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好色先生TVLaing O'Rourke poaches Balfour director
Chris Millard will lead Laing O鈥橰ourke鈥檚 in-house engineering consultancy
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好色先生TVPaperwork stops one-third of SMEs offering apprenticeships
Report by FMB shows barriers to taking on first apprentices include complexity of bureaucracy and cost
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好色先生TVNG Bailey calls for significant changes to careers advice in schools
Contractor recommends pilot scheme for 500 schools to help end skills crisis
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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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好色先生TVCrown Estate appoints new head of regional portfolio
Hannah Milne appointed head of The Crown Estate鈥檚 regional portfolio.
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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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CommentThe science of talent spotting
We need to get more sophisticated in how we recruit construction professionals - let鈥檚 ditch the random CV trawl in favour of focused data analysis
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好色先生TVPeabody makes two board appointments
Housing Association appoints Peter Vernon and Jennie Daly to board
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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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好色先生TVGalliard drafts in board director to oversee expansion drive
Developer names Paul Huberman as new non-executive director
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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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好色先生TVConstruction employers most likely to hike pay to retain workers
Construction sector fends off finance at the top of the 鈥榗ounter offer鈥� league table
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CommentCareers advice
The real weakness of the industry today lies in skills, training and diversity
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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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好色先生TVCITB embarks on radical reform of training course funding methods
CITB director of policy says organisation plans to cut down number of funding pots
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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
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2014: Results analysis
With recruitment and retention once again critical issues for the industry, here鈥檚 how this year鈥檚 top 50 employers are luring and keeping hold of key staff
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FeaturesGood Employer Guide 2014: A focus on staff wellbeing
Mental health issues can be difficult to detect in the workplace - which means they can also be easy to ignore. But as this year鈥檚 guide shows, the best employers are those that are ready and able to heed the warning signs