industry-led partnerships Potential for BEIS match funding with above scenario CITB’s “Successfully Reducing Rework” funding commission, launched on August 1st 2017 Note that the CITB funding routes are unlikely to the development work needed on standards / mapping etc. Also this funding is only available for registered CITB employers, and is not available to building services engineering or design professional beneficiearies. Risk Management Risk /Issue Impact Risk/ Issue level L, M, H Mitigation / ACTIONS Available funding for activity Funds unavailable for specified activities Explore potential for BEIS funding with Industry via Flexible Fund CITB Productivity Funding Commission will be announced in May This will be inadequate to cover development costs for standards / mapping etc. Mis-alignment between competency standards and technical standards due to development timeline Wasted development time Retrofit standard framework to be completed before work can commence on defining competency standards. Gaining consensus between 16 different compliance schemes and competence persons schemes Failure to simplify compliance for employers Ensure that employers are engaged throughout the development process Lack of transparency around evidence base used to form recommendations Limited industry confidence in recommendations Pending outcomes of NEF research, undertake independent analysis to identify technical competencies needed to deliver retrofit standards and consultation with employers over best delivery solution.
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