New partnership aims to help engineers get back to work after a career break

Morwenna Fellows’ PhD research uncovered the communication issues that arise on site where there is no shared first language. By Nicky Roger.

If the industry wants to close the skills gap, it must first break down the barriers preventing it from becoming more inclusive, writes Caroline Gumble.

Ben Hobbs, project manager at We Are Ease, featured as one of Exeter Tomorrow’s 30 under 30 future business stars.

Proposed reforms aim to help the sector attract and retain talent from diverse backgrounds

The 2024 UK’s Best Workplaces for Development list celebrates companies that are committed to employees’ long-term growth

The Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2024 national final saw 10 apprentices compete to be crowned champion 

A survey of 100,000 young people shows engagement with schools and colleges is helping to attract young people to construction

Employers must do more to promote apprenticeships and professional development opportunities for more experienced candidates

Matthew Stowe MCIOB tells CIOB People how achieving chartership has been fundamental to his career development  

Governments urged to incentivise employers to invest in healthcare and skills training, and recruit older workers

The latest annual business plan aims to support construction’s skills pipeline

The April episode of the 21CC podcast is out, featuring a campaign to improve young people’s engagement with higher education and built environment careers

The Clean, Rehabilitative, Enabling and Decent (CRED) programme aims to support prisoners’ long-term rehabilitation

The new business graduate programme, which starts in September 2024, is now open for applications

Jessica Haskett hit the ground running when she joined Kier Group’s Construction division in 2021 as a graduate design manager.

CIOB is appealing to metro mayor candidates in May’s elections to prioritise construction career opportunities and retrofitting of building stock.

The project manager at Mace explains what first attracted him to construction and what he loves about working in the industry.