Past news
31 July 2008
Threefold increase in firms backing the construction diploma
Construction firms are rushing to come on board for the launch of the Construction and the Built Environment (C&BE) Diploma, with a 300 per cent increase in companies pledging their support.
31 July 2008
Teachers experience Education for Employability by taking on Construction Jobs
ConstructionSkills in Northern Ireland is supporting a unique Teacher Placement Project, Education for Employability, developed by the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
31 July 2008
National Construction College director announces plans to move on after 30 years
National Construction College Director David Boyden has announced that he will be leaving the organisation at the end of August 2008.
31 July 2008
ConstructionSkills working with the Welsh Assembly Government to address built environment skills challenges
ConstructionSkills operates across the four home nations, and is increasingly tailoring its work to the different political and economic situations in each one.
29 July 2008
Northern Ireland student cements her career in construction with top award
Civil Engineering student Fionnuala McKenna this week collected a top national prize, worth £4,000, from ConstructionSkills.
24 July 2008
ConstructionSkills announces its 5,000th NVQ on Vocational Qualifications Day
In the week that Vocational Qualifications (VQ) are being highlighted by VQ Day, ConstructionSkills celebrated the achievements of the 5000th person to achieve an NVQ through ConstructionSkills
24 July 2008
Contractor shortlist announced for National Construction College redevelopment
Five contractors have made it to the final shortlist to undertake the £21million redevelopment of the National Construction College in Bircham Newton, Norfolk.
23 July 2008
CPCS: scheme changes start August 1
Changes to the Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) will be made on 1 August 2008
17 July 2008
Diploma gets 'royal' approval
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors to accept Construction and Built Environment Advanced Diploma
26 June 2008
Construction industry warnings on ‘workforce time bomb’
The construction industry faces a ‘workforce time bomb’ and risks suffering a serious skills shortfall due to its ageing workforce according to ConstructionSkills, the industry’s Sector Skills Council...