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Record numbers use free CHAS jobs resource

|Date: 23 March, 2022

Record numbers use free CHAS jobs resource

The supply-chain risk management expert, CHAS, is seeing record numbers of people using the CHAS Jobs Boa ...

The supply-chain risk management expert, CHAS, is seeing record numbers of people using the CHAS Jobs Board as the UK continues to grapple with a severe skills shortage. The CHAS Jobs Board is a free ...

23 March, 2022
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NFRC launches new Roofing Careers Service to address chronic skill shortages

|Date: 20 January, 2022

NFRC launches new Roofing Careers Service to address chronic skill shortages

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has today (Wednesday 12 January 2022) launched the NFRC ...

NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors) has today (Wednesday 12 January 2022) launched the NFRC Roofing Careers Service. This free online resource is aimed at young people, career changers a ...

20 January, 2022
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Is the education system effecting the skills shortage?

|Date: 18 October, 2021

Is the education system effecting the skills shortage?

So, there it was, some uplifting news at long last. Against all the odds, closed classrooms, home schooli ...

So, there it was, some uplifting news at long last. Against all the odds, closed classrooms, home schooling and isolation to name but a few, the recent round of GCSE and A-Level pass rates were off th ...

18 October, 2021
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Tech start-up addresses UK trade skills shortage with new college mentoring programme

|Date: 12 October, 2021

Tech start-up addresses UK trade skills shortage with new college mentoring programme

Lancashire tech-start up Kiistone, an online portal that helps tradespeople and customers work together m ...

Lancashire tech-start up Kiistone, an online portal that helps tradespeople and customers work together more effectively and securely, has launched a college mentoring programme, starting with Accring ...

12 October, 2021
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Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector

|Date: 25 January, 2019

Addressing the skills shortage in the construction sector

It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortag ...

It's no secret that the construction sector in the UK has been in the grips of a prolonged skills shortage which has limited construction initiatives while increasing labour costs over the last few ye ...

25 January, 2019
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City & Guilds: Address Skills Shortage NOW

|Date: 18 September, 2018

City & Guilds: Address Skills Shortage NOW

Professional Builder's Kieran Nee was on hand as City & Guilds Group, in collaboration with The ...

Professional Builder's Kieran Nee was on hand as City & Guilds Group, in collaboration with The Work Foundation, launched a new report exploring the challenges facing the UK construction sect ...

18 September, 2018
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Positive Outlook From SMEs

|Date: 18 June, 2018

Positive Outlook From SMEs

Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working pr ...

Construction SMEs have a forward-thinking approach to business and are willing to adapt to new working practices, a survey from Constructionline has shown. The survey undertaken by the supply chain an ...

18 June, 2018
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Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap

|Date: 29 January, 2018

Housebuilders Plugging the Housing Gap

Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry ...

Housebuilders are investing in modern methods of construction and skills to address a number of industry challenges as it looks to deliver growth and new homes for the future, according to new researc ...

29 January, 2018
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Shortages of Bricklayers and Carpenters Affecting Bosses, Says FMB

|Date: 23 January, 2018

Shortages of Bricklayers and Carpenters Affecting Bosses, Says FMB

Skilled labour shortages are affecting two-thirds of those running small and medium-sized (SME) construct ...

Skilled labour shortages are affecting two-thirds of those running small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms, as they struggle to hire bricklayers and carpenters. Construction skills shortages h ...

23 January, 2018
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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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