Education & Training

£14M cash boost for low carbon heating


More than £14M is being made available to accelerate the installation of heat pumps and heat networks across the country.

What is Social Value and how does it help suppliers to win work with the public sector?


Guy Battle, CEO, Social Value Portal offers his unique perspective on what it takes to win new contract

Robotics signals a new reality for construction – upskill or be left behind


In the last decade, the wider field of robotics has witnessed a significant uptake of robot technology in construction.

Skills boost for SMES


The Skills for Life campaign aims to help SMEs understand all the training and employment schemes available to them,

Dispelling misconceptions of apprenticeships


The benefits of construction apprenticeships are too often overshadowed by higher education.

Apprenticeships: Aiding the Construction Skills Revolution


Phil Eves, education co-ordinator at BAM Construction, looks at the benefits apprenticeships bring to the industry.

Become a certified project manager with RICS


What are the various stages of construction project management, and how can you ensure successful project delivery to streamline costs?

Huge challenges require a new approach


The construction industry is facing many challenges and new approaches need to be adopted to bring more people into the industry.

Hundreds more schools enter transformative programme


Some 239 school buildings will be transformed under the ten-year Schools Rebuilding Programme.

Energy efficiency investment for schools


Some £500M of funding has been allocated for energy efficiency upgrades in schools and colleges,