Dave Stitt FCIOB shares his candid opinion on why construction is failing to tackle the skills crisis

Training and employing ex-offenders is helping to unlock a pool of untapped talent for the construction industry – but it’s not without challenges

The Retrofit Academy is on course to train 200,000 learners by 2030 

Suffolk New College’s net zero facility will offer training for students and businesses

The acquisition of Sorted Training will boost the Skills Centre’s training services

Blackwell Earthmoving is giving Buckinghamshire residents the opportunity to launch a career in construction 

Graham has partnered with Nottingham City Council to create a pre-employment programme model  

New opportunities created through the project’s £24m skills investment

Nuclear power station project Hinkley Point C has announced 30,000 new training places between now and the power station’s expected completion in 2028.

New collaboration agreement will boost training and employment in East Kent 

Employment programme now open for second cohort applications  

New initiative will deliver pre-employment construction training both in prison and in the community  

HGV driver training is now available to an additional 1,300 people in a bid to address skills shortages impacting construction firms 

Contractor Winvic has delivered its first hands-on training sessions to college-level engineering students as part of a new enrichment programme 

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will invest £100 million in grants to help construction workers access training and develop their skills

New research shows employers are currently failing to support neurodivergent employees due to limited training and awareness available in the workplace 

What’s involved in becoming a chartered environmentalist? Kristina Smith talks to four CIOB members who have done just that

Building firms can address the skills crisis by investing in their own construction leaders, says Martina Höfner of Chartered Building Consultancy Esteem Training