Skills

Construction roles facing shortages still should not be added to the government's shortage list because they do not meet the required skills threshold, a new report by the Migration Advisory Committee has said. The committee has published its review of the Shortage Occupation List – its list of roles it…

A new construction academy has opened at Leeds Prison in a bid reduce the construction skills gap and prevent reoffending. Prisoners at the HMP Leeds academy will work towards Level one qualifications in bricklaying, carpentry, joinery, and wall and floor tiling. The academy was launched with a target of supporting…

An offsite procurement pipeline should be created, a working group created by the Scottish Government has said. The group, comprised of housebuilders and college, university, public sector, training and skills organisations, was created to provide recommendations for future housing and construction skills. Its report, New Housing and Future Construction Skills, said more…

Only 7 per cent of 16 to 18 year olds are considering a career in the construction sector, a survey has found. The questionnaire, by construction and property consultancy Stace, found that this figure decreased even more when split into gender and ethnic groups, with only 6 per cent of…

HS2 pays for immigration officer to curb illegal labour Demolition has completed at HS2 Euston’s National Temperance Hospital A senior immigration officer has been contracted to work full-time for HS2 under a Home Office scheme, Construction News can reveal.

The construction industry will run out of workforce if all EU workers leave the country, the chief executive of Mace has warned.

A plumber who previously won a legal case proving he should be considered an employee rather than a subcontractor has failed in a bid to win holiday pay.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced a 30 per cent increase in apprenticeship funding.

Housebuilder Redrow has called on the government to help SMEs take on more apprentices after a study showed more than a quarter (27 per cent) do not employ apprentices due to cost pressures.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has warned that the sector must act to avoid “widening the skills gap” in the face of Brexit.