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ABC member Grayson helps tackle UK bricklayer shortage
|Date: 29 August, 2023

ABC member Grayson helps tackle UK bricklayer shortage
1,600 more bricklayer apprentices needed each year to reach 300,000 new homes. ABC member Grayson helps t ...
1,600 more bricklayer apprentices needed each year to reach 300,000 new homes. ABC member Grayson helps to tackle the UK's concerning shortage. As a member of the Association of Brickwork Contractors, ...
29 August, 2023
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PDA helps set standard for apprentices
|Date: 24 August, 2023

PDA helps set standard for apprentices
© auremar / Adobe Stock UK trade body for the Painting and Decorating sector has helped set the standard ...
© auremar / Adobe Stock UK trade body for the Painting and Decorating sector has helped set the standard for apprentices embarking on their Level 2 Apprenticeships in the next academic year. The Paint ...
24 August, 2023
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Keystone Group supports rising construction stars with sponsorship of SkillBuild
|Date: 24 June, 2023

Keystone Group supports rising construction stars with sponsorship of SkillBuild
Keystone Group has been announced as the main sponsors of SkillBuild 2023, the largest and longest-runnin ...
Keystone Group has been announced as the main sponsors of SkillBuild 2023, the largest and longest-running construction skills competition in the UK. The contest has support from four companies withi ...
24 June, 2023
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Professional Builder Podcast: Taking on an apprentice
|Date: 17 May, 2023

Professional Builder Podcast: Taking on an apprentice
In our latest podcast Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Ruth Scarrott, Head of Careers at the Nat ...
In our latest podcast Professional Builder’s Lee Jones talks to Ruth Scarrott, Head of Careers at the National Federation of Roofing Contractors (NFRC) about recruiting and retaining apprentices Many ...
17 May, 2023
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Purdy: Continuing to inspire the next generation
|Date: 4 May, 2023

Purdy: Continuing to inspire the next generation
Purdy has announced the launch of its latest Inspiring the Next Generation campaign: a series of 17 video ...
Purdy has announced the launch of its latest Inspiring the Next Generation campaign: a series of 17 videos offering insight, advice and useful tips for anyone starting a career in the painting and dec ...
4 May, 2023
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A Bricklayer talks the importance of Further Education teaching
|Date: 2 May, 2023

A Bricklayer talks the importance of Further Education teaching
Bricklayer, John Ryan tells Professional Builder what he’s learned from inspiring the next generation thr ...
Bricklayer, John Ryan tells Professional Builder what he’s learned from inspiring the next generation through Further Education I’ve had many different jobs throughout my life but I’ve always had a p ...
2 May, 2023
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CITB supporting apprentices during coronavirus outbreak
|Date: 25 March, 2020

CITB supporting apprentices during coronavirus outbreak
CITB is paying in advance apprenticeship attendance grants for 2nd and 3rd year apprentices to help keep ...
CITB is paying in advance apprenticeship attendance grants for 2nd and 3rd year apprentices to help keep skills within the construction industry amid the coronavirus outbreak. The payments will be mad ...
25 March, 2020
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100 new construction assessors needed in Scotland
|Date: 17 March, 2020

100 new construction assessors needed in Scotland
A project has launched to recruit and train 100 experienced tradespeople to work as assessors for Scotlan ...
A project has launched to recruit and train 100 experienced tradespeople to work as assessors for Scotland’s construction colleges. The project is being driven by ESP and the Construction Industry Tra ...
17 March, 2020
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The Hikoki College Build Off is here!
|Date: 26 September, 2019

The Hikoki College Build Off is here!
IT’S TIME FOR THE HIKOKI POWER TOOLS COLLEGE BUILD OFF! This is your chance to get building and win power ...
IT’S TIME FOR THE HIKOKI POWER TOOLS COLLEGE BUILD OFF! This is your chance to get building and win powerful Hikoki 18v kits for your college. The challenge We want you to design a product or tool tha ...
26 September, 2019
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Research identifies barriers to taking on apprentices
|Date: 7 December, 2018

Research identifies barriers to taking on apprentices
A massive 92 per cent of sole traders have never employed an apprentice, according to research from JTL a ...
A massive 92 per cent of sole traders have never employed an apprentice, according to research from JTL and The Enterprise Trust. An over-complicated application process and a lack of clarity on the b ...
7 December, 2018
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Thinking Outside of the Box With Think Big Developments
|Date: 10 April, 2018

Thinking Outside of the Box With Think Big Developments
Professional Builder visits a building company determined to make a difference in people’s lives. Dressed ...
Professional Builder visits a building company determined to make a difference in people’s lives. Dressed in a sharp black suit, the ebullient property developer Louchavan Lemard grasps me excitedly b ...
10 April, 2018
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