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Scottish apprenticeships across the construction sector are to undergo a full review to meet the current needs of employers, employees and industry.   All standards and frameworks across the sector are being reviewed and refreshed thro

To mark Scottish Careers Week, one MSP is flying the flag for careers in the built environment after visiting one of Scotland’s largest mixed-use developments. Martin Whitfield MSP, a former primary school teacher and Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for South Scotland, visited Blindwe

Scotland's construction companies have called for additional support measures to help shape the future of apprenticeships after it was revealed that the coronavirus pandemic had altered the recruitment plans at more than half of business in the country. A survey was conducted by the Constructio

A new task force has been set up to help minimise the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on construction Modern Apprentices (MA) in Scotland. Recognising an immediate need to understand the challenges facing the sector, CITB Scotland, along with construction stakeholders and employers, have set up t

Meeting the current and future skills needs of employers was the focus of the first Skills Investment Plan for Scotland’s Construction Sector, published four years ago. In the latest in a series of articles highlighting work resulting from the Skills Investment Plan, Ian Hughes, director of CI

Leading women working in Scotland’s construction industry aimed to attract Stirling’s female high school pupils to take up a career in construction last week. 70 female students took part in the skills day hosted at Bannockburn High School. The event was led by prominent women working ac

A campaign to attract more people into careers in construction kicks off this month, as 16 Scottish construction sites welcome in members of the public for special tours – including a world-leading research facility at the University of Glasgow.

The Academy for Construction People in Glasgow was one of the UK Training and Assessment Centres set up in March 2018 with support from CITB.

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) is inviting bids from digital-savvy business leaders for a share of £1 million in funding to help the construction industry to ‘go digital’.

Rugby World Cup winner Kyran Bracken has teamed up with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) to kick off this year’s UK-wide SkillBuild competition in Glasgow. Around 200 people gathered at the City of Glasgow College today for the first of eight regional SkillBuild competitions aim

Stonemason apprentices (from left) Ben Nicolson, Jack Jeffrey, Lawrence Schofield, Liam McKenzie and Ben Taylor A new Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) partnership has been launched in Edinburgh to help meet the demand for stonemasonry skills to protect and preserve Scotland’s iconic bui

Tony Elliott will chair the Nation Council for Scotland CITB has today announced the new members of its Nations Councils for Scotland, England and Wales.

(from left) Seamus Keogh, Tony Elliott and Leigh Hughes The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has appointed the three chairs of its new Nation Councils for Scotland, England and Wales, which the body said will play a crucial role in helping to determine the future of GB construction and pr

A detailed five-year overview of skills, demand and supply from across Scotland’s construction sector has been produced thanks to new research from the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) that gives an unprecedented level of detail about the industry. In what is the most wide-ranging regio

New figures published by Skills Development Scotland show the number of Modern Apprentice (MA) starts in 2017/18 has increased to 27,145.