James Saunders, chief people officer at Wates Group, tells CM People that the battle for the best talent in construction is stronger than ever.

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

A new action plan has been unveiled to address infrastructure and construction skills needs.

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’.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has published its new strategy, Leading Industry Learning, outlining how it will help to address skills shortages and support industry growth.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched its Construction Workforce Outlook 2025-29 report, which sets out the skills needed to meet future industry demand.

New research highlights the scale of the challenge facing the construction industry

Turner & Townsend has published its latest market intelligence research which sets out the skills and costs pressures facing the industry

Construction skills body aims to support more than 15,000 new entrants into employment

New report outlines the recruitment challenges and opportunities facing construction SMEs

Findings from the latest ECITB Workforce Census reinforces the scale of the recruitment challenge facing the industry 

Call for industry leaders to help change the perception of jobs in construction 

Despite increased demand for apprenticeship grants, construction employers are being encouraged to improve the recruitment and retention of apprentices

Major contract wins can bring a unique set of challenges for employers and HR leaders as they scale up their workforce.

New data shows a spike in the number of women aged 35-44 leaving engineering

More than 250,000 extra construction workers are required by 2028 to meet demand 

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

Industry will need to hire approximately half a million people to meet demand