The Apprenticeship Levy is exacerbating the construction skills shortage and must be reformed urgently, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The latest statistics released by the Department for Education show that the number [read more…]
Construction Youth Trust has been working in association with Centrepoint Works to deliver their Budding Builders course, as part of the Centrepoint Works scheme. Centrepoint Works, a course which is open to homeless, disadvantaged or [read more…]
This week is National Careers Week – an opportunity for people (young and old) up and down the country to give some thought to their future career and increase their understanding of how they can [read more…]
A leading provider to major construction and utilities firms, Develop Training Limited (DTL), says too few businesses are making a commitment to apprenticeships despite government initiatives to promote them. DTL, which has centres in Linlithgow [read more…]
Less than one in ten young people would consider a career in construction, even though more than half are interested in subjects that qualify them for the industry, new research by L&Q has revealed. L&Q, [read more…]
The CITB (Construction Industry Training Board) has joined forces with the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) in a milestone partnership. The partnership agreement creates a shared action plan to work with construction businesses across England, Scotland [read more…]
ISG and its partner, WJEC, have taken a major step in tackling the looming skills and recruitment crisis facing the construction industry, with the House of Commons launch of the UK’s first Level 3 Applied [read more…]
Talented people working in construction are to be recognised as part of a campaign to encourage others to follow their own career in the sector. Launched in March 2018, UK Construction Week (UKCW) established its [read more…]
An initiative to address the skills shortage in the construction sector and make the industry more diverse and inclusive is calling for businesses to get involved and inspire the next generation of workers. Organised by Built Environment [read more…]
With International Women in Engineering Day taking place on 23rd June, a national training provider is celebrating increased growth in the recruitment of female engineers to the industry. The Construction and Design Centre of Excellence [read more…]
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