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CITB apprenticeship support rises by 43% in latest year

Daniel Norton -
CITB’s New Entrant Support Team helped 5,913 apprentices join the construction industry during the 2025-26 financial year, new figures show. The total covers apprenticeship starts...
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Scaffolding industry backs all-apprentice team for ScaffChamp 2026

Daniel Norton -
A team of seven apprentices from Scotland and Northern Ireland will compete at ScaffChamp 2026 in Vilnius this summer, after securing full backing from...
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CITB reshapes training funding with new large employer fund

SM Newsdesk -
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has announced changes to how training funding will be distributed to employers from 1 April 2026. The update introduces...
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NASC Launches New Talent Solution to Address Skills Gap in UK Scaffolding Industry

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The National Access and Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) has announced a pioneering initiative designed to bridge the critical skills gap in the UK’s thriving scaffolding...
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Scaffolding Industry Takes its Skills Crisis to Parliament

Daniel Norton -
Yesterday, the National Access & Scaffolding Confederation (NASC) hosted a pivotal reception at the House of Commons, emphasising the urgent need for skills development...
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Post-Brexit Migration Policy Fuels Construction Skills Shortage

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The UK construction sector is suffering from a worsening skills shortage, caused largely by a lack of engagement with the Points-Based System (PBS), a...
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Could more apprentices be the answer to the skills shortage?

Dave Randles -
The construction industry is experiencing a skills shortage and unsurprisingly industry leaders are concerned. The problem isn’t new but it has been exacerbated in...

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