Partnership helps preserve traditional building skills
SOME of Scotland's most iconic buildings could benefit from a new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) partnership, which has been launched to help meet demand...
Glasgow firm announces new apprentice intake after “notable surge” in workload
CITY Building has announced it is offering permanent jobs to 97% of the firm's graduating fourth-year apprentices.
That equates to more than 50 joiners, electricians,...
Traditional building skills demonstrated at Scottish Parliament
A number of teenagers have taken part in a two-day traditional building skills event at the Scottish Parliament.
Pupils from schools in Glasgow, Stirling, Perth...
Steel specialist celebrates awards double
STEELWORK contractor J & D Pierce is celebrating after two of the firm's apprentices were honoured at the North Ayrshire Apprentice of the Year 2018...
Glasgow M&E specialist more than doubles apprentice numbers
M&E specialist Arc-Tech (Scotland) has taken on six new trade apprentices, bringing the total number of apprentices employed by the firm to eleven.
The new...
Collaborative working delivers training boost
STEWART Milne Group and W M Donald have teamed up to support modern apprenticeships in the construction industry.
Stewart Milne has added six new apprentices...
Construction training helps rebuild lives
AN Edinburgh-based construction social enterprise has been giving local trainees paid work experience on a project to convert shipping containers into artist studios in...
Cruden welcomes latest intake of apprentices
CRUDEN Group has reaffirmed its commitment to developing Scotland’s young workforce and bridging the construction industry’s skills gap with the intake of 25 new...
BAM welcomes first graduate apprentice
BAM Construction has taken on its first surveying apprentice since the launch of Skills Development Scotland’s graduate level apprenticeship in construction and the built...
“Healthy” intake of electrician apprentices revealed
OVER 700 young people have signed up for the latest intake of electrician apprentices, trade body SELECT has announced.
The youngsters have signed up for...
Housebuilder in contention for two top awards
MCTAGGART Group has been shortlisted for two separate awards programmes. The Dalry-based company is a finalist in the Business in the Community category of...
Site visits give Hong Kong apprentices a taste of Scots construction advances
A group of 15 Hong Kong-based apprentices have visited the site of a new-build high school in Perth to learn about some of the...
Contractor earns recognition for work with young trainees
BUILDING contractor McDermott Group is celebrating after picking up the Best Newcomer accolade at the Action for Children Scotland’s Employability Awards.
Earlier this year, McDermott...
Clark Contracts welcomes six new apprentices
SIX new apprentices have made the first step in their construction career with refurbishment and maintenance contractor Clark Contracts .
Graham confirms backing for new GA scheme
GRAHAM has announced it is supporting a new Graduate Apprenticeship scheme that gives employees the chance to gain higher education through the workplace.
Delivered as...
Skills gap should be a primary concern
Mark Wadsworth, MD of Senior Architectural Systems discusses how going back to school could help secure the future success of the fenestration industry
OF all...
Construction employers to benefit from new Graduate Apprenticeship initiative
A new apprenticeship scheme that seeks to create degree-qualified employees has been tipped to make graduates “immensely” more useful to construction employers.
The Graduate Apprenticeship...
First NVQ passes for finishing firm’s employees
FINISHING and repair firm Plastic Surgeon has seen its first employees pass the requirements of its newly introduced NVQ scheme.
The company introduced the course...
New stats show construction leads the way in Modern Apprenticeships
NEW figures from Skills Development Scotland (SDS) show that construction was the biggest contributor to the nation's Modern Apprentice (MA) programme in 2017/18.
The number...
New strategy will help STEM tide of underachievement in key disciplines
By Gerard McMahon, Esh Construction’s regional director for Scotland
IT’S clear that in the future Scotland will need many more people working in jobs linked...
