All skills articles
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NewsGovernment launches Skills England initiative and brings in former Co-op boss to head it
Government says initiative introduced to reduce reliance on overseas workers amid industry concern about skills capacity
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NewsLack of skilled workers may be biggest barrier to Labour hitting 1.5m homes target, warns economist
Construction Products Association director Noble Francis warns 鈥渢here just won鈥檛 be the people鈥� to meet key manifesto pledge
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NewsECA calls on government to invest in skills training for electricians
Skilled workers in sector crucial for built environment and net zero, body says
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NewsLabour would allow firms to spend half of apprenticeship funds to train existing staff
Conservatives also unveil 30 more towns in line for levelling up cash as main parties continue election campaigning
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FeaturesThe race is on鈥� Countdown to the general election part three: Infrastructure and creating communities
Over the next few months, 黑洞社区 will have a political focus: what do the parties have to offer? What does construction want and need? Here is the final instalment of our three-parter with an overview of election topics
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FeaturesThe race is on鈥� Countdown to the general election part two: 黑洞社区 safety, affordable housing, skills and education
Over the next few months, 黑洞社区 will have a political focus: what do the parties have to offer? What does construction want and need? Here is the聽second instalment of our three-parter looking at election topics.聽
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Features鈥業鈥檇 recommend it to anyone鈥�: views on why an apprenticeship is better than university
For National Apprenticeship Week we spoke to three people who went the apprentice route about the benefits of being paid while you learn
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NewsPupils tour Kier-built life sciences block as Open Doors 2024 launches
Teens given guided tour of Hammersmith site and meet young apprentices working in construction
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FeaturesCan T levels help to solve construction鈥檚 skills crisis?
Ben Flatman takes a look at how T levels might help to change the construction education landscape
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NewsT-levels need 鈥榗onsiderable work鈥� to succeed, Ofsted warns
Students are 鈥榤isled鈥� about content of courses while industry placements can be inappropriate, regulator finds
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NewsLabour costs 鈥榯o soar by 8.3% this year鈥� due to skills shortage
Almost a quarter of a million more workers will be needed by 2027, says Currie & Brown
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NewsNet zero transition could create 230,000 construction jobs by 2030, says CCC
Development of green workforce will require co-ordination聽
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FeaturesTackling the east of England鈥檚 construction skills challenge
The 黑洞社区 the Future Commission kicked off its series of regional roundtables with a trip to Cambridge to talk about skills with construction experts from across the east of England.
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NewsMore work needed to persuade young people to take construction T-levels, minister admits
Take-up of new technical qualifications still far behind BTECs
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NewsSunak planning radical skills reform to tackle low productivity
CITB says plans for new technical colleges could help tackle industry鈥檚 skills shortage
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NewsConstruction must find quarter of a million new workers by 2026, says CITB
Carpentry and joinery forecast for biggest demand growth
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NewsCLC outlines plan to close 50,000-worker annual recruitment gap
Group focused on culture change, broadening diversity, and raising awareness of existing schemes
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NewsFurlough scheme 鈥榗reating labour shortages鈥�, CBI warns
Business group's president says initiative narrowing talent pool available to firms
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NewsConstruction will need 217,000 new workers to meet demand by 2025, CITB warns
Joiners, electricians and fit-out specialists among skills most sought after
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NewsGovernment and industry 鈥榥ever more joined up鈥� over new skills plan, Mace boss says
CLC launched initiative in March with more details due later this year