Shawfair visit lets QS students see how a new town is created
DOZENS of quantity surveying students from Northumbria University have travelled to Scotland to learn how a new town is developed.
The 42 second year students paid...
Scottish construction sector set for digital transformation
A new CITB-funded programme has been tipped to help digitally transform the Scottish construction sector.
Scottish training firm, Setting Out for Construction, will receive £292,000...
Built environment specialists attend Scottish summit
ENGINEERING and architecture students from around Europe have attended a summit at New College Lanarkshire's Motherwell campus.
The BILT Academy 2019 welcomed more than 100 students and...
Subcontractor specialist announces record apprentice intake
THE Veitchi Group has confirmed its largest ever intake of apprentices, with 12 new recruits making up the Class of 2019.
The move follows the...
Bellway Homes launches new trainee manager scheme
A school leaver has become the first person to begin Bellway Homes’ new trainee manager scheme.
Morgan Lindsay began the programme whilst still attending Dalziel...
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,...
Laying the foundations to attract apprentices
By Dr Graham Paterson, executive director, City Building
AFTER receiving more than 500 applications this year, City Building recently welcomed 60 new apprentices to learn...
Female joinery apprentices make history at New College Lanarkshire
THREE young women have become the first female joinery apprentices to start Modern Apprenticeship training at New College Lanarkshire.
Hollie McArthur, Sarah Healy and Helena Montague...
Paisley contractor achieves Approved Training Organisation status
CLARK Contracts has announced it has achieved Approved Training Organisation (ATO) status and will now be delivering a 'suite of training modules' to staff.
Fresh funding announced to tackle construction skills gap in rural areas
SCOTLAND'S rural areas are to receive a welcome boost after the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) announced that the Scottish construction sector is to...
Clark employees celebrate triple graduation success
CLARK Contracts has announced that three of its employees have graduated with BSc Honours degrees from Glasgow Caledonian University’s School of Engineering and the...
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...
Writing on the wall for students
MORE than 80 masonry students gained qualifications at the Scottish Lime Centre Trust (SLCT) whilst restoring Belleisle Park walled garden as part of college...
Contractor helps local pupils become ‘Career Ready’
MORRISON Construction employees are mentoring two secondary school pupils as part of the Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Forth Valley supported Career Ready programme.
Dylan...
Glasgow duo earn full-time construction roles after employability programme
TWO Glasgow residents are now employed full-time in the construction sector after completing an employability programme led by Robertson and West of Scotland Housing...
New investment tipped to boost offsite construction
OFFSITE construction is said to be going 'mainstream' after CITB agreed a £1.2 million funding package for two projects.
The initiatives, led by the Construction Scotland...
Clark Contracts adds to academy numbers
CLARK Contracts has significantly increased the number of work placements made available to students, after successes in progressing those previously on placement into full...
Housebuilder takes on new apprentices as part of ‘grow your own’ approach
TULLOCH Homes has shown its commitment to local recruitment and training by appointing six new apprentices.
The housebuilder said the new recruits will increase apprentice...
Perth pupils create ‘homes for the future’ as part of Robertson partnership
PUPILS from Perth Grammar School recently got a taste of house designing after creating a village of ‘homes for the future’ as part of...
Scots youngsters get lessons in traditional building skills
SECONDARY school pupils got to sample traditional building skills recently at a special event outside the Scottish Parliament.
The event - part of Construction Scotland’s...
