Minister vows action on construction apprentice dropout rate

Skills minister Jacqui Smith has pledged to explore ways to stop apprentices from dropping out of construction. Smith spoke to Construction News after hosting a roundtable in east London with employers and trade bodies including Balfour Beatty, Build UK and the Construction Industry Training Board.… The post Minister vows action on construction apprentice dropout rate appeared first on Construction News.

Apprenticeships need better promotion: CIOB joins roundtable discussion 

CIOB’s senior parliamentary and public affairs officer David Parry joined the roundtable discussion on apprenticeships held by Group Metropolitan as part of National Apprenticeship Week. The post Apprenticeships need better promotion: CIOB joins roundtable discussion  appeared first on Construction Management.

New CIRT chief is ready to coach construction’s all-stars

Corey Clayborne, the new president of the Construction Industry Round Table, says issues ranging from workforce development to mental health and tariffs are at the top of the organization’s agenda.

Revizto convenes senior industry leaders in Christchurch to turn rebuild lessons into national standards

Fifteen years on from the Canterbury earthquakes, a landmark roundtable will help shape an update to the New Zealand BIM Handbook — formalising the integrated, digital ways of working that the rebuild made necessary. Revizto, the leading integrated BIM collaboration platform for the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operations (AECO) industries, has announced it will host […] The post Revizto convenes senior industry leaders in Christchurch to turn rebuild lessons into national standards appeared first on Building Today.

Ready to build, pipeline blocked: the public sector tap must flow

Robbie Blackhurst is the founder of Black Capital Group UK construction doesn’t need another review, roadmap or roundtable discussion. It needs projects on site. Across the country, principal contractors are sitting on a growing backlog of public sector schemes that already have planning approval, design… The post Ready to build, pipeline blocked: the public sector tap must flow appeared first on Construction News.

How we communicate in construction

A short presentation and discussion at the Build for the Future - East Midlands 2024 exhibition held on 23 April 2024. Thought provoking and good round table discussion.