Gordon Brown, CEW Director of the Exemplar programme gives a brief update on its projects and lessons to be learned.

The Exemplar programme has always looked to highlight good practice, effective teamwork and collaboration to build on the great work done by the industry in the past. As with any successful program it is the outcome and outputs the truly highlight success and delivery. There is little benefit in having the perfect plan if it is impossible or unlikely to be delivered. To this end one of the cornerstones of the exemplar programme are the KPIs used. These needs to be robust, simple, and insightful and based upon questions that may or may not be asked in the future. A little crystal ball gazing is required and until the projects are finished and the data collected, interrogated and dispersed throughout the industry then these questions can and should be raised. The intention is that through the KPI collection of data we can answer those questions with a strong degree of certainty. The kind of project that fits the bill has been announced recently following the Welsh Government releasing funding for five primary schools in Powys. Evidence from these schemes will be invaluable.