The Crisis in Construction Apprenticeships: What Needs to Change

If more young people had the chance to start training directly, the current situation on the labour market could be quite different. But what prevents them from doing so? The article Why so many young people don't find a training place first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.

Forum Launches First Cohort of Certified Survey Technician Apprenticeship Program – Construction Forum

by Diana Wilhold, Deputy Executive Director, COO, Construction Forum Last week at Construction Forum, we launched our first U.S. Department of Labor Registered Apprenticeship program, Certified Survey Technician (CST). Click here to download a flyer on the program. We had a week-long training to prepare the five CST apprentices. A big “thank you” is due to our companies and mentors for hiring, mentoring and leading the first cohort as each appre…

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The Crisis in Construction Apprenticeships: What Needs to Change

The UK construction industry is facing a mounting crisis in apprenticeship recruitment and retention, with nearly half of all apprentices not completing their training.This growing challenge is deepening the skills shortage in an industry that is vital to the country’s infrastructure and economy.Recent figures from the British Association of Construction Heads (BACH) show that only 8,620 apprentices reached their End Point Assessment in 2022/23 …

CITB’s specialist New Entrant Support Team helps over 4,000 apprentices join the industry in 2024-25

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its year-end figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST). The figures show that NEST supported 4,128 apprenticeship starts in the financial year 2024-25, an increase from 2,340 the previous year.

CITB hails impact of New Entrant Support Team programme

Image credit: Shutterstock THE Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has released its year-end figures for its New Entrant Support Team (NEST) – which shows the programme supported 4,128 apprenticeship starts in 2024-25, an increase from 2,340 the previous year. NEST aims to help make finding, recruiting and retaining an apprentice or new entrant easier for employers, and works with them to remove any barriers they may face. As part of the…