People Construction employers claim nearly £130m in CITB grants CITB has released the year-end figures for its Grants Scheme, which provides support for construction employers and learners.
People CITB praises Employer Networks initiative as ‘hugely successful’ The Construction Industry Training Board has quadrupled the number of learners supported through its Employer Networks initiative, according to its year-end figures.
People Skills initiative steers prison leavers into construction jobs A new social value project is providing construction skills-based training to prisoners ahead of their release
People Job spotlight: construction graduate trainee, Bellway Daniella Benjamin is forging a career in construction as part of Bellway’s graduate programme. After taking a year out of her architecture degree course to have her son, the young mum is no stranger to balancing the demands of work and home life
People HS2 contractor welcomes 500th apprentice Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV), HS2’s construction partner for the West Midlands, is celebrating an apprenticeship milestone
People CITB outlines priorities for the year ahead The Construction Industry Training Board has published its Business Plan for 2025-26
People Mott MacDonald relaunches return-to-work programme The 2025 returners programme aims to support STEM professionals back to work after a career break
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 Retain and retrain workers amid rising construction costs, report warns Turner & Townsend has published its latest market intelligence research which sets out the skills and costs pressures facing the industry
People Government announces £600m investment in construction skills New reforms aim to help address skills shortages and attract a generation of new talent to construction
People Retrofit report sets out route to close skills gap Key recommendations include expanding training provision and integrating retrofit skills into all construction courses
People Timber construction: making good with wood A new degree programme aims to transform learners’ understanding of sustainable construction
People This much I know: ‘To be a leader, you must be bold’ Paul Devlin, CEO of Causeway Technologies, discusses the qualities every good leader needs – and how construction can inspire future generations
People Retrofit skills crisis: alternative training methods could be the answer Bootcamps offer a flexible and effective solution to help tackle skills gaps across the retrofit sector
People CIC publishes framework for sustainability competence New code of practice outlines a range of measures to support a sustainable built environment, including through training and literacy
People Helping SME builders tackle technology challenges Free training programme designed to help SME builders adopt technology
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 CITB unveils four-year plan to address construction skills challenges Construction skills body aims to support more than 15,000 new entrants into employment
The July/August 2026 issue of Construction Management magazine is now available to read in digital format.
Construction clients are not happy about contractor workmanship. Find out more in the 2026 Construction Management and CIOB client survey.