Accentuate the positives
Changing the public's perception of the construction industry is key to attracting the 350,000 new recruits it needs by 2010, argues Saul Townsend of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
£190 billion bounty for construction employers
The latest figures from the Construction Skills Network show that there are still more than 7,500 new projects anticipated over the next five years - with a total value of nearly £190 billion
Skills key to Olympic success
The UK was crying out for construction workers long before London won the bid to host the 2012 Olympics. The shortages, caused in no small part by the 1990s industry recession which cut training budgets, have continued to affect the industry ever since
Addressing the skills shortage in construction
Mike Bialyi, Director, CITB-ConstructionSkills, is responsible for promoting training and engaging stakeholders for CITB-ConstructionSkills
The dynamic world of the Building Control surveyor
As part of a research project looking at how the building Regulations influence the design of buildings, Marian Hawkesworth, Research Associate at King's College London, reports on the changing role of the Local Authority Building Control surveyor.
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