Apprentices tasked to build homes from start to finish
Developer Crest Nicholson has tasked 14 apprentices to build two new houses from scratch at its Kings Warren development in Stowmarket. Although the company regularly…
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Support for women to get on at work
£5 million is to be invested in attracting women into five career sectors where they are currently underrepresented. The Women and Work Sector Pathways Initiative…
Constructionskills hope Level 3 qualification will help address skills crisis in heritage build sect
“ A new NVQ in Heritage Skills has been launched by ConstructionSkills and the National Heritage Training Group (NHTG). The Level 3 qualification is part…
Campaign Launched by LLUK to Encourage Skills Building in Building Industry
Constructions workers are being advised to tackle the skills gap by passing on their expertise to learners. This move, campaigners believe, will lead to an…
ConstructionSkills and Skillset benefit from extra input
ConstructionSkills National Specialist Accredited Centre (NSAC) announced yesterday that 1100 recruits would benefit from a boost in new funding worth £1.5 million. The windfall from…
Coleg Llandrillo Hosts Annual Competition for Construction Students
Medals were strewn liberally about for construction students at the Welsh Regional SkillBuild Championships held in Wales, with the celebration descending upon Coleg Llandrillo for…
Industry urged not to get left behind
From the 1st August, ConstructionSkills will provide employers with an increased level of financial support, in excess of £9,400 in CITB-ConstructionSkills Grant, to help them…
English Heritage and CITB- Construction Skills Sign one of the first Sector Skills Council
The future of Englands historic buildings was made a possibility, with the signing of one of the first Sector Skills Agreements between CITB-ConstructionSkills and English…
ConstructionSkills Welcomes Tomlinson Report
ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills council for the construction industry responded to the Tomlinson Report saying that “it welcomed the opportunity it offers to ensure that…