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Funding boost for Fife employability project

KINGDOM Housing Association has announced its employability project, Kingdom Works, has secured funding of over £700,000 from Skills Development Scotland and Opportunities Fife to...

Groups stress importance of pre-apprenticeship programme

THE Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) and Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) have stressed the importance of preparing the next generation of electricians...

Stewart Milne Group praised for creating student opportunities

STEWART Milne Group's access scholarship scheme at Robert Gordon University has been hailed a success. Stephen Collins, now in his second year of the BSc...

SJIB launches online ECS assessments

THE Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) has confirmed the launch of a new digital service to allow the ECS (Electrotechnical Certification Scheme) health, safety...

Safety guide published for apprentices returning to college

THE Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has helped develop a new set of guidelines designed to keep staff and apprentices safe in Scotland's colleges...

CITB apprenticeships manager embarks on marathon NHS charity challenge

A Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) apprenticeships manager who also referees professional football matches has vowed to run the equivalent of 10 marathons to...

Architects launch virtual work experience for pupils during lockdown

HALLIDAY Fraser Munro (HFM) has launched a virtual work experience portal for secondary school pupils missing out on placements with the architecture firm because...

Electrical apprenticeships and training ‘in safe hands’

THE Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) has stated that electrical apprenticeships and training are in 'safe hands' following the introduction of emergency measures...

BESA Training puts temporary halt on apprentice end point assessments

THE training arm of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced it is suspending the delivery of End Point Assessments (EPA) for apprentices...

CITB to pay apprenticeship grants in advance

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced it is making available advanced payment of apprenticeship attendance grants for second and third year apprentices

Experienced tradespeople sought to fill 100 construction assessor vacancies

A two-year project has been launched to recruit 100 new construction assessors across all of Scotland’s construction colleges. The scheme is targeting experienced tradespeople working...

Contractor backs ‘Women into Construction’ programme

CONTRACTOR Graham has facilitated a project to support young women into construction in Scotland. Women from across central Scotland taking part in the ‘Women into Construction’...

Urban Union launches direct apprenticeship programme

URBAN Union has announced its first direct apprenticeship programme, welcoming two new apprentices for a total of 12 weeks. Jimmy Callaghan (17) and Jake Clark...

Accelerated learning held in high Esteem in Glasgow

RANKLED by the lack of opportunities across industries for certain groups, it was in 1986 when then university lecturer Trudy MacKenzie founded Glasgow-based Esteem...

Headteacher builds construction pathway

A secondary school headteacher has created a skilled work experience subject as part of the curriculum in his West Calder High School.  Greg McDowall began...

Scottish sites to open doors to public to encourage more people to consider construction...

SIXTEEN Scottish construction sites are poised to open their doors to members of the public for behind the scenes tours as part of a...

Maybole WW1 memorial earns apprentices top accolade

A team of Ayrshire apprentices have been recognised for their work in creating a poignant memorial for World War One soldiers. The three Modern Apprentices...

Scottish organisations hail apprenticeship opportunities

STEWART Milne Group has marked Apprenticeship Week by reporting that apprentices now account for almost 5% of its workforce. The housebuilder and timber systems manufacturer...

Paisley contractor’s careers evening attracts over 100 attendees

MORE than 100 people attended a careers evening held by Clark Contracts at its head office in Paisley. The event, held during Scottish Apprenticeship Week, gave...

New College Lanarkshire scoops top BIM training award

NEW College Lanarkshire has been named the best training provider of Building Information Modelling (BIM) at an industry awards ceremony. The college won Best BIM...