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Construction Apprenticeships Reach a Six Year High
|Date: 24 March, 2016

Construction Apprenticeships Reach a Six Year High
Construction apprenticeships across Great Britain are up 12% in the past year, reaching levels not seen s ...
Construction apprenticeships across Great Britain are up 12% in the past year, reaching levels not seen since before the 2008 financial crisis. New stats released by the Construction Industry Training ...
24 March, 2016
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CK Tools Celebrates National Apprentice Week
|Date: 16 March, 2016

CK Tools Celebrates National Apprentice Week
C.K Tools is investing in the workers of tomorrow with its Bright Sparks programme. National Apprenticesh ...
C.K Tools is investing in the workers of tomorrow with its Bright Sparks programme. National Apprenticeship Week 2016 runs from 14th to 18th March 2016, designed to celebrate apprenticeships and the p ...
16 March, 2016
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FMB Claims Apprenticeship Main Start for Bosses
|Date: 16 March, 2016

FMB Claims Apprenticeship Main Start for Bosses
Nearly 60% of construction bosses start their careers as an apprentice, reveals FMB Nearly 60% of SME con ...
Nearly 60% of construction bosses start their careers as an apprentice, reveals FMB Nearly 60% of SME construction owners started their career as an apprentice, according to new research from the Fede ...
16 March, 2016
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Nearly 60% of Construction Bosses Start as Apprentices
|Date: 14 March, 2016

Nearly 60% of Construction Bosses Start as Apprentices
Nearly 60% of SME construction owners started their career as an apprentice, according to new research fr ...
Nearly 60% of SME construction owners started their career as an apprentice, according to new research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The research also shows that more than half of thos ...
14 March, 2016
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Watch: Video ‘Igniting’ Interest in Construction
|Date: 14 March, 2016

Watch: Video ‘Igniting’ Interest in Construction
A talented team of three students scooped the prestigious top prize in a competition to devise a video an ...
A talented team of three students scooped the prestigious top prize in a competition to devise a video and social media campaign to inspire young people to consider job roles in the construction indus ...
14 March, 2016
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Training Cutbacks Will Hit Construction Industry, Says Unite
|Date: 19 February, 2016

Training Cutbacks Will Hit Construction Industry, Says Unite
Serious questions have been raised about the future of training in the construction industry, already pla ...
Serious questions have been raised about the future of training in the construction industry, already plagued with skills’ shortages, as the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is set to axe m ...
19 February, 2016
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Watch: Wide Range of Prospects in Construction
|Date: 12 February, 2016

Watch: Wide Range of Prospects in Construction
Bruce Boughton, People Development Manager at Lovell, outlines the wide range of careers available in the ...
Bruce Boughton, People Development Manager at Lovell, outlines the wide range of careers available in the construction industry. Boughton focuses not only on the craft trades but also on technical and ...
12 February, 2016
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National Apprenticeship Week 2016
|Date: 22 January, 2016

National Apprenticeship Week 2016
Have you got what it takes to rise to the top? That’s what this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is as ...
Have you got what it takes to rise to the top? That’s what this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is asking. The annual event returns for its 9th year from 14th to 18th March 2016. Co-ordinat ...
22 January, 2016
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Great Expectations On Entering the Workplace
|Date: 14 January, 2016

Great Expectations On Entering the Workplace
Research undertaken by City & Guilds focuses on the problems faced by young people upon entering the ...
Research undertaken by City & Guilds focuses on the problems faced by young people upon entering the workplace. The new report, entitled “Great Expectations: Teenagers’ career aspirations v ...
14 January, 2016
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BAS Offers Cool Job Opportunities
|Date: 13 January, 2016

BAS Offers Cool Job Opportunities
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches its latest recruitment campaign for trades this month to attract ...
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) launches its latest recruitment campaign for trades this month to attract carpenters and builders amongst others to work at its research stations in Antarctica. BAS are ...
13 January, 2016
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Jewson Searches For UK’s Best Young Tradesperson
|Date: 12 January, 2016

Jewson Searches For UK’s Best Young Tradesperson
Jewson, the builders’ merchant, has begun its quest to find the industry’s freshest talent. Jewson's bra ...
Jewson, the builders’ merchant, has begun its quest to find the industry’s freshest talent. Jewson's brand new Young Tradesperson of the Year competition is for people under 30 years of age who work ...
12 January, 2016
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Bogus Training Courses Come Under Fire
|Date: 23 September, 2015

Bogus Training Courses Come Under Fire
Dodgy training providers who promise fake apprenticeships face prosecution under new Government reforms. ...
Dodgy training providers who promise fake apprenticeships face prosecution under new Government reforms. A family firm of electricians in Milton Keynes and the building company Balfour Beatty told a G ...
23 September, 2015
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CITB Simplifies Access to £20 Million in Construction Training Funds
|Date: 19 August, 2015

CITB Simplifies Access to £20 Million in Construction Training Funds
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will make it easier for employers to apply for training f ...
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) will make it easier for employers to apply for training funding for their staff by simplifying the application system, making it faster and more efficie ...
19 August, 2015
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RGB Helping Charity Teach Youngsters Carpentry Skills
|Date: 30 June, 2015

RGB Helping Charity Teach Youngsters Carpentry Skills
The Bideford branch of RGB Building Supplies is donating £1,000 worth of building materials and tools to ...
The Bideford branch of RGB Building Supplies is donating £1,000 worth of building materials and tools to Bideford charity, Wings South West, to help them enhance the carpentry area at their business a ...
30 June, 2015
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Apprenticeship Reforms Could Signal “Age of the Apprentice”, Says FMB
|Date: 17 June, 2015

Apprenticeship Reforms Could Signal “Age of the Apprentice”, Says FMB
The Government’s apprenticeship reforms could indicate a revolutionary new “age of the apprentice”, accor ...
The Government’s apprenticeship reforms could indicate a revolutionary new “age of the apprentice”, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). This comes following the announcement by Skill ...
17 June, 2015
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Industry Reaction to Queen’s Speech
|Date: 27 May, 2015

Industry Reaction to Queen’s Speech
The Government must succeed in its aim to create millions of apprenticeships over the lifetime of this Pa ...
The Government must succeed in its aim to create millions of apprenticeships over the lifetime of this Parliament if it is to solve the housing crisis, according to the Federation of Master Builders ( ...
27 May, 2015
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