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Scotland’s construction firms have continued to demonstrate their commitment to apprenticeships despite the impact of Covid-19, according to new figures which come ahead of Scottish Apprenticeship Week (March 1-5).

Supporting training and retraining to rebuild after the recovery, improving productivity and making it easier to help employers bring in apprentices and other new entrants to Scottish construction are key elements of CITB’s Strategic Plan, launched today.

A blog by Steve Radley, CITB Strategy and Policy Director. This article first appeared in Construction News.

The survey, conducted in collaboration with the Scottish Construction Modern Apprenticeship Task Force, sought to understand the views of employers on their immediate and longer term plans, and received over 600 responses.

Scottish housebuilder Stewart Milne completes 1,678 hours of online training during lockdown.

Today’s email contains important information on grant changes; a reminder about the Construction Talent Retention Scheme; news of free mental wellbeing training; and, finally, proposed changes to CITB’s size and structure.

Consultation with employees to reduce size by 110 roles.

Today's update includes information on the Talent Retention Scheme; additional Apprenticeship Support and Standards; and NCC and HS&E Test Centre re-openings.

A new task force has been set up to help minimise the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic on construction Modern Apprentices (MA) in Scotland.

Today's key messages focus on news of funding for the CLC’s Talent Retention Scheme (TRS); a scheme to support both employers and workers in the recovery of Covid-19; and an update on Site Operating Procedures.