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CITB celebrates High Court ruling in £28m grant row
A payroll firm involved in a long-running dispute with the Construction Industry…
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Most people would not consider construction career
The vast majority of adults in the UK would not consider a…
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Installer bodies launch unified front on green skills
Major installer bodies have launched a coalition body that is working on…
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CITB announces levy-vote delay
The next vote on plans for the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)…
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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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Second group of T-level students get results
More than 650 students passed the second annual set of T levels…
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‘Urgent’ investment needed to plug London green skills gap
The City of London Corporation is calling for urgent action and investment…
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Government invests £9m in retrofit training
Thousands of people will be trained to retrofit and insulate homes following…
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Some students ‘misled’ over T levels, says Ofsted
Education regulator Ofsted has warned that considerable work is needed to improve…
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Apprentices ‘should fund their training’, suggest employers
Some employers in the construction sector have suggested that apprentices should contribute…
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Lack of awareness of visa rules creates skills ‘headache’
A lack of companies' awareness of how to sponsor migrant workers through…
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Willmott Dixon opens drylining course for Lincoln prisoners
Willmott Dixon has launched its first drylining academy for prisoners in the…
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Fresh probe looms for under-fire CITB
Industry heavyweight Mark Farmer is to lead a major review of the…
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Push for more trades to be added to shortage list
A major construction industry body is pushing for more trade roles to…
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CITB given ‘requires improvement’ Ofsted rating
The Construction Industry Training Board has been judged to ‘require improvement’ in…
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Colleges should retrain older workers, says CITB
The UK’s further education system should retrain older workers to help tackle…
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Home Office suspends review into migration and skill shortages
A shake-up of migration rules that could have helped to plug skill…
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Career outreach ‘should focus on younger age groups’
The president of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has urged the…
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New fire safety-accredited apprenticeship will ‘confirm quality control’
A new apprenticeship accreditation set up by the Institution of Fire Engineers…
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Apprenticeship numbers rise for first time in six years
The number of apprentices starting their careers in construction increased for the…
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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…