HR & Skills News

Angela Carney, president of the NCBF discusses the skills shortage and creating a more welcoming built environment.

Justin Sullivan joined the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on 1 January 2025 and welcomed 9 new members to the Governing Council.

Keltbray Infrastructure Services Ltd has been renamed AUREOS after being acquired by EMK Capital in August of this year.

Data from the Insolvency Service has demonstrated that there is still a worryingly high number of construction insolvencies.

A Gloucestershire heritage programme has awarded a school with a money prize to take on an extra 50 students in heritage construction skills.

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has appointed three new regional chairs to help drive skills forward in the industry.

Tom Ravenscroft, founder and chief executive at Skills Builder Partnership discusses how essential skill building can fill the skills gap.

The BCIA Young Engineer Network has elected a new chair and vice chair, and is working on their next steps to help young engineers.

Paul Nicholls has returned to a regional role with Wates after a nearly four-year absence, in which time his startup Real Construction Group went into administration owing around £7m.

Adrian Beckingham, CITB strategy and policy director, discusses how a construction skills system can help the UK achieve construction goals.

As part of the government's plans to get Britain building again, NHBC launches the first 12 new multi-skills training hubs, backed by its £100 million investment to tackle UK house-building skills shortage.

The Construction Industry Training Board has announced standards updates to their training programmes, along with grant updates.

The government has announced the creation of 32 apprenticeship skills hubs to tackle the skills shortage and boost house building.

New research from ARB has found that architects face more discrimination and sexual misconduct than many other professions.

RICS have named Lauren Lemcke as Surveyor of the Year. Learn more about Lemcke and the other awardees here.

A new BCU net zero facility has opened, upskilling students in sustainability for the new homes target. Learn more about the facility here.

A study by MyWorkwear has shown that there are large, unaddressed gender gaps for women in construction. Learn more about the issues here.

The renewal this autumn of insulation specialist Actis' CPD partner support with LABC marks the seventh year of a relationship between the two organisations.

The built environment is at high risk of modern slavery due to skills shortages, a widespread reliance on temporary migrant workers and tight deadlines. Emma-Jane Allen, senior consultant at Action Sustainability and lead of the Built Environment Against Slavery Group at the Supply Chain Sustainability School discusses a new toolkit designed to help businesses of all sizes combat labour exploitation head-on

Vectorworks Architect has won Architectural Design Software of the Year at the CCA. Learn more about the accolade and Architect software here.