People Balfour and Flannery’s skills hub reaches major milestone The Operator Skills Hub has trained 1,000 students, providing a route into careers in plant operations
People SkillBuild 2024 winners revealed Annual event celebrates skilled construction trainees across various trades, including bricklaying and stonemasonry
People Construction skills hubs to train 5,000 more apprentices New fast-track apprenticeships have been launched to help address the skills gap across the UK’s homebuilding sector
People Government urged to make asbestos training mandatory Open letter calls for asbestos awareness to be added to the curriculum for apprentices
People Costain expands early careers programme Infrastructure firm reveals plans to recruit more than 180 candidates for early careers roles
People Persimmon welcomes construction students for site visit Homebuilder is working with local colleges to attract future construction professionals to the industry
People CITB calls for construction firms to recruit more apprentices Despite increased demand for apprenticeship grants, construction employers are being encouraged to improve the recruitment and retention of apprentices
People Esh welcomes new cohort of apprentices New apprentices are studying for qualifications in a range of areas, including quantity surveying and site management
People Government apprenticeship plans are ‘a major blow’ to construction A new report warns that the government’s policy plans will have a financial impact on construction employers
People HS2 welcomes new early careers cohort New intake has joined the high-speed railway project as “peak construction” gets underway
People ECA joins ministers to discuss lack of qualified electricians Electrical contractors have raised concerns that the skills gap will impact the UK’s ability to achieve net zero
People Apprenticeships pivotal to social value delivery, report shows New data reveals social value created by skills and employments has more than doubled since 2022
People Graham launches careers programme to boost gender diversity ConstructHER programme is now open for applications from female high school students in Glasgow
People Seddon recruits record number of female apprentices New apprentices have kickstarted their careers with community projects across the North West
People Survey highlights lack of skilled electrical apprentices The Building Engineering Business Survey shows “applicants are not as skilled as they think they are”
People Scottish contractor welcomes new apprentices Four-year apprenticeship programme offers both practical experience and lecture-based learning
People Persimmon unveils new cohort of construction apprentices Homebuilder has committed to “improving the diversity” of its apprentices
People Government urged to ‘safeguard’ apprenticeships Higher and degree apprenticeships hold the key to the government’s plan for economic growth and tackling construction skills gaps, according to 88% of the UK’s top universities
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