Skills
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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 -
Engineers are driving the fourth industrial revolution
As the sector needs new skills as it modernises, more needs to be done to open up engineering to young people of all backgrounds. -
Firms unite to launch energy skills partnership
An historic agreement involving 27 businesses has been signed to help tackle skills gaps in the UK energy sector. -
Inspiring tomorrow’s engineers today
The Tomorrow's Engineers initiative continues to do fantastic work promoting the profession to the young. -
Skills: Flex Apprenticeship Levy – speed up standards, says Laing O'Rourke
Urgent action is needed to ensure government policy can deliver on its promise to ease the skills crisis, the contractor says in a new 10-point report -
To study, or not to study – is this really the question?
Are apprenticeships a genuine alternative to university? -
Engineers urge access to innovation and skills post-Brext
A new report compiled by a group of the UK's engineering bodies is urging government to maintain the UK's access to innovation funding and skills as it navigates towards Brexit in 2019. -
Brexit to pose key skills challenges for the industry
Skills have been a key business need prior to the EU Referendum, but the challenges are set to increase following Brexit.