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Four arrested in CITB exam fraud raids
Four people have been arrested following police raids over suspected industry exam…
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School plan will help apprentices avoid limbo
A plan to mandate apprenticeships on school building projects could avoid issues…
Trade bodies urge changes over new procurement reforms to boost standards
Subcontractors should be forced to meet the same competence and training standards…
National site standard for women launched
A proposed national site standard for women in construction – already adopted…
Contractor loses £22k appeal over ‘failing’ CITB levy system
A contractor has been ordered to pay almost £22,000 after it lost…
Construction immigration raids and arrests hit record levels
The number of immigration arrests on UK construction premises during the first…
CITB boosts new workers by a quarter, but spending outpaces revenue
Funds from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) pushed up the number…
CITB cuts ‘threaten vital management training’
Cuts to course funding by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) could…
MPs call for foreign workers to help plug skill gaps
The government should encourage foreign retrofit and construction workers to come to…
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Trade bodies demand clarity as ‘damaging’ apprenticeship reforms ‘paused’
Budget 2025: Fears apprenticeship changes could lower standards
Industry bodies have voiced concerns that proposed changes to the funding and…
Construction sector urges reversal on apprenticeship funding cut
The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has joined the Royal Institute of British…
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Thinktank calls for overhaul of construction education
Children aged 16 or even younger should have access to work experience…
Construction workers unsure how to report qualification fraud, survey finds
A majority of construction sector workers are confident in identifying qualification fraud…
Cumberland Council appoints two dozen firms to £630m construction framework
Cumberland Council has appointed 24 contractors across three lots of a £630m…
Colleges struggle to meet demand for construction training
More than half of colleges in England have waiting lists for construction…
High achievers recognised at CN Workforce Awards 2025
The winners of the annual CN Workforce Awards were announced tonight in…
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Infra plans will stall unless 250,000 workers a year found, report warns
The government is being warned that its infrastructure plans will be held…
Sector ‘less flexible’ as self-employed workforce drops by a fifth in six years
Sector leaders have warned that a 20 per cent drop in the…
‘Significant’ tech skills gap hinders AI uptake in construction
The construction sector risks falling behind in AI adoption unless urgent action…
Industry leaders fear recruitment cutbacks due to slowing market
The chief executives of the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) and Construction Products…
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Trade group chiefs urge PM to ‘suspend’ apprenticeship reforms
A 22-strong coalition of industry bodies has written to prime minister Keir…
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Plan to replace BTECs with V levels unveiled
New vocational V level qualifications are set to be introduced as part…
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Most construction roles remain on immigration shortage list – for now
Most ─ but not all ─ construction roles remain on an initial…
CITB moves to DWP in skills policy realignment
Control over the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has moved from the…
Revised contracts issued in scaffolding training dispute
The Construction Industry Scaffolders Record Scheme (CISRS) has issued revised contracts to…
Skills body warns of labour contest between power and other infra projects
The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has warned that net-zero schemes…
Free managers’ toolkit for neurodiversity in construction released
A new guide for managers in construction has been launched to help…
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Governance shake-up brings independent oversight to scaffolding training
A new independent body has been created to oversee training quality and…