Morgan Sindall Property Services (MSPS) has launched their Apprenticeship Academy, aimed at bringing young people into the property maintenance and construction industry.
Mandy Mills is the Chartered Institute of Building’s head of quality assurance and was an instrumental figure in rolling out the new Technical Membership grade – a new grade aimed at individuals working as technical specialists within the construction industry.
The UK has relaxed visa rules for foreign construction workers amid a skills shortage. Bricklayers and other construction workers join care workers and engineers in a national shortage.
Eager to advocate for women in engineering, PBC sat down with Svetlana Joao, structural engineer, TYPSA, and ICE President’s Future Leader, to talk about her career as a female engineer and encouraging more diversity in the sector.
CPW’s ‘INWED 2023: Sustainability in the Second City’ roundtable discussed how sustainability is a significant opportunity to bring more women into engineering.
University College of Estate Management (UCEM) is the leading provider of supported online education for the built environment. UCEM has 100 years experience of in providing high-quality construction courses to their students.
Research from Trade-Up has found strong interest from people aged 25-60 in seeking skilled trades roles, with a quarter of women specifically involved.
Women are progressively advancing in the construction field, occupying various positions throughout the industry, ranging from project managers to architects. Built, the Bluebeam Blog, interviewed Afsheen Ul Haq, who holds the position of forensic and risk planning manager at BAM, to learn about her journey into the sector and the obstacles faced by women in this industry.
HS2, along with its construction partners and extensive supply chain, has created 3,221 new jobs for out-of-work people through their employment scheme.
