Trade body welcomes extra funding for apprentices but warns of potential future ‘shortfalls’
SELECT has welcomed extra funding for electrical apprentices and adult trainees following a plea to the Scottish Government.
However, the trade has joined training providers...
‘First of its kind’ apprenticeship aims to help future-proof engineering and manufacturing sectors
SCOTLAND'S major engineering and manufacturing sector has developed a new apprenticeship providing skills in emerging technologies, designed to provide the attributes necessary to prosper...
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KAWNEER is including main contractors on its “intensive” installation training programme.
The company said the move is a response to the growing influence of principal...
Kingdom Group backs Career Ready mentoring programme
THREE Fife students have completed a four-week paid internship with Kingdom Group as part of the 2025 Career Ready mentoring programme, an initiative designed...
Balfour Beatty vows to increase employment of trainees
BALFOUR Beatty has made a public declaration to increase its ongoing commitment to its apprentice, graduate and trainee recruitment programmes.
The firm has pledged to...
Story graduates begin new chapter in their development
STORY Contracting has held its first quarterly graduate development day in Glasgow.
A workshop was attended by 17 graduates and trainees from across five divisions,...
Construction to benefit from £25m national transition training fund
CONSTRUCTION is amongst sectors set to benefit from support through the Scottish Government's £25 million national transition training fund.
The fund aims to support retraining...
Fife College students embark on new construction careers
TWO Fife College students have started new careers in the construction industry after studying for an HND in quantity surveying.
Nicole King and Todd Fleming...
Aberdeenshire-based training venture seeks to address construction skills gaps
KR Group Scotland, a specialist in steel, metal and cladding services, has launched a new specialist training division.
KR SkillsHub is described as marking a...
Cruden recruits 27 new apprentices and trainees
CRUDEN Building Scotland has welcomed 27 new apprentices and trainees into the business.
Supporting the next generation of construction professionals, the company has recruited a...
Ark Estates leases prominent commercial unit to UHI Inverness for Sustainable Construction Centre
ARK Estates has leased a prominent commercial unit at Inverness' 58 Harbour Road to UHI Inverness.
The learning institute is to transform the building into...
‘Leap of faith’ pays off for Glasgow trainee surveyor
TO mark National Apprenticeship Week, Miller Homes Scotland West has highlighted trainee Emily McNeice, who is nearing the end of her four-year apprenticeship as...
Valley Group celebrates ‘standout’ apprentice
GLASGOW construction business Valley Group has marked Scottish Apprenticeship Week by paying tribute to the firm's first-year apprentice Griffin Nelson, who received the company's...
Hardies awarded Investors in People Platinum Accreditation status
HARDIES Property & Construction Consultants has announced it has secured Investors in People Platinum Accreditation and Young Investors in People Gold Accreditation.
The Platinum Accreditation...
Contractor commits to developing young roofers
A roofing contractor is on a mission to help ease skills shortages in the sector by committing to providing practical work experience for hundreds...
Landscape Academy to stage further Livingston training sessions
THE Landscape Academy will return to Scotland later this month to stage another workshop hosted by St Andrews Timber & Building Supplies.
The Chester-based company...
College launches new ‘virtual desktop’ for construction students
FIFE College has revealed it has introduced a new 'virtual desktop' to give construction students access to high spec software from home.
Built environment and...
Arc-Tech apprentice earns top SNIPEF award
ROSS Stewart, a trade apprentice with building services provider Arc-Tech (Scotland), has won the SNIPEF ‘Best Apprentice Plumber’ award for Glasgow Clyde College 2024.
The...
Latest industry podcast explores challenge of training apprentice electricians
AN employer has been sharing his views on what it takes to train and develop apprentice electricians in the latest podcast from the Scottish...
Training commitment is key to CCG’s future
CONSTRUCTION and manufacturing firm CCG is reaping the rewards of taking a proactive approach to training after having the foresight to see how skills...
