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Constructionarium: dreams, teams and learning

Constructionarium: dreams, teams and learning. What is Constructionarium ?. It’s like an aquarium but full of Construction. East Reef Pier. Ravenspurn Oil Rig. Naples Airport Underground station. Millau Viaduct. Brief History.

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Constructionarium: dreams, teams and learning

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  1. Constructionarium:dreams, teams and learning

  2. What is Constructionarium?

  3. It’s like an aquarium but fullof Construction East Reef Pier Ravenspurn Oil Rig Naples Airport Underground station Millau Viaduct

  4. Brief History • Ove Arup Foundation supported Chris Wise to teach at Imperial College. • Chris frustrated at the theoretical teaching. • Stef Stefanou (John Doyle) offered money to Chris to find a solution. • Industry bodies soon gave support: Concrete Centre, Construct, Concrete Bridge Development Group, Ove Arup Foundation, CITB/NCCE.

  5. Constructionarium teaching team? Triangular partnerships (innovative) University Students Site Suppliers Consulting Engineer Construction Contractor

  6. What constitutes the Constructionarium? • Residential field trip (usually 6 days) • Hands-on site experience for students • Work experience?.....No, role experience • Students’ roles range from CEng to general operatives • Innovative link of industry-academic as equals on neutral ground

  7. Why do it? Long-term solution…………………. ……………….to longstanding problems

  8. Problems Solutions Skills Shortage Hands on Experience Safety and Nuclear Stringent H&S training Awareness Recruitment by Industry Exposes students to site life and easy to Head Hunt Theoretical Approach Pragmatism rules due to tight time deadline and budget See the Big Picture Applied management training Gender Imbalance Up to 40% female participants Staff CPD Training Learn by teaching

  9. Where is it held? National Construction College East CITB Construction Skills, Bircham Newton, Norfolk • 14 acres land • fully residential college • Construction training facilities • on former RAF base • Terraformed site

  10. Scale - Flexible To start “keep it small” then growe.g. small bridge (6m) to large bridge (21m Millau Bridge) Choose projects within area of partners’ expertise and use their network of contacts for supplies Infinity Bridge Millau Bridge

  11. What do contractors do? • Bring logistics and site know-how, experienced staff, materials, plant, equipment, operational and safety management, ‘quick fix’ experience, supervision experience, foresight • Fund materials, plant & equipment, own staff and accommodation • Act as “Client”, negotiating contracts and variations

  12. Others’ costs • University: £150/student; staff time; accommodation (£55/day) and travel for students and staff; admin and preparation. • Consulting engineers: staff time, design preparation, scaling, modelling, student pack development, residential costs, travel etc.

  13. Who is taking it up?

  14. Who else is interested Other Interested Universities : Aston, Birmingham, Cardiff, Central Lancashire, Kingston, Manchester, Nottingham Trent, Portsmouth, Reading, Warwick, West of England Rostov on Don University Russia Bari University Italy Shanghai University China 6 Universities U.S.A.

  15. Who recognises its value? • 2004CONSTRUCT Award for Innovation CITB NCC donated 5 acres of land • 2005Ingenia (R A Eng magazine) article led to visit by Prince Philip as Senior Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering in 2006 • 2006/8 East of England Development Agency (upgrade the outdoor classroom and project portfolio) • 2008 CITB NCC donated further 9 acres Structural Steel Design Awards Finalist • BIS, JBM, Construction Skills Council, HEFCE, Professional Bodies, The Concrete Society, Cogent and National Tunnelling Academy • 2010SQA Star Awards Highly Commended • Continuing positive educational / technical press

  16. Nuclear Island Project • Participating Training Experience • NOT a Nuclear Site • Safety Awareness è Nuclear Awareness • New Nuclear Designed Package

  17. For more information visit our website www.constructionarium.co.uk

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