People Could you help shape construction’s future workforce? Experience is one of construction’s most valuable resources, so passing it on is key to securing a skilled and resilient future workforce.
People Construction employers face training bottleneck, report shows Construction employers could face growing labour shortages as colleges report significant challenges impacting their ability to train new entrants.
People 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
People T Level reforms: what’s next for construction skills? The Onsite Construction T level has been scrapped by the government. With the industry’s ever-growing skills gap, was this really the right move?
People Construction SMEs favour a ‘good work ethic’ in new recruits New report outlines the recruitment challenges and opportunities facing construction SMEs
People HS2 contractor boosts apprenticeship programme More than 1,800 apprentices have previously secured roles on the high-speed rail project
People Winvic whizz-kid: ‘Growing up in Ukraine, construction didn’t appeal to me’ Winvic trainee site engineer Viktoriia Grachova is making her mark in the construction industry
People Government axes construction T Level due to ‘lack of demand’ Onsite Construction T Level will be defunded, despite the government’s commitment to build 1.5 million homes in the next parliament
People Morgan Sindall opens skills academy in East Kent New training facility will support the next generation of construction professionals
People Winvic trainee scoops regional skills award Trainee site engineer Viktoriia Grachova is now in the running to win the national trophy at the National Apprenticeship and Skills Awards
People Celebrities unite to tackle skills shortages across industries Architect Laura Jane Clark has joined the T-team, aimed at promoting the benefits of T-levels
People T-Levels: a vocational route into construction Bowmer + Kirkland’s Emma Hibbert tells CIOB People how T-Level students can help the industry address long-term skills gaps
People Meet the first construction T-Level graduates – and their employers Students taking the new construction T Level courses will find out their results today. CM hears from the graduates and their new employers.
Partner Content T levels could be key in unlocking MMC growth in UK construction Experts in construction and engineering from UK law firm, Womble Bond Dickinson, have called upon employers to wake up to the potential of T levels to support new talent into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
News £50m boost for T Level colleges The government is to invest £50m in 65 colleges, schools and sixth forms delivering T Levels across England from 2022 to improve and expand teaching spaces and facilities.
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