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Contractor duo recognised for gender equality policies
Two of the UK’s biggest construction contractors have won plaudits for promoting…
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Lack of ‘green collar’ builders threatens net-zero drive, says Turner & Townsend
The UK will struggle to radically improve the energy efficiency of its…
Election 24: construction sector blasts Nigel Farage over ‘laughable’ migration claims
Construction bodies have slammed Nigel Farage for “laughable” claims about migration and…
Election 24: Industry leaders slam Tory apprenticeships pledge
The Conservative Party’s election pledge to provide 100,000 new apprenticeships by 2029…
Quarter of a million new workers needed by 2028, CITB says
The construction industry needs more than 250,000 extra workers to cope with…
New skills partnerships unveiled in CITB business plan
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is to launch four more sector-specific…
Talent scheme to continue, says CLC
An online recruitment and retention platform for the construction industry is to…
CITB boss urges big firms to step up on skills
Larger contractors must shoulder a bigger share of efforts to solve the…
Designers don’t need CSCS cards to enter construction sites, CIC confirms
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has issued a clarification on site access…
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Heat pump installations are far below target, says NAO
Contractors should help to design courses, says college
The construction sector needs to collaborate with training providers to help close…
Third of construction managers would avoid hiring ex-offenders
A third of construction managers wouldn’t hire candidates they knew had a…
HS2 launches all-female training course
The Balfour Beatty Vinci joint venture (JV) working on HS2 has announced…
CITB celebrates High Court ruling in £28m grant row
A payroll firm involved in a long-running dispute with the Construction Industry…
Q&A: Why Balfour Beatty is supporting the sector’s schools-outreach initiative
Earlier this month, Construction News revealed emerging plans for a new initiative…
Plan revealed for construction sector school-outreach scheme
Big hitters in the construction industry are working on a major new…
Drop in construction apprenticeship starts
The construction sector in England saw a 6 per cent year-on-year drop…
Whitehall calls for increase in traditional-building methods training
The government wants to increase the amount of construction training on traditional…
Migration crackdown ‘will make it much harder’ for firms to recruit
Construction businesses have reacted in dismay to government proposals to make it…
Reforms needed to boost electrician numbers, report warns
Reforms are needed to boost the number of electricians, which is essential…
Skills gap could lead to fire-safety risks, expert says
Competent fire-safety professionals could become overloaded with work due to delays in…
Housebuilding skills drive wins funding boost
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has secured funding to expand a major…
Most people would not consider construction career
The vast majority of adults in the UK would not consider a…
Installer bodies launch unified front on green skills
Major installer bodies have launched a coalition body that is working on…
CITB announces levy-vote delay
The next vote on plans for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)…
Labourers and plant operators see biggest wage growth
Wages for “unskilled” labourers and plant operators are growing faster than for…
Second group of T-level students get results
More than 650 students passed the second annual set of T levels…
‘Urgent’ investment needed to plug London green skills gap
The City of London Corporation is calling for urgent action and investment…
Government invests £9m in retrofit training
Thousands of people will be trained to retrofit and insulate homes following…