All skills gap articles
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CommentThis Budget was a missed opportunity to close the skills gap
Given the limited impact of Jeremy Hunt’s headline announcements he should really have focused on solving other pressing matters, says Si Harris of Randstad UK
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CommentLet’s build the future with some creative thinking on skills
Technological progress means we now need wider skill-sets than ever before if we are to meet the demands on the sector, writes Patricia Moore of Turner & Townsend
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NewsConstruction must find quarter of a million new workers by 2026, says CITB
Carpentry and joinery forecast for biggest demand growth
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NewsGovernment offers free construction courses as vacancies soar
Subjects of short and modular courses to include manufacturing and digital construction
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NewsFurlough scheme ‘creating labour shortages’, CBI warns
Business group's president says initiative narrowing talent pool available to firms
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NewsBerkeley-backed construction academy opens for business
The West London Construction Academy will offer courses including bricklaying, plastering, drylining and carpentry
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NewsTon up for army-into-construction initiative
BuildForce targets former military personnel to join industry
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NewsGovernment announces new fund to help plug skills gap
The £22m fund will help train people onsite
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CommentWhy jobs in construction are increasingly valuable for the UK and should be nurtured
Construction can provide a vital opportunity to school leavers
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CommentIs the UK rapidly building up a future construction skills gap? Probably
Figures indicating how much the pool of labour has shrunk are disturbing