New app aims to help construction firms achieve sales goals
A specialist training company is to launch a new business development app in a bid to help construction firms achieve their sales goal.
The move...
Repairs and maintenance organisation launches apprentice recruitment drive
INVERCLYDE-based repairs and maintenance organisation Home Fix Scotland (HFS) is recruiting for up to seven apprentices.
Prospective apprenticeships are being offered in joinery, electrical, plastering,...
Contractor hails apprenticeship success at annual awards ceremony
MORRISON Construction has announced it is celebrating a 'landmark' period for apprenticeship successes across its north east business.
This year, Morrison Construction North East has...
Electrical sector welcomes ‘exceptional’ year for apprenticeship numbers in Scotland
THE Scottish Joint Industry Board (SJIB) and Scottish Electrical Charitable Training Trust (SECTT) have hailed an 'exceptional' year for electrical apprenticeships in Scotland.
The number of new...
Balfour Beatty sustainability director joins Supply Chain Sustainability School board
BALFOUR Beatty's group sustainability director, Jo Gilroy, has been appointed to the board of the Supply Chain Sustainability School.
The Supply Chain Sustainability School seeks...
CITB courses aim to improve fire safety awareness in construction
THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is urging all construction workers to help improve fire safety across the industry.
The training body, in consultation with...
M&E specialist welcomes new trade apprentices
A Glasgow-based building services contractor has announced it has welcomed two new trade apprentices to its business this month.
M&E specialist Arc-Tech (Scotland) employs over 150...
Top construction trainees gear up for SkillBuild final
80 of the top construction trainees from across Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland are gearing up for the SkillBuild National Final 2023.
More than...
Taylor Wimpey showcases its young talent as National Apprentice Week gets underway
TAYLOR Wimpey Scotland is marking National Apprentice Week and Scottish Apprenticeship Week by showcasing some of its latest apprentices in a bid to attract...
Contractor welcomes Glasgow students to Buchanan Wharf mixed-use site
GRAHAM recently welcomed students from Glasgow Caledonian University's building services department to Buchanan Wharf, one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments, to learn more about...
Future-proofing the industry through inclusivity and diversity
By Kim Worts, RICS UK External Affairs Director
I had a conversation recently with a female RICS Fellow who applied to a well-established college to...
Construction course pays off for joinery apprentices
THREE female students who completed a construction pre-apprenticeship course at New College Lanarkshire have secured modern apprenticeships in joinery.
Hollie McArthur has been appointed as...
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...
Cruden welcomes latest modern apprentice intake
THE Cruden Group has welcomed ten new modern apprentices as it continues its commitment to provide apprenticeship and training programmes for Scotland's young workforce.
The...
New training guide launched to help tradespeople during lockdown
A new guide for tradespeople has been published, which provides training tips and practical business advice to help those who are out of work or...
Arc-Tech welcomes firm’s first apprentice graduates to become qualified tradespeople
BUILDING services specialist Arc-Tech (Scotland) is celebrating the firm's first ever apprentice graduates becoming qualified tradespeople.
The Glasgow-based company, which was founded in 2016, provides mechanical,...
Housebuilder steps up training opportunities in east of Scotland
HOUSEBUILDER Dandara is offering experience and training opportunities in the east of Scotland to help young people pursue careers in construction.
Dandara East Scotland is...
Building services contractor hails success of in-house training programmes
ARC-Tech (Scotland) commercial director Alastair Graham has highlighted the importance of the firm's skills replenishment and development activities.
In just five years, the building services...
Mulholland Contracts steps up apprentice recruitment plans
MULHOLLAND Contracts has announced plans to recruit 50 new staff members in the run up to the firm's 50th birthday celebrations in 2024.
Ahead of...
New College Lanarkshire graduates to compete at global skills event
TWO graduates of New College Lanarkshire have been selected to compete at WorldSkills Shanghai 2022.
Mona Nawaz and Lewis Batchelor are part of the 39-strong...
