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Insufficient construction careers advice puts £90bn GDP at risk

A new report highlights that insufficient construction careers advice is putting £90bn GDP at risk, prompting a call for business and government to do more

Top tips for young structural engineers

How can budding structural engineers succeed in the industry? Here, Sam Carigliano, CEO of the software provider, SkyCiv, shares his top tips

The RICS BIM Project Management Certificate

RICS have developed the BIM Project Management Certificate providing the knowledge and skills required to manage each step of a BIM project

Could upskilling be the answer to a widening skills shortage?

As companies seek to find suitable and sustainable solutions to the skills shortfall, Philip Burgess of the CEA looks to upskilling as a potential answer

Promotion for Ben Malone at BIM. Technologies

Ben Malone has been appointed as Director for BIM. Technologies; a BIM consultancy working behind the scenes with some of the construction industry’s biggest contractors,...

Construction skills scheme gets the backing of three new sponsors

Three high-profile organisations are to lend support to an innovative construction skills scheme aimed at drawing in new talent

The new study programmes: How can they benefit the construction industry?

MidKent College discusses how the move from traditional courses to new study programmes is aiding the construction industry

The launch of new fire detection qualifications heralded a huge success

Four new fire detection qualifications have been labelled a success after being well received during their launch in London last week

Housebuilders must recruit more women and young people to prevent workforce crisis

New research warns a workforce crisis is on the horizon if housebuilders do not attract women and young people into the sector

Construction firms are being urged help homeless people into work

Some of London’s most vulnerable homeless people could find jobs in the building sector, boosting the number of skilled workers

How do we encourage more women into the construction industry?

Getting women into the construction industry is a challenge, but one that must be addressed. OSC examines the factors that are holding female workers back

Construction skills test incorporated into SVQs following CITB consultation

Following overwhelming support from the industry, the CITB has formally incorporated a skills test into Scottish Vocational Qualifications

Skills cards no longer a necessity for non-construction staff on site

Managers of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme have told site managers non-construction staff do not need official skills cards

How should the sector deliver offsite construction training?

In an interview with Ben Lever of the CITB, we examine how the organisation will provide offsite construction training based on recent research

Construction skills shortage will hit the UK hard post-Brexit

British labourers will not be able to fill tens of thousands of jobs held by migrant workers, exacerbating the construction skills shortage

SME construction suppliers benefit from Costain supply chain training academy

Costain’s Supply Chain Academy is helping SME construction suppliers and employees to gain a greater understanding of the sector

Building services professionals to benefit from new training programme

A raft of new courses for building services professionals have been launched to help further knowledge and understanding of the building controls industry

UK construction skills gap could be helped with temporary visas post-Brexit

Temporary visas spanning three years after Brexit could help plug the UK skills gap, according to a new report

Construction skills shortage holds back development

The construction skills shortage is having an impact on the ability of the industry to progress but growth is being seen

New report brings mental health in construction to centre stage

Mental illness in construction is becoming an increasingly prevalent problem. A new Mind Matters survey highlights some problem areas within the sector

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