Tag: Skills
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Construction training provider opens new skills hub
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The Skills Centre has opened a new facility in Essex to deliver construction training and boost employment in the area. The centre will provide a hub for local people to gain construction skills and qualifications, while also supporting employers to source a pipeline of site-ready talent. A range of courses and apprenticeships are available, including…
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Donaldson Timber Systems unveils new skills hub
Donaldson Timber Systems has launched a new training programme to help support offsite timber frame skills. The Timber Frame Learning Hub includes modules for all disciplines, from design and technical to commercial and construction. The programme is available on GRASSP, a new online platform, which can be accessed on desktop or mobile. Supported through the Construction…
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Mott MacDonald continues career returners programme
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Mott MacDonald and STEM Returners have started the second phase of their 2025 programme to help engineers return to work after a career break. The STEM Returners programme gives those on the scheme paid work experience and mentoring, as well as support as they adjust to life back in work. At the end of the…
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CITB pilot offers free brickwork and groundworks training
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The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is partnering with Chesterfield College Group to provide free brickwork and groundworks training. The partnership is part of the Access to Homebuilding initiative to attract new entrants to the construction industry. The pilot scheme, which will also help to upskill the existing workforce, is the latest initiative CITB has announced…
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Green skills initiative calls for industry-wide commitment
The City of London Corporation’s Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce has launched its new industry pledge to help support the recruitment and retention of young and diverse people in ‘green jobs’. The Future Skyline Skills commitment aims to help boost the supply of skilled workers needed to deliver central London’s sustainable infrastructure. The commitment is…
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Scrapping 50% university target is ‘real step forward’ for construction
Builders’ merchant Travis Pekins has welcomed the government’s decision to transform further and higher education. This week, the prime minister announced a package of reforms to the education skills system, which includes ditching Labour’s previous target of encouraging 50% of young people to go to university. Speaking at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool, Kier Starmer…
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HS2 showcases latest intake of apprentices and graduates
HS2 Ltd has welcomed a new cohort of apprentices and graduates into the business. This week, 21 new starters will begin a two-year programme of work on the high-speed rail project. Over the past eight years, HS2 Ltd has taken on 209 apprentices and 125 graduates. To date, a further 1,713 people have secured an…
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Construction employers warned of impending training costs
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A UK-based training and apprenticeship provider has issued an urgent call to employers in the construction and civil engineering sectors as the government prepares to make changes to skills funding. S&A Academy has urged employers to enrol their employees onto Level 7 (masters level) courses before the end of this year, or face significant costs per…
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New alliance launched to fill electrical skills gaps
Andrew Eldred, deputy CEO at ECA, said: “Cheshire and Warrington is our third regional Electrotechnical Training and Careers Alliance launched in less than a year – following on from ETCAs for Greater Manchester and the West Midlands – and the first outside an existing Mayoral Strategic Authority. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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PfP Thrive welcomes first cohort of learners
PfP Thrive, part of housing association Places for People, has welcomed its first cohort of learners to its new training centre in Derby. PfP Thrive’s accredited training programmes are designed to support new talent and upskill those already in the sector. The first intake of learners began their studies this week, embarking on a training…