Skills
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“Think about the future,” says WSP boss
Mark Naysmith, WSP UK chief executive, takes a leadership position on the issue of construction skills. -
Class of Your Own announces school curriculum partnership with Bentley Systems
Class of Your Own and the Bentley Institute to partner in secondary school learning programmes to advance skills for future infrastructure professionals. -
Scotland moves to address housing skills gaps
The Scottish government is taking steps to improve skills to meet future housing demand. -
Nine leading construction bodies join forces to call for action on skills crisis
Leading construction industry groups have teamed up to call for collaboration to boost recruitment of roles where the greatest skills shortages are found. -
Skills shortage crisis will only exacerbate if industry fails to innovate, Scape boss warns
Scape Group's Mark Robinson claims that only by firms utilising Modern Methods of Construction will skills shortages be tackled. -
Contractors warn it has never been harder to recruit skilled workers
Contractors in the UK say the future supply of skilled operatives is the largest concern for firms in the latest CECA survey. -
Overcoming the infrastructure skills challenge in the developing world
The infrastructure sector needs to act and think differently when working in the developing world and ensure it builds local capacity. -
Applications open for Future Leaders 2019
An industry programme that trains young professionals in leadership and innovation is now open for applications. -
Cross-industry reverse mentoring pilot shows benefits to business and employees
The benefits of reverse mentoring to companies in the consultancy and engineering sector are highlighted in a new report. -
Progress being made on skills shortage but industry can't rest on its laurels
Engineering UK chief executive Mark Titterington discusses the challenges of recruitment and changing perceptions ahead of ACE's Skills Summit.