News Financial watchdog investigates former Vistry accountants The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has opened an investigation regarding the conduct of two former employees at homebuilder Vistry Group.
News Thousands of new homes approved after four-year delay A landmark agreement between government, regulators and industry has resolved a four-year pause on housing developments in North Sussex.
People CITB pilot offers free brickwork and groundworks training The Construction Industry Training Board is partnering with Chesterfield College Group as part of the Access to Homebuilding pilot scheme.
People Home builders call for women to join careers scheme The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has launched its seventh cohort of the Women into Home Building programme.
People Home Builders Federation unveils latest skills plan The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has launched the latest iteration of its Home Building Sector Skills Plan.
People Worker shortages threaten new homes target Latest research highlights the urgent need for new recruits in the homebuilding sector
People Government announces £600m investment in construction skills New reforms aim to help address skills shortages and attract a generation of new talent to construction
People Construction skills gap won’t hinder new homes target, says CLC co-chair MPs have been warned that affordability is the main blocker to the government’s new homes target, not a lack of skills
People Women into Home Building expands placement opportunities Fully-funded careers programme aims to help attract more women to the homebuilding sector
People Government axes construction T Level due to ‘lack of demand’ Onsite Construction T Level will be defunded, despite the government’s commitment to build 1.5 million homes in the next parliament
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 Construction consultancy supports homelessness project in Manchester The Embassy Village project will help to support men facing homelessness
People Persimmon welcomes construction students for site visit Homebuilder is working with local colleges to attract future construction professionals to the industry
People Does the UK have the skills to deliver housing target? 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,…
People HBF opens applications for Women into Home Building initiative The launch of the programme to improve gender diversity in home building comes just days after the closure of Women into Construction
People Persimmon unveils new cohort of construction apprentices Homebuilder has committed to “improving the diversity” of its apprentices
People Mental health training targets SME home builders To coincide with World Suicide Prevention Month, new training dates have been released for SME home builders and the supply chain
People Homebuilding training scheme opens for women applicants Employment programme now open for second cohort applications
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