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FeaturesHow will T-levels affect construction training?
Industry gives a mixed reaction to the government鈥檚 latest technical training initiative
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FeaturesThe apprentice
As the government鈥檚 new apprenticeship levy kicks big questions remain over how it will work
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FeaturesMentoring: Support act
Mentoring is touted as an effective way to help employees starting off in their careers to work their way up the ladder. So what do those who have signed up to be mentored get out of it? Yoosof Farah asked three of them
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2016: Trend Setters
An ever-dwindling workforce means the built environment is in dire need of fresh blood. So what improvements are this year鈥檚 top 50 employers making to retain staff and entice new recruits?
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FeaturesLearn as you earn
The Brexit vote combined with next year鈥檚 apprenticeship levy may give some firms a headache over investment plans but the need for construction apprentices has never been greater
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FeaturesMillennials: Goodbye 9-5
The world of work is changing. Forget being chained to a desk, a boss you only see through their office window
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FeaturesParental leave: Man about the house
Many professionals in our male-dominated industry say they want to spend more time with their children. So why aren鈥檛 new dads taking up their recent right to shared parental leave? We talk to two fathers who took time out of the workplace
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FeaturesGender pay gap: Levelling the field
New legislation will mean firms have to publish how much both male and female employees are paid. Will this be the end of the gender pay gap?
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FeaturesAndy Steele: 鈥榃as that me?鈥�
It took Andy Steele just five years to transform Connaught into a 拢240m-turnover sensation. Can he pull it off again?
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FeaturesApprentices: 鈥楾he numbers don鈥檛 add up鈥︹��
Three times as many people are leaving the industry each year as are joining, so today鈥檚 skills crisis is set to get a lot worse
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FeaturesSimon Eyers: Beating the odds
National Apprenticeship Week: Being born deaf and mute hasn鈥檛 stopped Simon Eyers landing a job as an electrician at contractor FM Conway
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FeaturesDoes training need a reboot?
The industry is changing rapidly, with companies urgently trying to attract a new generation of talent and projects increasingly dependent on new technologies 鈥� it鈥檚 vital that the way we train changes too
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FeaturesWomen in engineering: The only way is up
With women making up fewer than 10% of engineers in the UK, what can be done to encourage more to join the profession?
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Features好色先生TV Award Winners: CITB Training Initiative of the Year
This year鈥檚 shortlisted training initiatives take focus on safety, customer satisfaction and leadership aspects of development, with the results of one scheme proving particularly impressive
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FeaturesA diverse approach
Despite an impending skills shortage, the number of women and workers from ethnic minority backgrounds in construction is woefully low. Joey Gardiner asks three employers what their companies are doing to increase workforce diversity
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FeaturesDo priority schools add up?
The picture emerging from some of the few completed priority schools is one of cut-price, smaller buildings with potentially higher long-term maintenance costs
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FeaturesApprentices in construction: One step forward鈥�
For construction to exploit the economic recovery, it will need about 30,000 new skilled workers each year - that鈥檚 about double the number of apprentices the industry is training up
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FeaturesBIM: World鈥檚 your oyster
The use of BIM is becoming more widespread throughout the globe. So what opportunities does this offer those with BIM skills who want a job abroad?
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FeaturesThe cost of training an industry
Criticised for its complexity, the CITB is reforming its method for levying the funds it uses to subsidise industry training. The streamlined plans will see some employees paying less, but for others, it could mean a larger bill.
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FeaturesSouth-east Asian construction economies: Chasing tigers
China and India may be the big beasts of the East but UK construction would do well to train its sights on South-east Asia where huge untapped potential lies waiting