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Labourers and plant operators see biggest wage growth
Wages for “unskilled” labourers and plant operators are growing faster than for…
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Push for more trades to be added to shortage list
CITB given ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating
The Construction Industry Training Board has been judged to ‘require improvement’ in…
Colleges should retrain older workers, says CITB
The UK’s further education system should retrain older workers to help tackle…
Home Office suspends review into migration and skill shortages
A shake-up of migration rules that could have helped to plug skill…
Career outreach ‘should focus on younger age groups’
The president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the…
New fire safety-accredited apprenticeship will ‘confirm quality control’
A new apprenticeship accreditation set up by the Institution of Fire Engineers…
Apprenticeship numbers rise for first time in six years
The number of apprentices starting their careers in construction increased for the…
60,000 skills cards invalid from 2025 as training push gets underway
More than 60,000 skills cards will no longer be valid from the…
Kier launches ‘returnship’ for career-break workers
Kier has developed a new scheme to entice workers back to the…
Major project plans ‘a struggle’ due to industry’s failure to modernise
National infrastructure goals are being undermined by the construction sector’s reluctance to…
Five construction leaders win New Year honours
The New Year Honours List has recognised five industry stalwarts for their…
Laing O’Rourke accredited as disability leader
Laing O’Rourke has pledged to report information about the long-term physical and…
Young people ‘set to shun construction’
More than a third of students have ruled out a career in…
Pay reaches six-month high
Average weekly earnings for September reached a six-month high of £722 and…
Skills shortage reaching ‘alarming proportions’
Seventy-five per cent of contractors have issues recruiting skilled operatives, according to…
CITB faces potential £10m repayment after apprenticeship lapse
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) faces a potential bill of £10.3m…
‘Pitiful’ progress made towards retrofit skills target
A leading industry advocate has called for a national retrofit body to…
Lendlease Manchester job facing multimillion-pound overspend
Lendlease’s £325m restoration of Manchester Town Hall is facing a significant £17m…
Construction sector could lose half a million jobs by 2030
The construction workforce is at risk of shrinking by more than half…
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Revised CLC strategy prioritises net zero and skills
The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has announced it will refocus its work…
