This year is being hailed as the ‘year of the apprenticeship’ as more and more young people begin to realise the benefits of earning while you learn, and employers see the positives apprenticeships can bring to their businesses.
National Access and Scaffolding Confederation member apprentices have scooped numerous gongs at the recent National Construction College Scaffolding Apprenticeship Awards.
More young people consider apprenticeships instead of university, as they decide on their next move after receiving their A-Level results.
A new apprentice-led development has been launched in Newcastle to help create new affordable homes for 144 residents.
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.
A Norfolk-based family-run building contractor is celebrating its 145th anniversary in business
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has confirmed that the Government’s focus on apprenticeships will help to ensure future engineers are equipped with impressive skills.
