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Construction Web at the Under Construction Event

Tue 29 Nov 2005

Members of the Construction Web team, Lloyd Heath, Graham Arnold and Caron Henry attended the Under Construction Event at Friends House in London's Euston.

The information room held representatives from Laings Training, Construction Web, Pre-Vista Business Support Services, Escape, and Work Directions. The room served as a vital contact point between job seekers and the invited organisations. 

The presentations were split into two sites, Site A and Site B, and ran side by side within a partitioned room. The seats were quickly taken up by jobseekers even before the event officially started, such was the demand.

Nicholas Jones of CITB Construction Skills  gave a strong presentation, hitting upon some key points.

0. The London Olympics has heightened the profile of the industry considerably.
0. There is a shortage of workers across all trades.
0. There is a great opportunity for ethnic minorities and women.
0. There are new technology changes such as the vehicles that workers use on site.
0. There is no need for a worker to stay in the same position for the rest of their lives once in the construction industry.
0. There are large apprenticeship programs available .
0. Pre-Vista, Construction Web, and Job Centre Plus can help people find jobs. 

Construction Web’s Graham Arnold  also made some valuable points as he gave an overview of the services that Construction Web provide, helping the employed, unemployed, and businesses.

0. Construction Web will play an important part in the Bernie Grant Centre. 
0. Construction Web has teamed up with Mansells who should sign up 20% of local labour.
0. There will be 55 packets of work that will take up to 3 and half years to complete.
0. Contractors will know exactly what type of people they need to employ.
0. There will be a local labour scheme on the Olympic site.
0. There is a need for construction workers and support workers. 

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