apprenticeships

Female construction apprenticeships up 65% in five years, but programmes stress retention and leadership support

Concrete Connect survey: 90% of readers say design and engineering is the concrete industry’s biggest skills gap.

Ten specialist colleges to train 40,000 workers by 2029, supporting housing and infrastructure goals

HSE urges clear training and supervision to keep young people safe at work

Nine-category shortlist showcases standout scaffolding projects, products and apprentices ahead of ScaffEx25 in Coventry

Jobcentres and industry to join forces as part of major skills drive linked to housing and infrastructure plans

Partnership with Birmingham’s James Watt College helps develop future-ready skills for construction

Ed Miliband and Lord Blunkett visit Doncaster site supporting low-carbon concrete and steel production for £10bn transport project

New measures aim to modernise scaffolding training and boost apprentice access

More than 150 graduates supported since 2015 through Monaghan-based programme

Balfour Beatty VINCI welcomes its 500th apprentice on HS2’s West Midlands section

Major contractors commit to tackling skills shortage by supporting new surveying apprenticeships

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has welcomed the announcement of 5,000 additional construction apprenticeship places per year, but says this is not the complete solution for housing plans.