Social value & workforce development
Turn your social value commitments into a real workforce pipeline
The Building the Future Mentoring Programme gives construction and built environment businesses a structured, measurable way to deliver social value outcomes — while helping solve the sector’s long-term skills crisis.
The challenge
Social value obligations without the infrastructure to deliver them
Most businesses in construction want to engage with schools and young people. But coordinating meaningful programmes — finding the right education partners, managing delivery, tracking outcomes, producing evidence for framework bids — takes time and resource that most teams simply do not have.
We close that gap for you.
Our solution
A professionally coordinated programme you can plug straight into
We design, manage, and coordinate employer-led programmes that connect your organisation with schools, colleges, and young people across the region. You bring your expertise, site access, and people. We bring the education relationships, the structure, and the reporting.
These are sustained, structured engagements — not one-off visits. That means stronger outcomes, better evidence, and a genuine talent pipeline for your business.
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Procurement evidence
Structured reporting and impact documentation for framework bids and social value submissions.
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Talent pipeline
Direct access to young people moving towards apprenticeships, traineeships, and early careers.
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Community presence
Meaningful visibility in local schools and communities where you operate and build.
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ESG & CSR outcomes
Measurable outcomes mapped directly to your ESG objectives and CSR commitments.
"Mentoring is not just about passing on knowledge. It is about opening doors that young people do not yet know exist."
The consortium model
More reach, less cost — because you are not doing it alone
What sets us apart is our consortium approach. Rather than each organisation running its own isolated engagement activities, we bring employers, contractors, developers, and education providers together into one coordinated programme.
What the consortium model delivers for your organisation
- Shared delivery costs across multiple partners
- Reduced duplication of engagement activity
- Full coordination managed by the BTF team
- Greater reach into schools and communities
- Stronger collective social value evidence
- Scalable across different regions and programme types
Organisations of all sizes can participate meaningfully — whether you are a large main contractor looking for a fully managed programme, or an SME wanting a structured entry point into schools engagement.
Delivering social value in practice
Here is how the consortium model works in the real world.
In partnership with United Infrastructure and regional education stakeholders, the programme delivered structured engagement that connected young people with real industry pathways — combining mentoring, careers education, employer engagement, site visits, and progression support.
The partnership demonstrates how the consortium model can generate measurable social value impact while strengthening an organisation’s local presence, early careers pipeline, and community reputation.
Programme statistics, testimonials, photography, and video content coming soon.
The wider ecosystem
Year-round touchpoints, not just a programme
The mentoring programme sits inside the broader Building the Future platform — giving your organisation multiple ways to engage with future talent, strengthen your brand in the sector, and demonstrate commitment to the next generation.