Hand Picked academies boost apprenticeship hopes for Forth Valley school leavers
FORTH Valley youngsters looking to kick-start their careers as apprentices recently participated in an employability course run by building services company FES in conjunction...
Marine engineering firm looks to safeguard long-term workforce with college partnership
WEST College Scotland has partnered with Ferguson Marine to support 25 apprenticeship places at the marine engineering firm.
The college said the initiative will ensure...
Registration opens for SkillBuild 2026
ENTRIES are now being sought for SkillBuild 2026, the UK’s largest multi-trade skills competition.
Delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), SkillBuild invites the...
New retrofit training programme launched for construction workers
CONSTRUCTION Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) is introducing its Low Carbon Learning programme, hailed as the UK’s first ever training course designed to give construction...
CITB hails success of Employer Networks initiative
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its year-end figures for its Employer Networks initiative, which revealed a significant increase in learners being...
Employer views sought over 2018 Levy proposal
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has launched what the organisation described as its biggest ever consultation over the 2018 Levy proposal.
Thousands of employers of...
Registration open for annual construction skills event
REGISTRATION is now open for SkillBuild 2023, the annual competition delivered by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB).
The event offers an opportunity for apprentices...
Engineering a bright future for new recruits
FACILITIES engineering specialist Edwin James Group is pressing ahead with ambitious learning and development plans, including a commitment to have approximately 15% of its...
Stonemason learns new trade via Modern Apprenticeship
A stonemason who decided to embark on a new career after the recession hit his business is on course to become a joiner through an...
60 new apprentices join City Building
MORE than 60 modern apprentices have joined Glasgow-based construction firm City Building.
The group, which includes four women, care leavers and a number of people...
Scottish Government urged to protect construction apprenticeships in new bill
SCOTLAND'S construction bodies have come together to call for assurances that the new Tertiary Education and Training Bill will safeguard apprenticeships.
With a stage 3 debate...
Study finds construction workers put their lives at risk by ignoring alarms
HIGH rise construction workers are ‘risking their lives’ by not treating evacuation alarms seriously enough, according to new research.
Researchers from the University of Greenwich,...
Glasgow training firm employees take ownership of future
GLASGOW-based construction management training specialist Esteem Training has told Project Scotland that the recent switch to become an employee-owned enterprise will help preserve jobs...
CITB confirms Scottish investment to attract and retain new workers
CITB has announced it is investing £3 million into Scottish construction to support people at the beginning of their careers and increase job retention.
The...
PERI formwork and scaffolding courses eligible for funding from CITB
PERI has announced its training courses will be heavily subsidised from September for levy-registered employers in the construction sector across London, with many other...
Forth Valley College to deliver Scotland’s first drone training course
FORTH Valley College (FVC) is to become the first in the Scotland to deliver a drone training course.
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)...
Opening site doors can open young minds
By Brian McQuade, managing director for Kier Regional Building Scotland
ADDRESSING the skills shortage remains a key priority right across the construction industry. While the...
SSEN Transmission to create 600 earn as you learn roles
SSEN Transmission has announced the launch of 600 earn as you learn roles between now and 2030.
The announcement was made at an event at...
Haki offers CISRS course discount
HAKI has revealed the business is offering a 15% discount on the CISRS BASE course. The five-day course teaches participants how to erect, alter...
Scottish electrical apprentices triumph in UK-wide skills event
SCOTLAND'S electrical bodies have congratulated two apprentices from north of the border who triumphed in a UK-wide competition.
The Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB), Scottish...
