Latest Social Value report for Manor Road Quarter - July 2024

HEADLINES TO DATE:

Apprenticeships & Job Opportunities

👷 437 new vacancies created on the project for people who were previously unemployed or were employed specifically for the Manor Road project

🎓 7 graduates working on the project

👷 360 operatives/employees working on the Manor Road project in May, of which 41 were from the borough of Newham, this equates to 11%.

👷 38 apprentices appointed by Morgan Sindall Construction and our subcontractors.

📚 Provided 40 students with work experience placement - 22 placed directly with Morgan Sindall Construction and the remaining 18 with our subcontractors.

👨‍🎓 We have had three T-Level students from the London Design Engineering UTC and Newvic Sixth Form College, on 45-day industrial placements with various disciplines within the Manor Road project team. In addition, our MEP subcontractor took on two LDEUTC T-Level students on a 45-day industrial placement to work on the Manor Road project.

🏫 Engaged with 2927 students and supported 52 school/college events in the borough.

🏫 Invested 2642 staff hours in school/college engagement events.

✅ 25 Newham Residents completed a Level 1, 2, 3 accreditations to date gaining a free CSCS card to help them get into the construction industry.

✅ 15 employees/operatives have completed an NVQ Level 3 or above.

✅ 214 operatives from our supply chain have completed a short course.

💗 Invested 169 staff hours in the community.

💸 Donated £3599 to local community projects/events.

💸 We have spent £6,620 on Social Enterprise businesses.

🥇 Scored full marks (45/45) on our final CCS inspection.

WIDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

• In July, Apprentice Quantity Surveyor, Ugne, and Social Value Manager, Monica from the Manor Rad team supported an Enterprise Day event at Stratford School organised by Inspire EBP. We started the day with a team-building exercise, talked about the different job roles in the construction industry and encouraged discussions around entrepreneurship, sustainability, and green jobs.
• The Manor Road team had three LDEUTC (London Design Engineering UTC) students on week-long work experience, with the Site Management, Quantity Surveying, and Design Management teams.
• This month we met with Build Skill to discuss a 2-week construction boot camp for Newham residents, to be delivered from Manor Road’s Knowledge Quad.
• In July, the Social Value team had a second meeting with Catch 22 to discuss a group of young people on a Catch 22 programme to visit the Manor Road site for a career in construction talk by the Manor Road team. Catch22 is working with young people not in education, employment, or training helping them to get work ready.
• The Social Value team met with M.I.T, a training provider, about delivering a construction boot camp in Newham. We have agreed to hold a second meeting (6th August) so that M.I.T. can view the Morgan Sindall Knowledge Quad in Newham.
• The Social Value team is working alongside Bouygues to set up a Construction Forum in Newham. We have invited several contractors working in Newham to the first meeting in September.