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Skills
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Kier to combat schools’ misperceptions about construction
Kier launches a new initiative to address misconceptions about construction in UK schools, with the aim of attracting new talent into the industry. -
Grow skills by growing involvement
With the ever growing skills need in engineering, getting people involved can help address the shortage. -
Lack of focus on recruitment “could force building firms out of business”
Failing to address recruitment challenges could force construction firms out of business. -
First UK certificate of higher education in high-speed rail now available
National College for High Speed Rail launches the UK's first ever certificate for higher education in high-speed rail. -
Construction industry skills challenge is a "ticking time bomb"
Construction employers and trade bodies need to start thinking long-term about the skills challenge. -
Tideway's new starts for the disadvantaged
Thames Tideway has revealed how its supply chain is helping people back to work, including a former tyre fitter who found himself homeless after serving a six month prison sentence, but is now gainfully employed on London's super sewer. -
Creating a better world for future generations
Claire Gott talks to Infrastructure Intelligence about transforming lives, now and in the future, through engineering. -
Skills gulf could see construction wages skyrocket, claims Arcadis
Skills crisis could lead to massive wage hikes and major projects not being delivered, claims a new report. -
Construction employment to top 2.6 million this year
The construction sector continues to grow buoyed by the prospect of large infrastructure projects coming on stream. -
Designing playgrounds to inspire STEM careers
Atkins has teamed up with Dream Networks to inspire school children through the task of designing playgrounds for disadvantaged communities