Construction Education News

Construction of HS2, the new high-speed rail link, is expected to create an unprecedented demand for specialist construction workers and engineers and there are simply not … Read more

CSCS Ltd, the company set up to manage and administer the construction skills card scheme have announced that the Certificates of Commitment scheme is to be … Read more

The recent announcement of the go-ahead to build Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in over 20 years has been welcomed by the UK construction industry … Read more

Applications are now invited for the The Duke of Gloucester’s Young Achievers Scheme which is now in its third year. The scheme was set up to … Read more

From next summer anyone applying for the CSCS Green Card will be required to achieve the NVQ Level 1 qualification in Health and Safety for Construction … Read more

CSCS Ltd, the body responsible for administering the much criticised Skills Card Scheme, have announced there is to be a new level of card for people … Read more

The Chartered Institute of Building have released their latest report (PDF) on skills shortages in the UK construction industry, based on a survey of 1,346 UK based … Read more

No matter what your role (or planned future role) in the construction industry you will at some time or another deal with drawn information and this … Read more

Getting a job in the construction industry is difficult enough in the current economic climate but without the relevant skills card and safety certificates you might … Read more

There are two text books that will get you through your course, one is the Building Construction Handbook and the other is the Building Services Handdbook … Read more

If you are considering starting a construction related degree but are put off by the cost or are worried about managing financially during your studies then … Read more

Building Construction Handbook The Building Construction Handbook, by Roy Chudley and Roger Greeno, is exactly what it claims to be – an authoritative and concise handbook … Read more

It’s now ten years since Sir John Egan published his ground breaking report on the state of the construction industry ‘Rethinking Construction’. So what’s’ changed and … Read more

Written assignments are a common method used to assess your knowledge of a particular subject. The type of assignment will vary according to the subject, theme … Read more