The £11 million-plus project, a partnership between Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Stoke-on-Trent College and the Building Research Establishment (BRE), will see the college's construction students moving to new facilities there, while the college will expand its range of courses.

City Building has come to the rescue of 30 unemployed trainee apprentices over the past 24 months to help them complete their training after their original employers made them redundant. As one of Scotland’s largest construction companies, City Building has enabled these construction apprentices to continue their training, so that they will be able to make a positive contribution to the economy on completion of their apprenticeship.

Young people and employers have been reaping the benefits of a new work experience programme piloted by CITB-ConstructionSkills to encourage more 16 to 18 year olds into the industry. More than 120 would-be construction workers have spent two to four weeks working with a local construction company since the Experience Construction work experience placements started in April.

A Walsall teenager has taken a step onto the construction career ladder with help from leading Midlands’ housing provider whg. whg has announced an exclusive wage subsidy scheme as part of a campaign to support local construction firms and the next generation of tradesmen and women.  It will pay half an eligible apprentice’s wage for six months and 17-year-old Jay Gunn is the first to benefit.  Employers are invited to get in touch to take advantage of this limited offer, funded by Visionary Investment Enhancing Walsall (VIEW).

Kier North Tyneside is currently recruiting for ten apprentices to work across a number of professional trades continuing the company’s long standing commitment to supporting local young people into employment. Interviews will be taking place in September and successful candidates will start with the company, which delivers repairs and maintenance services to North Tyneside Council’s 16,000 residents, in October.

Who should attend?
This course is intended for project managers, site managers and supervisors as well as proprietors of small to medium sized companies. Client-based personnel would also benefit from attending the course. Possession of this qualification is listed in the Approved Code of Practice for the Construction (Design and Management) (CDM) Regulations as a demonstration of competence in the role of site manager.

Most people will call out an emergency plumber when they have some form of urgent problem relating to their water or heating supply.Such tradesmen are trained to be able to deal with a huge range of issues that your average homeowner is not going to have a clue how to fix.Naturally, when it comes to the nuts and bolts of keeping water running around the house, you need to be able to call a professional you can trust - or face a few days without showering at home.

The construction industry is facing a ‘retirement timebomb’ as the number of 16- to 19-year-olds working in construction has more than halved in three years, according to research by CITB-ConstructionSkills.

A WORCESTERSHIRE apprentice has been named top of his trade after being honoured at the National Construction College East annual apprentice awards.