1. Phil Ellis Capacity & Capability Programme Manager Nov 2016
Stimulating the skills agenda in the Highways Sector - Capacity & Capability Strategy
Phil Ellis
Capacity & Capability Programme Manager
Nov 2016

2. Objectives Capacity & Capability Project
Primary Objectives
Minimise shortfall in supply chain Capacity to deliver HE Capital and Maintenance Programmes
Ensure Resources are adequately skilled to deliver HE Capital and Maintenance Programmes (including skills ‘shift’)
Minimise future construction sector inflation caused by insufficient capacity or capability
Secondary Objectives
To maximise the opportunity to source and distribute resources on a local/regional basis (…for efficiency & local employment)
To support Diversity & Inclusion

3. What are we doing to tackle the problem ? – ideas Stage currently

4. High-level Solution & Stimulation Strategy
Demand Management
Supply Management
‘Make better use of existing resource’
: Productivity/Efficiency
‘Increase resources’
: Find/Attract/Recruit/Retain
Solutions
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Solutions
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5. High level Solution & Stimulation Strategy
Demand Management
Supply Management
‘Make better use of existing resource’
: Productivity/Efficiency
‘Increase resources’
: Find/Attract/Recruit/Retain
Solutions
Forward Resource Planning
Plan to use current resource effectively
2. Training & Assurance
Better skilled resource
3. Increase Productivity
Better use of resource
Solutions
Forward Resource Planning
Plan new resources
Promotion & Attraction
Attract new resources
Recruitment & Retention
Recruit new resources

6. Suite of People focused solutions
Forward Resource Planning
Promotion & Attraction
Recruitment & Retention
Training & Assurance
Productivity
Contract Type, Risk Allocation & Incentives
Working Hours
& Shift Patterns
Design & Buildability
Client Processes
In-house Knowledge
Accountability
Benchmark Best Practice & Innovation
Resource Demand Model
Make best use of existing resources
Plan for additional future resources
National Attraction Campaign
Diversity Recruitment & Retention Strategies
National Skills Academies
Improve working practices and environment
Apprentice Contractual Obligations
National Skills Academies
Highways Sector Recruitment & Training Organisation
Diversity Recruitment & Retention Strategies
National Skills Academies
Roads Academy
Regional Training Centres
Highways Sector Recruitment & Training Organisation
Optimise & Smooth Programme
Discussions in Progress:
Optimise Productivity, processes, targets, KPIs, working hours, shift patterns, contracts & incentives, design maturity, reduced change control

7. Highways England cannot solve this industry problem alone we need your support! Any Questions?