People Morgan Sindall opens skills academy in East Kent New training facility will support the next generation of construction professionals
People Vistry launches Salford skills hub to inspire local talent Brackley Village Skills Academy has been opened to help attract new recruits to construction
People CITB expands support for ‘grandfather rights’ CSCS cardholders Enhanced grants can be used for the industry accreditation transition until March 2026
People Laing O’Rourke opens ‘first-of-a-kind’ MMC training centre New facility aims to deliver skilled, digitally capable workforce to help transform sector productivity
People Canary Wharf Group showcases construction careers The Open Doors 2025 preview event allowed students to meet industry professionals and learn more about jobs in construction
People Will the Grenfell fire engineer recommendation fix the competence problem? Fire engineer training must go further than theory if the built environment wants to prevent more deadly disasters, an industry expert tells CIOB People
People Amey’s social recruitment strategy targets FM skills Key initiatives aim to attract new recruits from disadvantaged groups
People Balfour and Flannery’s skills hub reaches major milestone The Operator Skills Hub has trained 1,000 students, providing a route into careers in plant operations
People SkillBuild 2024 winners revealed Annual event celebrates skilled construction trainees across various trades, including bricklaying and stonemasonry
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 Increase in NEETs is ‘a huge opportunity’ for construction The number of NEET young people in the UK could be key to tackling construction’s skills crisis, according to the CITB
People Construction must ‘come together’ to nurture sustainability skills Seddon’s Jake Dowling speaks to CIOB People about his role as head of decarbonisation and his commitment to driving sustainability in construction
People Construction leaders must reconsider young Londoners The untapped potential of young Londoners could help to alleviate construction’s skills challenge
People Nearly 70% of UK adults avoid construction careers Call for industry leaders to help change the perception of jobs in construction
People Training tomorrow’s construction leaders today Leadership and management training for construction professionals is more than just a ‘nice to have’
People Retrofit skills programme marks major milestone The Supply Chain Sustainability School is celebrating the first anniversary of its retrofit programme, launched to help combat climate change by upskilling the built environment sector. To date, the programme…
People Costain expands early careers programme Infrastructure firm reveals plans to recruit more than 180 candidates for early careers roles
People Retaining older workers in construction An ageing population means that employers must ensure they incentivise older workers to remain in the workforce
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.