Keep up-to-date with news and information on training and skills in the construction industry.
20 August 2008
Apprenticeships broadened to benefit employers
ConstructionSkills, the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for the construction industry, has announced significant changes to the structure of Apprenticeships, which will bring benefits to businesses and...
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
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.
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
New Chairman for the Construction Industry Council
Keith Clarke has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Construction Industry Council.
31 July 2008
Northern Ireland student cements her construction career with top award
Civil Engineering student Fionnuala McKenna this week collected a top national prize, worth £4,000, from ConstructionSkills.
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.