New reforms aim to help address skills shortages and attract a generation of new talent to construction  

Call for the Home Office to improve collaboration with other stakeholders, including Skills England, to help address skills shortages 

MPs have been warned that affordability is the main blocker to the government’s new homes target, not a lack of skills

Greater flexibility on functional skills requirements and minimum length of apprenticeships is expected to increase new starts by 10,000 per year

Onsite Construction T Level will be defunded, despite the government’s commitment to build 1.5 million homes in the next parliament

New fast-track apprenticeships have been launched to help address the skills gap across the UK’s homebuilding sector

A new report warns that the government’s policy plans will have a financial impact on construction employers

Electrical contractors have raised concerns that the skills gap will impact the UK’s ability to achieve net zero

The Labour Party pledged in its manifesto to build 1.5 million new homes over the next Parliament if it got into power. But does the UK have the necessary skills,…

Cross-party forum aims to support the environmental, social and governance agenda in Parliament and government 

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

New analysis indicates the government’s approach to the Immigration Skills List and how it responds to shortages of skilled workers across various sectors will be crucial to success

New body launched to bring together key partners to meet the skills needs of the next decade

Call for government to urgently address the skills gap impacting the construction industry

Call for new government to remove barriers across the construction skills system

Labour is being asked for clarity, stability, and vision by the construction industry

New policy recommendations are focused on helping to address skills shortages in engineering and technology  

Skills shortages worsened by global competition risks value for taxpayers’ money