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27 July 2010
Learn lessons from the past
£6.8 billion public sector construction cuts could cause up to 68,000 job losses
14 June 2010
National Heritage Training Group Secures £932,000 of Funding in HLF Skills for the Future Programme
The National Heritage Training Group (NHTG) has been awarded the largest single amount of funding of the 54 successful projects in the new £17million Heritage Lottery Fund Skills for the Future...
03 June 2010
Legacy of Sir Michael Latham
Sir Michael Latham retired as chairman of ConstructionSkills on 31 March 2010. Here, he reflects on some of the landmarks of his eight year chairmanship…
02 June 2010
£1,000 award for high-achieving Diploma in C&BE student announced
A talented Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment (C&BE) student will be rewarded with a £1,000 prize for their hard work and achievements at this year’s Construction Manager of the Year...
26 May 2010
ConstructionSkills welcomes Government commitment to apprenticeships
ConstructionSkills has welcomed the re-allocation of £150 million to fund 50,000 more apprenticeship places for SMEs.
18 May 2010
Construction at the heart of economic revival
AFTER months of political pin ball and uncertainty, the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition was formed last week, to form a stable Government, in the public interest, but what does this mean...
12 May 2010
CITB-ConstructionSkills future-proofs Grants Scheme
After months of consultation with the industry, the CITB-ConstructionSkills Board has approved a new look Grants Scheme, which will provide £113m grant funding for businesses that train.
09 April 2010
Supply for the demand
ConstructionSkills calls on larger contractors to galvanise interest in apprenticeships through supply chain stimulation
31 March 2010
Construction SMEs and retrofit companies to 'Cut the Carbon'
A new Cut the Carbon publicity campaign is being planned by ConstructionSkills to raise awareness amongst SMEs and retrofit companies of the urgent need to invest in future skills.
30 March 2010
ConstructionSkills calls upon the government to help keep the UK building
A new skills manifesto that calls for government support in boosting construction skills and helping employers to prepare for the upturn.