Construction Knowledge Exchange South East

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Construction Knowledge Exchange (South
East) --------------------------------------------
------------------------- John Hampson MA
MAPM Business Development Manager London South
Bank University 103 Borough Road London SE1
1AA hampsojd_at_lsbu.ac.uk 6TH September 2005
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My Presentation Today---------------------------
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• My background and experience
• What is the CKE project?
• What will the CKE do?
• CKE aims and objectives and of course benefits!
• Examples of what CKE is doing
• How can the CKE help you?
• Question and answer session

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My Background and Experience---------------------
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• Worked for family construction business
• Moved into surveying and took HND/BSc Hons at
  Bristol
• Worked as planned maintenance manager for
  national housing association in London
• CIOB Accreditation/HE Liaison Manager
• MA e-business Middlesex University
• Business Link SME project manager. Managing
  regional and national initiatives.

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• What is the CKE project?
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• Funded by HEIF 2 (Higher Education Innovation
  Fund for 2 years (to October 2006) HEIF 3
  possible.
• LSBU, UWE in Bristol, Leeds Met, Salford, UCLAN
  in Preston and Wolverhampton all have regional
  CKEs.
• LSBU staff are Barry Symonds (Project Director)
  and John Hampson (Co-ordinator). Research Fellow
  soon.
• Partners are CITB Construction-Skills, CE, CEBE,
  and CIC

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What is the CKE project? (2) -------------------
------------------------- Sir John Fairclough
"What is needed for industry, working with the
leading universities to make a major response to
this state of affairs and to offer courses that
help prepare the leaders of tomorrow." Sir John
Egan "The future for UK construction relies upon
modern professionals working in integrated teams
in a multi-disciplinary way". CITB Skills
Foresight Report 2002 "One of the main barriers
to growth and development is the lack of
appropriately educated professionals in the right
quantity and of the right quality to support the
way our industry is developing".
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• What will the CKE do?
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• The government aim is to improve innovation
  within HE, and as part of its general strategy
  with industry
• Bring together academics, companies, PIs,
  Government, SSCs, FE colleges, and universities
  within each region
• Promote knowledge exchange and joint professional
  sector working in the spirit of Latham and Egan.
• Seek to cross boundaries and build relationships
  within diverse audiences.

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• Aims and objectives of CKE
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• Staff and students working in projects
• Business awareness for HE staff
• Income from enterprise consultancy and training
• SMEs assisted in their innovation
• Academic secondments into industry
• Industrial secondments into HE
• Industry/academic forums to develop courses
• Enterprise consultancy for SMEs
• Case studies if industry/HE engagement

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Benefits for academics CKE ---------------------
------------------------ Teaching - Keep your
course industry relevant - Source industry
lecturers. Source industry relevant ideas for
student projects Research - Update on
understanding of industry research and
development needs and Collaborating with industry
and other HEIs on research projects Enterprise -
Giving you new consultancy opportunities/deliver
short courses Career Progression- Opportunities
for personnel development, improve your
academic/industry profile Improving Student
Prospects -Industry input into curriculum
development and increased student placements and
sandwich opportunities/employability
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Industry benefits -------------------------- Recru
itment - Meet new graduates / potential
employees, the opportunity to shape university
courses to meet the industry needs. Training and
Career Progression - Customised industrial short
courses and training, access to quality CPD
events and re-training opportunities. Access to
cutting edge knowledge and innovation -
Construction IT such as software, mobile
technology, 3D visualisation and CAD. New
emerging manufacturing technologies such as
virtual prototyping and materials testing.
Linking to funding and resource opportunities -
Advice on receiving DTI funding to complete a
strategic project (KTPs). Networking you to
other funded assistance such as Learning Skills
Council Innovation Circle - Bringing together
professionals to identify industry problems and
develop real solutions facilitated by the CKE
FREE of charge.
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• Examples of what the CKE is doing at LSBU
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• Training/CPD - CIOB DMX and RICS CPD programme
• Business awareness 3 Events so far
• SMEs Innovation Circles Asset Skills,
  Southwark Chamber
• Academic Secondments KTPs and company visits
• Industrial Secondments Visits and projects
• Forums new LSBU FD(sc) and MSc non cognate
  courses
• Consultancy scoping out new project with LSBU
  academics
• Case studies sharing KTP data with other HEIs
• Events Regeneration, Trust Mark
• Sponsorship Working with major employers

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• How can the CKE help you?
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• Open minded project please speak to me!
• Helping with a CKE speaker at your event?
• Management time working groups etc
• Facilitate your event or forum
• Host Innovation Circle to help with your business
  improvement
• Get your engagement in CKE activities

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Question and answer session ----------------------
-------------------- Thank you for your time.
Please let me have any questions about the
CKE? John Hampson MA MAPM Business Development
Manager London South Bank University 103 Borough
Road London SE1 1AA hampsojd_at_lsbu.ac.uk - DD 020
7815 7105