College’s £17m Building Hits Milestone as Steel Frame Completed
The four-storey steel frame of Bradford College’s new £17 million building is now in place—marking a key step in transforming the Thornton Road site. Led by Morgan [...]
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Steps Construction Companies Should Take To Close the Apprenticeship Skills Gap
Attributed to Des Duddy, Joint Managing Director at Protrade The construction industry faces a major challenge, with 36,000 job vacancies unfilled as the government pushes to [...]
Volvo CE expands Iron Women program to address industry skills gap
Iron Women, the global vocational initiative by Volvo CE, has been expanded to India in a bid to address both its industry gender disparity and the need for skilled operators [...]
CITB National Construction College (NCC): Will Skoyles, NCC Plant Programme Manager
At CITB National Construction College (NCC), we’re committed to developing the next generation of skilled professionals. Hear from Will Skoyles, our Plant Programme [...]
Elevating Fire Safety Standards with UK Fire Door Training
By Jonny Millard, Managing Director, UK Fire Door Training. Passive fire protection in the built environment remains one of the UK’s most critical challenges. In the wake [...]
University of Wolverhampton unveils major decarbonisation project
Heat pumps, solar PV, and a heat network are just some of the technologies being introduced at the University of Wolverhampton as part of an £11m project to accelerate their [...]
Engineering construction industry facing peak demand for workers in 2030
New research published today reveals that the engineering construction industry (ECI) could now face peak demand for workers in five years’ time. The ECI plays a crucial [...]
Construction’s leaky pipeline exposed as thousands of eager apprentices risk being lost
Construction firm, Seddon, has revealed that 2,694 people applied for just 20 apprenticeship roles in its latest hiring round, equating to a workforce large enough to build [...]
CITB provides nearly £130m in grant support for construction employers
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has today released its year-end figures for supporting construction employers and learners through its Grants Scheme. CITB [...]
Year 9 girls try bricklaying and plastering at event to inspire careers in construction
Female pupils from Lancashire schools tried their hands at bricklaying, plastering, carpentry and joinery at an event aimed at inspiring them to consider careers in the [...]
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