Launched in 2017, SonS is a CWIC initiative designed to provide engaging ‘live, on-site’ learning opportunities for students of all ages to support classroom teaching.
Objectives
- Provide students with opportunities to develop skills on site
- Provide Q&A opportunities with contractors about the work they do
- Introduce industry to the construction workforce of the future and build relationships
- Develop sites as learning zones
Project highlights
Over the course of the project, we worked with 11 companies, 9 schools and universities to deliver 15 SonS visits. These included:
- CDM Regulations, General Site Management & BIM with Interserve
- BIM & Revit (Augmented and Virtual Reality lecture) with Bouygues
- Process & Design with Morganstone
- Renovation & Adaptation of Buildings with Lewis Construction
- Planning & Management with Jehu Group
- Demolition Challenges with Wynne Construction
- Site Logistics, Drone & Laser Scanning Technologies with Kier
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