The Construction Plant-Hire Association (CPA) has invested in a plant simulator to help attract young people to construction careers.

Willmott Dixon is partnering with BPIC Network’s skills and labour supply social enterprise, Building Professionals, to launch a 12-month pilot careers programme.

Competency-led, modernised recruitment and selection practices are key to solving construction’s skills crisis.

A workshop focused on encouraging an interest in civil engineering among the long-term unemployed was recently hosted by RSK Group’s engineering and construction firm SCP.

A new training scheme for adult learners in the north of England is helping semi-skilled workers become tradespeople in the engineering construction industry.

Thames Water is partnering with Basingstoke College of Technology (BCoT) to open a new apprenticeship training facility.

West Midlands mayor Richard Parker has announced a £75 million construction skills package to train more than 12,000 people over the next three years.

The CIOB Academy is evolving its efforts to support professional development and career progression.

The Skills Centre has opened a new facility in Essex to deliver construction training and boost employment in the area.

Donaldson Timber Systems has launched a new training programme to help support offsite timber frame skills.

Mott MacDonald and STEM Returners have started the second phase of their 2025 programme to help engineers return to work after a career break. 

The Construction Industry Training Board is partnering with Chesterfield College Group as part of the Access to Homebuilding pilot scheme.

The City of London Corporation’s Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce has launched its new industry pledge to help support the recruitment and retention of young and diverse people in ‘green jobs’.

Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has welcomed the government’s decision to transform further and higher education.

HS2 Ltd has welcomed a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business.

A UK-based training and apprenticeship provider has issued an urgent call to employers in the construction and civil engineering sectors as the government prepares to make changes to skills funding.

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