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Building Innovation Awards: Best Skills & Training Innovation
The Building Innovation Awards take place in Manchester on 23 October, PBC Today takes a look at the nominees for the Best Skills & Training Innovation category.
ilke Homes launches UK’s first modular housing academy
Modular homes manufacturer, ilke Homes has launched the UK’s first academy to train up the next generation of housebuilders and engineers to manufacture homes in factories.
Gusto Homes launches centre of eco excellence at Lincoln College
Gusto Homes has launched a new training facility, ECOnstruction Centre of Excellence at Lincoln College that will teach cutting-edge sustainable and low carbon building techniques to aspiring construction students.
Wates to deliver modular homes in Cardiff
An innovative pilot scheme which will see the first modular homes built as part of Cardiff’s housebuilding programme has been given the go-ahead.
Why are councils returning to direct delivery of housing?
Local authorities are providing housing again. Why is this, how is it being achieved and what could be done to support councils? Professor Janice Morphet of University College London discusses new research looking at these questions.
Construction sector prepares for downturn, warns FMB
Construction sector reorganising their workforce for a potential downturn, with higher levels of subcontracting and lower levels of direct employment.
Construction begins on Blackhorse Road site
Transport for London (TfL), Barratt London and London & Quadrant (L&Q) have begun work on site at Blackhorse Road to deliver hundreds of new homes, of which 50% will be affordable.
Construction and built environment qualifications reformed in Wales
A major reform of qualifications for people planning to work in the construction and built environment in Wales has been announced today (2 July).
Bolton College of Medical Sciences gets the go-ahead
Bolton Council’s planning committee has backed plans for the new Bolton College of Medical Sciences, which will transform how NHS workforces are trained in the UK.
DfE launches tender process for Offsite Schools Framework
The Department for Education (DfE) is on the lookout for ten suppliers for its new offsite construction framework to design and build offsite schools.
Fortem wins repairs and maintenance contracts across England
Fortem has secured repairs and maintenance contracts worth up to a total of £329.9m with five housing associations across England.
Students gain work experience with Morgan Sindall
Leeds College of Building students have been gaining work experience perfecting their craft after helping develop a ‘new concept’ Motorway Service Area.
Groundbreaking BBA chair ready to step into next role
Over the past three years, Valerie Owen OBE has led the British Board of Agrément. As she nears the end of her tenure, she talks to PBC Today about Hackitt, Brexit, value engineering, and the rise of Modern Methods of Construction.
Acoustic insulation creates quiet space for students near Stansted Airport
Selectaglaze glazing has helped to create a quiet, conducive space for students at a new college based near Stansted Airport.
Willmott Dixon launches drylining training at Kent prison
Willmott Dixon is to set up the first of what it hopes will be a series of academies within prison environments that help former offenders find jobs on their release.
RICS report urges government to adopt Modern Methods of Construction
RICS has released a policy position urging ministers to consider how Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) could help ease the ongoing housing crisis.
New initiative aims to reverse the skills crisis in construction
Steven Hunt & Associates is calling on the UK’s construction industry to join the fight to reverse the skills crisis in the construction industry by supporting an innovative new initiative.
Women build new perception of roles in construction
As National Apprenticeship Week is upon us, ASW Property Services discusses how opportunities traditionally associated with men are becoming more available to women in the construction sector.
Trade body issues final call for specialist construction programme
Applications for the Property Care Association’s NVQ Level 2 diploma in Insulation and Building Treatments (Wood Preserving and Damp Proofing) close in March.
Balfour Beatty awarded £85m student accommodation scheme
Balfour Beatty has been chosen by Urbanest to deliver the Vine Street development; a new £85m mixed-use student accommodation scheme in London
Construction skills shortage reinforces need for MMC, says report
A growing skills shortage in London’s construction sector is reinforcing the need for adopting Modern Methods of Construction, according to a new Centre for London report
Balfour Beatty completes £6.5m Dundee flood protection scheme
The new scheme is set to reduce the risk of flooding and to protect homes and main roads between Camperdown Dock and Dundee Airport
Kier reveals success of training and career initiative
Kier's training and careers initiative set out to provide greater opportunities within the construction sector and to close the skills gap.
Bridging the skills gap: Five ways to attract millennials into construction
Rob Precious of Gyproc Tools discusses the importance of attracting future talent into the construction industry and offers five tips for success
350 Carillion apprentices receive their notice of redundancy
Mick Smith, Senior Director of Company Debt, discusses the impact Carillion’s liquidation had on the company’s apprentices and how the repercussions affect the industry’s skills shortage
Tackling the skills shortage in the construction sector
Solicitors Kara Price and Sarah Wales from law firm Womble Bond Dickinson examine the apprenticeship levy and what can be done to close the...