Collaborative working diploma for construction

There can be no doubt that the need for collaborative working within the UK construction industry has never been greater. Report after report since the mid-nineties have outlined the necessity for collaboration to replace the traditional adversarial culture and for integrated supply chains to replace the fragmented nature of the sector. More recently Dame Judith Hackitt commented in her review following the Grenfell tragedy:

“We need to maintain the spirit of collaboration and partnership which has been a feature of the review process to date. In a sector that is excessively fragmented, we have seen during this review a will to work together to deliver consistent solutions. This will be especially important going forward to change culture.”

With productivity one of the current priorities within the new Labour Government, the need for our industry to adopt lean principles is essential and to be able to do this we must adopt a collaborative culture. The only way we can deliver ‘more for less’ or to get a ‘bigger bang for our buck’ is to have integrated collaborative supply chains. This level five diploma, academically benchmarked by the University of Wales, sets out to deliver the tools and techniques individuals will need to ensure that this essential collaborative culture can be delivered. One client recently commented, ‘the UK construction knows the word collaboration but doesn’t have the necessary knowledge, behaviours and culture to deliver it’.

Delegates undertaking this diploma course will add additional important skills in collaborative working to the advantage of themselves, their organisation and any projects on which they are involved. Clients will want their supply chains to have these skills and supply chain members may use them to win work. This diploma course provides you with the chance to be an early adopter in this critical area.

We are delighted to announce that the latest Level 5 Diploma in Collaboration in Construction course will commence in spring 2025 and that we are now taking bookings at [email protected]

When the Diploma in Collaboration in Construction was developed back in 2020-21, we worked with the University of Wales to academically benchmark the delivery, ensuring it met the rigours of the typical delivery of a short-duration Level 5 qualification. Private sector education organisations and University’s may class this as a form of MOOC or unaccredited CPD learning and therefore no unit credit values, or formal qualification are attached to this programme by UWTSD.

The focus of the development is the alignment of ‘industry collaboration’ in sharing best practices across the supply chain, very much experiential and led by industry experts and not traditional academic delivery and assessment. UWTSD is proud to support Constructing Excellence Midlands by previously academically benchmarking this innovative programme. This allows learners to recognise the level of academic learning being delivered and achieved for those who complete the course, even though it doesn’t result in a formal qualification.

We only have 16 places available so please book early for this eight month online course.

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