Lord Blunkett chairs Lower Thames Crossing green taskforce06/08/2025 A new skills taskforce for the Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has been launched by Lord David Blunkett to ‘help develop the green skills needed’ to meet the project’s low-carbon targets. |
National Highways helps give second chance to ex-prisoners17/01/2025 National Highways has confirmed that it is taking part in a new government initiative that aims to rehabilitate ex-prisoners while filling skills shortages. |
King's Speech: Bills to boost skills and public control of transport17/07/2024 The King has confirmed that the new Government will take action to tackle the skills crisis in England and bring forward legislation to bring bus and rail services more closely under public control. |
CIHT to track employment trends with biennial skills survey25/01/2023 The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation has launched a major initiative to track employment trends to help influence government on key skills issues. |
Highways Sector Council skills survey: Brand highways needs polish03/11/2022 The Highways Sector Council (HSC) has published the results of a major skills survey revealing that while two-thirds of roads workers would recommend it as a career, the sector needs to improve its image and raise awareness of the opportunities available. |
New apprenticeship seeks to fill HGV skills gap10/02/2022 Skills experts Seetec Outsource is working with Breedon Group to tackle the HGV driver shortage by attracting younger drivers for more urban route work. |
T Levels aim to narrow engineering skills gap11/08/2020 This September marks a step forward in vocational engineering training for young adults, with the launch of the Government's T level qualification. |
Plant operators' 'grandfather rights' to end from 202520/11/2019 Construction plant operators holding a skills card under so-called ‘grandfather rights’ will have to pay to undergo a competence interview to keep the certification beyond 2025. |
McCann: 'We all have a responsibility to safeguard the skills'22/08/2019 Nottingham-based civil and electrical engineering firm, McCann, has an employment strategy based on continuous up-skilling and investment in the next generation, which it argues is the key to industry future proofing. |
Street works – getting it right20/06/2019 Richard Hayes, chief executive of the Institute of Highway Engineers, discusses its new training in street works inspections. |
Round table: The human touch14/06/2018 The latest Highways round table, in partnership with Tarmac, sought the views of a group of new entrants and some of those seeking to be part of the solution, on the enduring question of how to make the sector a more attractive and better-understood proposition. |
DfT's head of local roads gives keynote at HAUC convention28/02/2017 The Department for Transport’s (DfT) head of local roads, Steve Berry OBE, will be delivering the keynote address for the Highway Authorities and Utilities Committee (HAUC (UK)) national convention. |
Apprentices helping to build Newton Bypass16/11/2016 Welsh Economy and Infrastructure Secretary Ken Skates has met with eight of the apprentices that are helping to ensure the Newtown bypass is completed on time. |
Matchtech to recruit for A14 improvement scheme07/11/2016 Matchtech has been named as one of four preferred agencies to source contractors for the A14 improvement scheme. |
Comment: A skilled workforce means an improved network for all20/09/2016 Russell Wallis, Divisional Director, Major Projects, Highways England – discusses the importance of a skilled workforce. |
Final programme confirmed for Highway Skills event06/09/2016 The speaker lineup for this year’s Highway Skills event is now complete and includes support from the likes of Highways England, HS2, Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB). |
Highway Skills 2016: Highways England confirm their support31/08/2016 Highways England are supporting this year’s Highway Skills event with the confirmation of divisional director Russell Wallis as a speaker. |
Highways England offering graduate opportunities23/08/2016 Highways England has announced a range of graduate opportunities. |
SWH Group apprentices gain practical experience09/08/2016 Exeter-based SWH Group has teamed up with the local arm of Aggregate Industries to provide practical training exercises to construction and civil engineering apprentices. |
New apprenticeship/skills zone at this year's Highways SIB27/07/2016 The Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) will form part of a new apprenticeship/skills zone at this year’s Highways SIB (Seeing is Believing) event. |
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