All BTF skills and education articles
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CommentWe’re a nation of NEETs. Something must be done
The UK has one of the worst productivity rates in Europe and we need to get more people working. Who will take ownership of this national tragedy, asks Richard Steer
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Astrid Dazin, senior estimator at Legendre UK
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … India Cormack, management trainee at Willmott Dixon
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Damilola Ola, assistant site manager at Mount Anvil
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesBuilding The Future Commmission: Attracting, engaging and retaining the next generation
After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the Building the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Ben Flatman considers the challenges facing construction in its quest to employ the brightest and best
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Nasrin Sadeghi, structural engineer at Symmetrys
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Sean O’Regan, assistant quantity surveyor, McLaren
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Thomas Edgcumbe, managing director, Aggregate Industries
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Sean van Buiten, assistant building manager, Willmott Dixon
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Kate Sadler, assistant quantity surveyor, McLaren
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Richard Wilson, cost manager, Turner & Townsend Alinea
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Camilla Fletcher, senior acoustic engineer, Max Fordham
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Paul Devlin, chief operating officer at Causeway Technologies
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … James Preston, site manager, McLaren
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Parissa Kokabi, assistant cost consultant, Currie & Brown
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction … Michelle Zompi, head of RLB Digital
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles – but it can be hard to know how to break in. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their career twists and turns
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FeaturesCan T levels help to solve construction’s skills crisis?
Ben Flatman takes a look at how T levels might help to change the construction education landscape
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NewsBuilding launches competition to find ideas from the next generation
Building the Future Commission announces Future Thinkers Award
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FeaturesCan architects restore faith in their technical expertise?
With major changes to architectural education under way, the Building the Future Commission speaks to professionals from across property, architecture and education about the potential for a reinvigorated profession
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FeaturesDesign codes are coming but will they deliver?
Last week Berkeley Homes went to war with Michael Gove over the design quality of a scheme in Kent, but compulsory local design codes are meant to help avoid such conflict. Will they work?