August 2013

Scottish report calls for more vocational training and apprenticeships to be made available.

Training agencies and construction bodies in Scotland are working to establish a new training pipeline as the construction sector faces an imminent wave of retirements and a potential skills shortage.

Skills shortages have been reported in the construction sector as the housing recovery in the UK gains pace, leading to house builders looking to apprentices to fill the gaps.

New research from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in Scotland has revealed inequalities within the apprenticeship sector, resulting in contractors being urged to take on a wider range of apprentices.

Employers and young people are realising the value of apprenticeships, according to the director general of vocational education body, City & Guilds.

A new report from the Confederation of British Industry has shone a light on how vocational education paths need to be brought to the fore to fulfil skills demands of the future.

More than two hundred new apprentices are being sought by Persimmon Homes in light of the recovery in the housing sector.