The HS2 project is welcoming West Midlands university students onto a paid placement programme during the summer holidays.

Contractor Beard has launched a business-wide skills initiative to support workforce development.

Grayson has announced an investment of £15,000 to help support Site Ready Solutions’ Bricklaying Pre-Apprenticeship Programme.

Thames Water has announced a new partnership with STEM Returners to help more professionals return to work after a career break.

Screwfix is celebrating the graduation of 347 colleagues who have recently completed their apprenticeships in areas across the business.

Employers across the country have been recognised by the government for their commitment to apprenticeships.

Mott MacDonald’s focus on major building projects is not just about winning more work and improving outcomes for clients – it’s about giving younger engineers better career experience too.

Construction needs inclusive leaders, but everyone has a role to play in driving positive change.

Construction students at Moulton College are being primed for a career of life-long learning, principal Oliver Symons tells CM People.

When women step away from work to have children, we often speak about what the industry loses. But we should also ask what it gains when they return.

The launch of the Construction Skills Mission Board and has been broadly welcomed by the built environment sector.  

In a week of celebration of our Armed Forces, it has never been more important to recognise the value veterans can bring to the construction industry.

Government ministers are partnering with industry leaders to launch a wide-ranging construction skills strategy.

Finley Topping tells CM People that the experience gained through an apprenticeship far outweighs a full-time university course.

National Grid and STEM Returners are joining forces for the third time to help more STEM professionals return to work after a career break. 

Skills reforms are forward progress, but more flexibility is needed to keep the construction industry moving.

Henry Boot Construction’s Ryan O’Loughlin explains why self-awareness and authenticity are fundamental qualities for a successful construction leader.

Balfour Beatty Group’s chief executive, Leo Quinn, has been appointed life president of The 5% Club.