Experienced construction professionals are being encouraged to move into further education teaching as new analysis highlights pressure on the sector’s training capacity.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has named the organisations that will deliver its new Specialist Upskilling Fund, designed to tackle training barriers and skills shortages across some of construction’s specialist occupations.

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From September 2029, 14-16-year-olds across the country will be offered “Vocational GCSEs” in topics that could include construction.

Around half the new intake will be apprentices, graduates, interns and trainees.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) are to develop a National Skills Academy for Construction as the region faces a projected shortfall of more than 3,800 construction workers a year over the next five years.

City & Guilds research finds 64% of businesses are struggling to find candidates with key employability skills

Leeds College of Building has launched a regional network of 22 colleges aimed at expanding training opportunities and addressing skills shortages across the construction sector.

Rachel Frieslick, 33, is a mechanical technician working for Wood on the Buzzard oil rig in the North Sea.

A traffic management firm has recruited 12 people following their release from prison as part of a programme supporting offenders into sustainable employment.

A new council has been established to explore how major infrastructure projects can create more employment and training opportunities for young people, amid concerns over the number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has launched a sector skills plan to tackle workforce shortages and protect specialist skills across the heritage and traditional building sector.

Housing, sustainability and infrastructure will be on the agenda of the CIOB Ireland conference

Housing associations and local authorities are being urged to use retrofit procurement as a tool to create local jobs and address green skills shortage.

Retention of older workers will build productivity, quality and safety

More than 200 scholarships for aspiring fire engineers will be made available under a new £6.5m government-funded programme

A new e-learning academy has been launched to help current and aspiring project managers develop their skills in the engineering construction industry. The PMSG Academy has been developed by the…

Bath College has announced Beard Construction as a strategic partner of the Construction and Building Services – Real Skills Hub, which will give 350 learners and apprentices per year a clear pathway into local labour markets.