Constructing Excellence - The Hounslow Homes Demonstration Project

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Constructing Excellence - The Hounslow Homes
Demonstration Project

• Graham Spiller
• Head of Human Resources

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Background

• Hounslow Homes one of the 1st round of Arms
  Length Management Organisations (ALMOs).
• Formed in April 2002.
• Responsibility for managing Hounslow Council
  stock of about 15,000 properties.

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• Becoming ALMO means extra 100 million to achieve
  decency standard
• Working with key partners (Balfour Beatty,
  Connaught, Lovell, United House).

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• Nov 2003 Sustainable Training initiative
  launched at one of our apprentice training sites
• Commitment to apprentice training limited by
  volume of work and available resources

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• In previous years overwhelmed by applications
• Last year applications passed to partners
• Recognition that partnership working provided an
  opportunity to expand the scheme

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Our recruitment ad
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Innovation and Benefits

• This year up to 15 apprenticeships rather than 3
• Joint funding for apprentice co-coordinator to
  oversee the project
• Joint working to provide variety of work
  experience, and exposure to different management
  systems
• Joint working will increase opportunities for
  permanent employment

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Lessons Learned Recommendations

• Explore ways in which this initiative can be
  maintained when current funding levels are
  exhausted
• Discuss with partners how Hounslow Homes labour
  force could assist them with other contracts in
  West London
• ALMO partnering arrangements across the country
  could lead to a more integrated approach to
  apprentice training

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• Any Questions