Housebuilder adapts apprentice programme to overcome pandemic challenges
HOUSEBUILDER Barratt has hailed the performance of the firm's apprentices in recent months despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Last August, four new...
Engineering consultancy launches recruitment drive after new contract wins
DOUGALL Baillie Associates (DBA) has launched a recruitment drive after winning a number of recent contracts.
The East Kilbride-based engineering consultancy is looking to hire...
University launches January start dates to boost skills development
HERIOT-WATT University has launched January start dates across a selection of its graduate apprenticeship programmes in a bid to aid key sectors boost skills...
Edinburgh Napier University backs Scottish Apprenticeship Week
EDINBURGH Napier University has pledged its support for Scottish Apprenticeship Week 2022.
Last autumn saw the university's first intake complete their degrees four years after...
Scotland leading the way on construction apprenticeships
SCOTLAND is leading the way when it comes to construction apprenticeships, with numbers now exceeding pre-pandemic levels.
In an exclusive interview with Project Scotland, Construction...
Employability programme boosts futures of Glasgow young people
A community group in Glasgow's east end has helped more than 200 people advance to further training, education or employment over the past year,...
CITB to fund mental health training to support construction apprentices
THE Construction industry training board (CITB) is investing £90,000 to fund a pilot scheme which will provide mental health support for apprentices from the...
Husband and wife training specialists complete energy academy’s senior team
SCOTLAND'S first community-based energy education centre has appointed husband and wife training specialists Ian and Carolynn Edgeworth to lead the delivery of its programmes...
Upgraded machinery at CITB construction college a ‘game-changer’ for apprentices
A collaboration between the Scottish Plant Owners Association (SPOA), Scot JCB and CITB has resulted in the upgrade of machinery used for the Plant...
Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year winners announced
THREE of Scotland’s brightest plumbing apprentices were awarded the title of Scottish Plumbing Apprentice of the Year at Glasgow Clyde College.
Finlay John Macaulay from...
Levenmouth project boosts rail career prospects for local community
NINE young people have taken their first steps towards a potential career in the rail industry thanks to the Levenmouth Rail Link Skills Academy.
The...
Taylor Wimpey supports schoolgirls in investment competition
TAYLOR Wimpey East Scotland has supported a group of girls from Preston Lodge High School in the Future Assets Investment Competition.
Launched by Future Asset,...
SELECT skills specialist to become SECTT CEO
CONSTRUCTION sector skills specialist Fiona Harper is to take over the running of the Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT), the approved training scheme for...
Perthshire contractor helps youngsters break into construction
PERTHSHIRE-based contractor Hadden Group has delivered a twelve-week employability programme to help local youngsters build bright futures for themselves.
The Route into: Construction programme was...
Engineering firm takes NCL graduate numbers to eleven
BAKERHICKS has recruited eleven graduates from New College Lanarkshire (NCL) to work on its infrastructure and built environment projects.
The engineering, design and project delivery...
Glasgow man beats 1,400 entrants to trade apprentice award
A joinery and carpentry apprentice from Glasgow has been named as the winner of the Screwfix Trade Apprentice 2020 competition.
Christopher Keel, who works for...
Scottish Government unveils £25m apprenticeship support packages
THE Scottish Government has announced two new incentives to increase apprenticeships in the country.
In total, £25 million will be made available to boost apprenticeships...
Housebuilder tips apprenticeships to have greater appeal post-Covid
A survey of over 1,000 young people has found that 42% are more likely to consider an apprenticeship in the wake of the Covid-19...
Grant funding to help refugees work in Scottish construction industry
NEW funding has been made available to aid Arabic speaking refugees in Dundee, Fife and Clackmannanshire access certification to work in Scotland's construction industry.
It...
Students to deliver outdoor classroom as part of major Glasgow project
STUDENTS in Glasgow have been involved in a community project as part of the £60 million investment in the new North East Hub Health...
