Capacity and Skills Workshop

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Capacityand Skills

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Index

Contents

Execuive Summary ............................. 3

Introduction ......................................... 4

Future Civil Engineering Opportunitiesand Challenges .................................... 5

Opportunities and Challenges ............. 7

The Role of the ICE: Current

Activities and Plans............................. 9

Gaps and Actions .............................. 11

Closing Comments ............................ 13


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Executive

Summary

UK governments have committedthemselves to a major programme ofinfrastructure investment. HM TreasurysNational Infrastructure Plan and the

equivalent document in Wales, Scotlandand Northern Ireland envisage well over200bn of investment in our transport,water, energy, waste management andcommunications infrastructure over thenext decade and beyond. To ensureefficient delivery and avoid damagingspikes in construction inflation, closeattention is needed in developing both the

capability profile and the capacity pipelineof the current and future workforce.

In April 2012 the ICEs capacity buildingpanel gathered a number of leaders fromboth industry and academia in order todiscuss how the ICE could address theseissues. Through a series of activities theattendees identified the opportunities andchallenges facing civil engineering andd l d th f ll i i it f

Key Priorities

To build on the success of theprofessional competency frameworkby investing in the development ofintelligent client and projectmanagement versions.

To work with relevant sector skillscouncils to ensure that the routes tomembership are clear and wellpublicised.

To work with the ICE policy team,Infrastructure UK, Cabinet Office,NESA and others towards thepublication of clear and transparent

pipelines of work across infrastructureconstruction and new nuclear in orderto build confidence across thesesectors and promote investment inappropriate skill development.

To develop the engineering educationjourney map which highlights what theICE provides towards their members

education and professional


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Introduction

have the capacity will we have the


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Future Civil Engineering

Opportunities and Challenges

Richard Coackley President ICE

ICE president Richard Coackley shared with the attendees some of the observations he madewhilst meeting young engineers across the world as part of his presidential year.He highlighted that Civil Engineering is still considered as leading to many opportunities as acareer choice. It is seen as a passport to the world and he was encouraged by the breadth ofknowledge and enthusiasm that he encountered in places like America and Hong Kong.

Richard highlighted areas that he considered to be future challenges, particularly for theyoung engineer:

Involvement in the financial aspects of projects and the ability to convey how

infrastructure can add economic value to society; Highlighting the importance of teamwork, interaction and sharing of knowledge with

colleagues and peers and an understanding of what others can provide in the deliveryof infrastructure projects; and

The consideration of communities and the communication that is required withinthese communities. (Communication in general and the need for the facebookgeneration to be able to communicate their ideas face to face.)

Richard reported that he had asked the Graduates and Students Network to produce a paper

for Council as to where Civil Engineering will be heading over the next 10 20 years He hoped


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The pervasiveness of technical information also raises concerns as to its reliability ina market where peer reviewed documents from trusted sources are increasingly

difficult to source; and Collaborative tools such as BIM are likely to increase as well as cost data and

benchmarking to improve value and efficiency.

Issues that are particularly relevant to the UK include:

A growing interest in infrastructure as shown by the NIP2 but also a continued shiftaway from government as an owner/operator towards acting as a facilitator beggingthe question who will fund, finance and own our infrastructure in the future?

In terms of workload we are also likely to see a relative shift towards energy andtransport projects as well as continued growth in asset management as well as repairand maintenance

Andrew went on to discuss the work of the Government Construction Strategy andInfrastructure UKs current programmes, the aims of which are to:

Deliver more for less and significantly reduce costs;

Inspire confidence through the visibility of a forward programme;

Develop long term programmes with outcome based requirements; Stimulate innovation through an integrated supply chain;

Improving data capture to allow benchmarking, cost targeting and whole life value;and

Greater use of standardisation

Ending with the NIP2, of which Andrew feels tackles a number of the challenges andopportunities on which he touched in his presentation. Key areas are:

Inspiring confidence and commitment by providing visibility beyond the pipeline with


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Opportunities and Challenges

Following these scene settingactivities the attendees were asked to Map the opportunitiesand challenges facing civil engineering. Individuals were asked to note challenges andopportunities using two colours of post-it notes. These were then posted around a socio-technical hexagon ensuring that all aspects of the system had been considered.The results were then discussed by the groups in a plenary session.

The full results can be found under appendix C and have been summarised below under theirtarget audience.

Government

OpportunitiesMany of the attendees were encouraged bythe governments acceptance thatinfrastructure will be vital to economicrecovery, as can be seen in documents likethe NIP, and recognised the currenteconomic downturn as an opportunity toexplore more efficient, outcome focused andlonger term spending plans.The Governments carbon targets and thei t t i d t it

ChallengesChallenges facing government include theneed to reduce fragmentation and siloedthinking through the sharing of risk,robustness and communication acrosssupply chains and finding new ways of usingexisting infrastructure.Financial risk and uncertainty is anotherchallenge for government to address as wellreducing regulatory restrictions.


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TechnicalOpportunitiesNew innovative technologies such as BIM willprovide many opportunities for improvedefficiency and real time asset managementas well as allowing a greater dissemination ofinformation. Opportunities for the use of newtechnologies and green skills will also be keyin the transition to a low carbon economy.

ChallengesAlthough listed as an opportunity many alsothought that the sheer weight of availableinformation would also create a challenge inensuring that the data was credible andreliable. Also the rate at which software andtechnology is redesigned created anotherchallenge in keeping up to date with the

latest versions or standards.InternationalOpportunitiesOpportunities exist in the global expansion ininfrastructure, with a UK engineeringeducation still being highly desirable andsought after. The ability to travel and have aninternational career is also a great incentivefor becoming a Civil Engineer.

ChallengesMany saw the expansion in internationaldevelopment as more of a challenge andwere cautionary as to the competition UKengineers and engineering firms will facefrom rapidly developing nations.

Profile BuildingOpportunitiesDeveloping the UKs future infrastructure is aprime opportunity for Civil Engineers to

provide leadership and enhance their profile

ChallengesIt was felt that much work was required toaddress the image of the Civil Engineer,

explaining that it is more than digging holes


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The Role of the

ICE: Current

Activities and

Plans

After the challenges and opportunities hadbeen discussed Denise presented thecapacity building panels key priorities andcurrent projects. Highlighting both specificupcoming projects as well as the panelspriority areas.

The ICE Capacity Building Knowledge Panel

The ICE Capacity Building Panel recognises that civil

engineers are at the heart of society and will take a

lead in delivering sustainable development through

knowledge, skills and professional expertise. We will

help to improve the performance of civil engineering

and civil engineers through clear succession and

career planning guidance that is relevant now and in

Current ProjectsCompetency Framework

Launched in November 2011, theICECompetency Framework for ProfessionalDevelopmentfocuses on the work-relatedcompetencies required post-professionalreview. It has been designed to allow theindividual to select which areas for

development are relevant to their own situationand serves as an informal and complimentarytool to aid in the selection of professionaldevelopment activities.The panel are currently expanding the tool tocover both intelligent client and projectmanagement capabilities to be launched laterin 2012.

Engineering Education Journey Map

The Engineering Education Journey maphighlights what the ICE provides towards theirmembers education and professionaldevelopment throughout their lifetime. Ithighlights the characteristics at each stage ofdevelopment and maps these against what isexpected and what is provided by the ICE. Thepanel intends to use this to explore any gapswhere further member support is required andalso to increase awareness to members as towhat support is currently available. See

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Priority AreasAt the beginning of 2012 the panel held a small workshop to identify its key strategic priorities

for the next 5 years and beyond. Priority was given to targets that were not currentlyunderway elsewhere within the ICE and where the largest improvements could be made.

TARGETS High/Medium/Low

Long/Medium/Short

No. Points to take forward from Panel Priority Goal

1 RELEVANT DATA:Aim to get information about professionals/ additional

data to learn more about where people go to add towards the CBPCompetency Framework Assessment +3, +5, +10 activity. Look ahead tofuture skills and skills needed now (look at info from construction skills).Extend the breadth of CFA e.g. younger ages. Look at the ICE's stance onpolicy will affect future government policies.

High All

2 CLOSER LINKS: Link closer with the sector skills councils to get moreinformation/ data.

High All

3 COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS:look atreflection processes of individuals. Global reach aspect. Strengthen processof reflection. Further validation. Competency Framework looking into thefuture.

High All

4 ROLE MODELLING AND PROFILLING:Look at role models- what we cando, what we can promote, what is already there? Different aspects e.g.attracting people in, mentoring. Case studies of president's apprentices.

High All

5 INCREASED LINKS BETWEEN CBP AND COMPANY ACADEMIES:Understand where the investment for development is coming from. Agreedpartnerships for knowledge sharing. e.g. an event to get people together fromacademies. Look at collaboration with Employers Engagement Group at the

ICE higher le el linked ersion to the CBP

High Short


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Gaps and Actions

The groups then proceeded to identify where any skills gaps were and how they couldpossibly be addressed. A summary is captured below. In order to tie in the actions suggestedthey have been mapped against the capacity buildings priorities and where a gap has beenidentified this will be added to the priorities.

CapacityGap Action ChampionEnsuring a future supplyof engineers, whilstretaining the current level.

Ensure that routes into theprofession are wellcommunicated and thatmobility within the industryis highlighted.

Capacity Building panel to workwith relevant sector skills councilsto ensure that the routes tomembership are clear and wellpublicised

The industry needs to beprepared for futurerecovery and be able tosupply the engineerswhen demand increases.

A clear pipeline of worksuch as that outlined in theNIP will allow for clearerunderstanding of futurecapacity requirements.Care should be taken toensure that that supply is inphase with the demandrequired, however a steadyoutput of global engineersshould be encouraged.

Capacity Building panel to workwith the ICE policy team,Infrastructure UK , Cabinet Office,NESA and others towards thepublication of clear andtransparent pipelines of workacross infrastructure constructionand new nuclear in order to buildconfidence across these sectorsand promotes investment inappropriate skill development


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CapabilityGap Action ChampionEncouraging bothemployers and staff toallow time to completerelevant CPD activities.

Encouraging highereducation in the workplace

Capacity building panel and ICEmembership to liaise closely withemployers to emphasise theimportance of professionaldevelopment activities

Some saw the reputationof ICE as being verytechnical as a challenge.

Although first principlesknowledge is fundamental,post professional review

there needs to be furtherdevelopment of creativityand softer skills providingan avenue for wider non-technical aspects thatcreate a rounded engineer,including wider socio-political aspects

Capacity building panel and TTL toincrease awareness of thecompetency framework and its key

messages.

Lack of engineeringknowledge inprocurement

The need to encourageengineers input to addvalue to projects and thesupply chain

Capacity building panel to developan intelligent client competencyframework and promote theadoption of matching sponsor andsupply chain requirements.

The need to introducemore management focuspost professional review

Develop Projectmanagement tools

Capacity building panel to developa project management version ofthe competency framework.


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Closing remarks

Peter Hansford Immediate past president ICE

Peter thanked those in attendance for the lively discussion and provided his summation of theworkshop. He was encouraged by the growing commitment from government in the form ofthe Infrastructure UK Cost Study, Government Construction Strategy and the NationalInfrastructure Plan. The challenge for the ICE is to now ensure we are providing the right

training for engineers and capturing and channeling their creativity.

Peter highlighted a couple of the opportunities that he had noted from the discussion:

The fact that engineering degrees will become more valued due to the increase intuition fees

Creativity is crucial to engineering and Peter added this to the earlier discussedcommercial, cultural and communication aspects

Peter sees the following as the role of the ICE:

Ensuring the right route to membership that includes those with an input to widerengineering.

Engaging with schools/universities to ensure we have the right skills for the future

Creating a more rounded role for the civil engineer including many of the aspectsdiscussed in the workshop

Engage with employers to make sure we are developing knowledge that is requiredand relevant


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Appendix A

Speakers1. Denise BowerCapacity Building Panel Chair/Leeds University2. Richard CoackleyPresident ICE3. Andrew CrudgingtonHead of Policy ICE4. Peter HansfordImmediate past president ICE

A webcast of the presentations is available at the ICE Website

http://ice.adobeconnect.com/p7s2g3zj6ea/

Appendix BProgramme

Item Activity

1 Welcome

2 Future Civil Engineering Opportunities and Challenges

Richard Coackley

Andrew Crudgington

3 Activity 1Mapping the opportunities and challenges facing civil engineering.

Individuals to note challenges and opportunities using 2 colours of post it notes

Put the post it notes around the hexagon

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Appendix C

Full list of the opportunities and challenges identified under activity 1.The below statements are the opinions of the attendees at the event and do not reflect theICEs point of view.

Processes/Procedures

Culture

Technology

Industry/Organisation

Goals/visions/values

PeopleAll

GovernmentRecession provides real drive to develop efficiency,focus on outcome. Performance and develop newfinancial and procurement models

Regulatory restrictions (investment cycles)

The banking crisis has shown the problems with shortterm thinking. It is recognised we need another way.

Financial crisis. Banks unwilling to take financial risk

There needs to be a re-examination of the relationshipbetween demand management and infrastructure needs

(not the same as sweating the assets!)

HMG a more demanding customer

Water security for SE England Merging projects to form larger programmes withoutprejudicing SMEs especially in rural areas.

Long term spending plans Fragmentation + Silo behaviour

Ways of workingchanging landscape future of theindustrywhere will civil engineers be in the team?

Innovation through stakeholder engagement Getting a business model that allows genuine integrationrisk sharing etc.

Review of utility regulation Disconnect between politics and engineering

PAS 55 the NIP and other statements appear to berecognising higher value in technical knowledge and

expertise

How to fund assets (whats the revenue stream?)

CO2 d ti t t t it f UK l h i E i d it ff t fi f


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SSC and the like communicating to each other andmembers

Projecting needs when in the UK there is less certaintyon energy eg nuclear

Use of diverse media to inform/educate anywhere Legacy of under investment in developing engineerscommercial awareness

Competition from india/China (lack of UK language skills)

New areas of work such as nuclear/renewables Making civil engineering courses as interesting aspossible

The new economy (carbon or other accounting) Exposing engineers to more on-site experience.Particularly those in professional consultancy

Increasing demand for low carbon energy supplyyoung people being part of the solution eg nuclear new

build

Women into industry and young people generally

Developing an educational supply chain which caters fortechnical skills and well rounded graduates (eg

gateways project)

So much choice for careers (or at least a perceivedchoice)

Developing new provision at a time of contraction infurther/higher education

Future recruitment changes to vocational qualifications inschools eg 14-19 Diploma means a need to rethink

strategy

EU skills talent bank Lack of good maths and physics teaching in schools

EU skills foresight Engaging technicians with ICE

Influencing educational providers and qualificationauthorities in detailed content of FE and HE programmes

Producing sufficient numbers of properly educatedengineers and technicians at a time of FE and HEcutbacks

Implementation of National Careers Service. Opportunityto provide training and resources for staff which provideaccurate information about occupation

Future recruitment to Civil EngineeringDecreasedfocus on face to face careers IAG in schools (face toface CIAG has helped to challenge stereotype and raise

f lit f t t d t )


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Better management of information and data Lack of understanding of analysis tools and uncertaintyof inputs and propagation through to outputs

Available technologies can significantly improveeffectiveness of design construction and asset

management

Exponential growth of informationClimate change

New technology (IT BIM) provides opportunity forimproved efficiency of working and real time asset

management and optimisation

Securing high quality reliable technical information

Sustainability programmes

Growth of asset management as a discipline Information management how to cope with immenseamounts of data

Recession is forcing change = opportunity Technologyis also forcing change

Lack of desire to embrace contractual change to exploitnew technologies and processes

BIMincreasing efficiency saving money

Emerging technology new ways of approachinginnovation etc

Future focus on online/telephone careers IAGwiderdissemination of accurate and up to date information

regarding civil engineering

InternationalSignificant investment in Middle East (Qatar and Saudi)with preference for UK consulting scenes

Competition from india/China (lack of UK language skills)

Global Opportunitiesasset managementmaintenanceBIMcollaboration toolssharing bestpractice

The UK capacity in a global context

Global profession, Global opportunities European recession and its affects on finance forprojects

Travel and lifestylesee the worldactive /outdoor Globalisation especially ChinaConstruction andconsultants funded by state buying major infrastructuresuccess


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will be more highly valued Great opportunity for theseindividuals

ground, concrete, steel wood and water flow.

Excellent time to reinforce the importance of Civil

engineering

The Value of technical expertise ceases to be

recognised in business

Awareness amongst young people that traditionalcareers such as civil engineering will be in demand

Demographics

We need some eye catching role models to be givenhonorary FICE

Women into industry and young people generally

Lead Civil Engineering in a changing world Assumption that 80% of an engineers role is technical

Lack of high profile role models

Demise of UK names ie well known UK founded firms

Not attracting the best and the brightest (in all sectors)

Lack of careers advice

General perception of the role of Civil engineers insociety

Engaging under 19sblockers re parents etcalso

raising the profile of Civil engineers generally

ICEgeneralExcellent time to reinforce the importance of Civil

engineeringWays of workingchanging landscape future of theindustrywhere will civil engineers be in the team?

Better clarity of civil engineering function and process Dissatisfaction with registration

Unification of profession The UK capacity in a global context

Disconnect between politics and engineering


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