People United Living pledges support for veterans Contractor currently employs more than 80 veterans, highlighting the transferable skills military personnel can bring to the industry
People Retrofit skills report outlines workforce challenges and opportunities The retrofit market could offer the “biggest construction opportunity this century” if the industry can address growing skills challenges
People Open Doors 2025 event registration begins Annual careers event aims to showcase the varied opportunities available across the construction industry
People ECITB allocates £200k funding for mobile training units A national training provider has been awarded £200,000 to help support skills across the engineering construction industry. The funding has been awarded to 3t Training Services as part of the…
People Self-build housing project launched to support veterans Regeneration scheme aims to help ex-military personnel in Plymouth
People HS2 welcomes new early careers cohort New intake has joined the high-speed railway project as “peak construction” gets underway
People Building supplier donates materials to support construction training Grayson is providing construction materials and tools to help improve students’ learning experience
People ECA joins ministers to discuss lack of qualified electricians Electrical contractors have raised concerns that the skills gap will impact the UK’s ability to achieve net zero
People New retrofit courses launched to help address skills gap Three new retrofit courses are aimed at candidates who want to reskill or upskill
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 Apprenticeships pivotal to social value delivery, report shows New data reveals social value created by skills and employments has more than doubled since 2022
People Heritage sector publishes action plan to tackle skills gaps A new heritage skills strategy has been launched to help address recruitment challenges
People Glasgow schools programme launched to bolster green skills Construction Aware has been co-created with input from both the education and business communities in Scotland
People Construction SMEs: scaling up the workforce Major contract wins can bring a unique set of challenges for employers and HR leaders as they scale up their workforce.
People CITB targets firms ‘passing on the levy’ New online platform launched to tackle contractors ‘undermining the purpose of the levy’
People Graham launches careers programme to boost gender diversity ConstructHER programme is now open for applications from female high school students in Glasgow
People HS2 reaches workforce milestone More than 4,500 people who were out of work have started jobs on the HS2 project, new figures show
People CITB seeks employers’ views on levy proposals for 2026-29 Feedback from employers will help to shape the next three-year Levy Order
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.