A North-East businessman with more than 30 years’ construction experience has launched a game-changing virtual training platform. Tribuco Knowledge Base provides off-the-shelf induction and health and safety training videos that are distributed directly to employees’ [read more…]
Carrickfergus-based manufacturer, McCue, has partnered with two of Northern Ireland’s higher education facilities to recruit a number of apprentice joiners. The company, which specialises in project management, fit-out and bespoke joinery, is taking on five [read more…]
JB Associates, an independent construction consultancy based in the south of England, has launched of its new ‘Building Futures’ construction mentoring scheme. The research, planning and development of the programme, from the team at JB [read more…]
With the UK construction sector facing challenges on multiple fronts, Paul Simpson, Commercial Director at Recticel Insulation, believes that it’s time to improve the chronic skills shortage situation. The UK construction industry is facing a [read more…]
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has written to the chief executive of the CITB, Sarah Beale, asking that CITB consider cancelling the 2020 levy, to help aid cash-flow in the construction industry. Commenting in [read more…]
Built Environment Skills In Schools (BESS) today (Monday 23rd March) urged construction employers to keep their eye on schools engagement and to utilise digital channels as much as possible during the COVID-19 situation. To support [read more…]
Tarmac‘s Blue Circle brand has launched four new E-learning modules as part of a drive to equip trade students with materials to broaden their product knowledge and industry expertise. Working in partnership with colleges nationwide, [read more…]
A new report published by the skills and education think tank EDSK has found that millions of pounds of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy is being spent on so-called ‘fake apprenticeship schemes’, which, in reality, are [read more…]
For many, the start of a new year is the perfect incentive to make important changes to their life. One aspect a lot of Brits will tend to focus on is their job – as [read more…]
The #BuildingAspirations campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of volunteers from the construction and built environment industry reaching out to young people to inspire them about the world of work. Employer contact at [read more…]
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