10th March 2016
The experts at The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) are predicting a growth in the construction industry that will see housebuilding return to pre-recession levels by 2020. In order for this growth to be sustained, they anticipate the sector will need to recruit an additional 230,000 workers over the next four years, in order to […]
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29th June 2015
Leaving school or college and becoming an apprentice can be difficult – but you’re only just beginning your career and you want to make sure it gets off to the best start! You’ve done the easy part: finding an apprenticeship placement. Now it’s time to do the hard part and learn to be effective in […]
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11th June 2015
The Office of National Statistics has reported the lowest unemployment rates for over 6 years, with the official figure standing at just 5.6% in the quarter leading to February. 31 million people were reportedly in work, which was around 250,000 more than the quarter leading to November, and around 500,000 more than the previous […]
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27th May 2015
The Association of Colleges (AoC) has recently expressed concerns that 190,000 placements for adult education will be lost next year due to severe funding cuts, reducing the budget by 24%. They believe that if these cuts continue and nothing is done to address this situation, there is a good chance that adult education in England […]
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28th April 2015
It’s no secret that the UK construction industry is experiencing a serious skills shortage following the recession, which is leaving many companies short staffed and unable to fulfill contracts. Employers are looking abroad for the required skills, but by hiring an apprentice, you could save money and build a more effective and efficient workforce. As […]
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24th March 2015
As increasingly more contractors and construction companies throughout the UK are turning to migrant labour to fill the skills gap in the industry, it begs the question – why aren’t we utilising our own unemployed workforce? Well, the simple answer is that we don’t have enough apprentices. For the eighth year in a row, the […]
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