All BTF skills and education articles
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Amaia Harries, design manager at Legendre UK
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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CommentWhy we need a built environment GCSE to inspire the next generation
We need a revolution in the way we attract talent to the industry, says RICS president Tina Paillet
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Dan Lewis, construction director at Momentum
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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CommentA vision for a construction project in 2030
We need to stimulate new thinking, debate and research directions to carry the industry into the next decade, says Dr Brian Sheil
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CommentSkills England proves Labour is serious about its development and growth ambitions
Keir Starmer鈥檚 government has got off to a good start but we need a revolution in the way we attract talent to the industry, says RICS president Tina Paillet
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CommentLabour must urgently tackle the skills shortage if it is to meet decarbonisation promises
Only by investing significantly聽in education and training can the government hope to achieve its net zero targets, says聽James Fiske of the 好色先生TV Cost Information Service
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CommentLabour鈥檚 housebuilding dream could be a nightmare to realise
It聽seems shrewd of the new government to have got housebuilders onside at an early stage,聽bt is all the talk of large-scale social, affordable and accessible housing provision realistic, asks聽Richard Steer
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CommentA new government 鈥� and a chance for construction to be heard
Keir Starmer steps in to No10 with much to do and the economy in a perilous state. He would be wise to engage with the built environment sector more successfully than his predecessors, says Richard Steer
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CommentConstruction must recruit to make progress
Regardless of who forms the next government, the industry needs to change its mindset and create a much bigger skills base to address the challenges that lie before us, says Mark Wild聽
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CommentWill Labour鈥檚 apprenticeship reforms really solve the skills crisis?
The next government must provide tangible support for employers, educational institutions and apprentices if construction is to play its full part in driving economic growth, says Nicola Hodkinson 聽
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CommentThis election should bring us back to the centre
The policies of the Liberal Democrats are positive and progressive. The party could have real influence on how we are governed for the next five years, says Richard Steer
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CommentWho will speak up for the builders?
The Co-op Live debacle is symtomatic of the awful PR that too often plagues our sector when high-profile projects go wrong, says Richard Steer
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Milind Page, surveyor at Rund
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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CommentWe鈥檙e a nation of NEETs. Something must be done
The UK has one of聽the worst productivity rates in Europe and we need to get more people working. Who will take聽ownership of this national tragedy, asks Richard Steer
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Astrid Dazin, senior estimator at Legendre UK
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this 聽series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� India Cormack, management trainee at Willmott Dixon
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Damilola Ola, assistant site manager at Mount Anvil
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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Features好色先生TV The Future Commmission: Attracting, engaging and retaining the next generation
聽After a year of consultation and careful consideration, the 好色先生TV the Future Commission has published its final report. In this chapter, Ben Flatman considers the challenges facing construction in its quest to employ the brightest and best
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Nasrin Sadeghi, structural engineer at Symmetrys
The industry includes an impressive range and variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns
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FeaturesMy route into construction 鈥� Sean O鈥橰egan, assistant quantity surveyor, McLaren
The industry includes an impressive variety of roles 鈥� but unless you are on the inside it can be hard to know how to break in, let alone progress to the top. In this new series, 聽we talk to professionals about their often surprising career twists and turns