Three people are now gaining skills and job experience at its timber-frame manufacturing facility in Warrington.

Andy Burnham’s pledge to value the hard hat as much as the graduation cap is a welcome step towards closing construction’s skills gap. But ambition alone won’t be enough, argues Tony Mitchell.

Construction professionals complete Tier-1 developed training

CIOB chiefs visit Kier prison project to see Hard Hat Ready programme in action

The construction industry needs to integrate ex-military personnel more effectively if both veteran and employer are to benefit

The Mayor of London has announced an £88.6m investment to train the capital’s next generation of construction workers

Prime minister Andy Burnham has announced plans to introduce new technical education pathways for 14-year-olds

The contractor will employ 10 prison leavers on the project, plus six months’ structured support.

The Building Safety Regulator (BSR) will be closely scrutinising how contractors manage their supply chains on major projects as they move from gateway two approval to gateway three completion.

Plans to give local areas greater influence over skills provision have been announced.

Hull College is to open a £5m green skills training centre to help meet growing demand for workers with expertise in low-carbon construction, retrofit and renewable energy. The college’s School…

The CIOB has called for new prime minister Andy Burnham to empower regional leaders to develop skills locally for the construction industry as part of his devolution agenda.

Youth unemployment is rising, not because young people lack ambition, but because construction businesses increasingly cannot afford to employ and train them, argues Craig Bell, CEO of Bell Group. 

The success of the government’s construction skills package will depend on employers increasing recruitment

The UK’s civil and defence nuclear programmes are competing for many of the same people and suppliers. Sharmila Jugessur, strategic growth director, at AtkinsRéalis says greater coordination, better use of transferable skills and a more strategic approach to procurement could unlock delivery at the scale the sector needs.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is highlighting three employer-led training programmes designed to help the construction industry develop the skills needed to support the UK’s transition to net zero.

The reform of construction apprenticeships will now reflect different risk factors for different tradespeople under a new approach agreed between the industry and government.

Construction disputes are usually about price, time and quality, and labour shortages affect all three.