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The changing face of apprentices

Apprenticeships are usually thought of as a route into work for school leavers, but the reality in construction tells a different story.Department for Education figures…

adminAugust 20, 2025

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Government rebrands construction training

Figures from the Office for National Statistics show around 35,000 job vacancies in the construction sectorThe Department of Education has put out a statement on…

adminAugust 12, 2025

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CITB backs training for cladders

Andrew Bridge from the Construction Industry Training Board (left) with 3B Training managing director Mathew BewleyThe Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched a project…

adminAugust 5, 2025

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DBR opens crafts skills centre

DBR's Craft Skills Education Centre teamDBR, which works on the repair and maintenance of London’s grandest palaces, cathedrals and museums, has opened its Craft Skills…

adminJune 27, 2025

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Sunderland gets prefab training centre

The Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy in SunderlandThe Housing Innovation & Construction Skills Academy (HICSA) has been handed over to Sunderland College, which will…

adminJune 27, 2025

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New plant operator school opens in London

Training the next generation of construction plant operatorsThe new Green Plant Academy is a partnership between Places for London (Transport for London’s property company), The…

adminJune 26, 2025

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Construction Skills Mission Board gets around the table

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner There has been a lot of talk from the government over the past year about recruiting and training the construction…

adminJune 26, 2025

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CITB rolls out new plant training standards

Training includes classroom work as well as on the toolsNew plant training standards have been developed by CITB in collaboration with industry working groups, comprising…

adminMay 29, 2025

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Construction apprenticeships oversubscribed by 135 to 1

Seddon apprenticesWhile the UK construction industry continues to insist that young people in this country just don’t want to work in construction and we need…

adminMay 13, 2025