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Construction employers claim nearly £130m in CITB grants

CITB has released the year-end figures for its Grants Scheme, which provides support for construction employers and learners.

Manchester centre helps local people into construction work

CIOB Manchester Hub committee member Tom Morris MCIOB is celebrating six months of success for the Community Construction Skills Centre in Collyhurst, Manchester.

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Bouygues hails social impact of regeneration scheme in Wales

Bouygues UK, lead contractor for Llanelli’s Canolfan Pentre Awel, has delivered more than £35 million in social value.

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Top apprentices compete for Screwfix prize

Screwfix has announced the 10 finalists in this year’s Trade Apprentice competition.

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Energy Transition Skills Hub receives funding boost

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board has awarded £400,000 to help deliver an Energy Transition Skills Hub in Scotland.

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HS2 apprentices awarded four-year job contract

Two standout HS2 apprentices have received a four-year extension to their employment contracts with Balfour Beatty Vinci Systra.

CITB praises Employer Networks initiative as ‘hugely successful’

The Construction Industry Training Board has quadrupled the number of learners supported through its Employer Networks initiative, according to its year-end figures.

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Sustainability skills initiative highlights career pathways for students

The Built Environment Schools Trust is partnering with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to launch a nationwide education initiative.

Skills initiative steers prison leavers into construction jobs

A new social value project is providing construction skills-based training to prisoners ahead of their release

HS2 contractor welcomes 500th apprentice

Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, is celebrating an apprenticeship milestone

CITB outlines priorities for the year ahead

The Construction Industry Training Board has published its Business Plan for 2025-26

Digital skills challenge continues to bite

The digital skills challenge continues to bite, according to the latest research from Autodesk.

CITB nearly doubles NEST apprenticeship starts

The Construction Industry Training Board has released its year-end figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST)

Heritage bodies collaborate to improve retrofit training

New publication aims to help address critical skills and knowledge gaps across the retrofit workforce

Mott MacDonald relaunches return-to-work programme

The 2025 returners programme aims to support STEM professionals back to work after a career break

This much I know: ‘Find a company with the right values’

Dean Averies, director of Beard’s Oxford office, reveals the best career advice he has ever received

T Levels: DfE urged to boost student numbers and industry placements

Despite some progress, more work needs to be done to scale up T Levels, according to a new report

Worker shortages threaten new homes target

Latest research highlights the urgent need for new recruits in the homebuilding sector

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