Infrastructure Employment Forum (IEF)

VGC is a founder member of the Infrastructure Employment Forum (IEF).

IEF meeting July 2019 — Natalie Sultana, SCS; Dave Smith, Costain; Wayne Lewis, BounceBack; Kimberley McGinty, VGC; Megan Prigmore, CSJV

In autumn 2018, Costain, BounceBack and VGC Group set up a new working group, the Infrastructure Employment Forum. The forum co-ordinates employment for ex-offenders across construction projects and companies.

Mission: to provide a national collaborative recruitment and education gateway within the construction industry, for those with criminal convictions.

employers outside Brixton Prison — Infrastructure Employment Forum employers outside Brixton prison

The programme provides careers and job-search advice, and works with the probation service and relevant partner organisations to find housing and additional support to help people get their lives back on track.

Together we aim to create more opportunities for ex-offenders to

gain long term sustainable employment
achieve economic independence
positively contribute to society.

We share best practice, aiming to scale the projects together to provide industry sustainability.

Major industry businesses and influencers have joined the IEF.

An IEF meeting hosted by VGC in May 2019

Members:

Costain
VGC Group
Highways England
Tideway
HS2
Mace
Murphys
Danny Sullivan Group
Hercules Site Services
Kier
BAM Nuttall
Tone Scaffolding
Strabag
Willmott Dixon
Eiffage
Kilnbridge
Morgan Sindall
Tykon Group
Skanska
Haatton
Crossrail

Charities and supporters

Nacro
Ministry of Justice
CRC
Department for Work and Pensions
A Fairer Chance
Elite Project Services
BEAM
Mind the Gap
Shaw Trust
BounceBack
Key 4 Life
Mind the Gap
New Futures Network
HM Prison and Probation Services