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Community Update - November 2023

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EMPLOYMENT, SKILLS & TRAINING

Highlights:

  • To date, we have created 23 new jobs on the project specifically for Greenwich residents
  • In November, we provided work experience to a second student, based with the Site Management team
  • We have four apprentices working on the project. Morgan Sindall appointed an apprentice Design Manager who joined the team in November
  • We have one graduate working on the Woolwich Leisure Centre since the start of the project
  • We have a Year Out student with the Site Management team
  • We have mentored one student from the University of Greenwich and more recently our Senior Quantity Surveyor started mentoring a Principal Project Manager who works at the London Borough of Islington
  • To date, we have delivered nine educational engagement events including a skills fair; we have engaged with 224 students and invested 34 staff hours
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WIDER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Apprenticeship Steering Group meeting

On Wednesday 8th November, the Social Value team met with several partners including key stakeholders about apprenticeships and National Apprenticeship Week in February 2024.

Monica informed the meeting about the Knowledge Quad and upcoming CSCS card training courses being delivered from the Quad in November and December to Greenwich residents. Partners were encouraged to use the Quad.

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Site visit for young resident

On Saturday 11th November, a mum and her young child walked over to Woolwich Leisure Centre project site to see the site in action. They were invited onto site where they were provided with PPE and Mike was on hand to answer all the question they had about this exciting new project. Morgan Sindall Construction teams are always happy to answer questions from members of the public.

And more...

  • In early November, the Woolwich Leisure Centre team met with LSEC to discuss CSCS card training for T-Level students. Monica agreed to have a conversation with Flower Skills about delivering the CSCS card training course to LSEC students.
  • The Social Value team met with Cidori a training provider to discuss future collaboration. Morgan Sindall discussed the Knowledge Quad on the Woolwich Leisure Centre site compound, which is available to partners such as Cidori to deliver courses from. A second meeting has been organised for January where Cidori will discuss their proposal with Morgan Sindall.
  • Woolwich Leisure Centre team met with Flower Skills a local training provider to discuss delivering CSCS card training to LSEC students studying T-Level construction. Flower Skills agreed to send through a quote for this service.
  • In November, we provided work experience to a second student, based with our Site Management team. The student thoroughly enjoyed his placement with the Woolwich Leisure Centre team.
  • In preparation for the upcoming CSCS card training to be delivered to Greenwich residents, Portland Training held a registration day in the Knowledge Quad. The first round of CSCS card training is being delivered on Monday 4th December. The Woolwich Leisure Centre team met with CACT (Charlton Athletic Community Trust), to discuss potential collaboration in the borough. We provided CACT with examples of ways we can support CACT and together we explored many ways to collaborate. We agreed to supporting an environmental project called Roots for Life. CACT will connect with the charity Roots for Life and organise a meet.