Lower Thames Crossing launches new Skills Hubs with pilot programme for prison leavers
The Lower Thames Crossing has launched a pilot Skills Hub providing work-based training courses for participants that include men and women on day release from Kent based prisons and local people already in the construction workforce seeking higher skilled jobs. The service seeks to break down employment barriers for local people including prison leavers, long-term […]
Skills gap ‘getting worse or not improving’ say 1 in 6 transport project managers – according to new APM survey
Around one in six project managers who work in transport and logistics think the skills gap in their sector is either getting worse or not improving, a new survey by the Association for Project Management (APM), the chartered membership organisation for the project profession, has found. Ahead of National Apprenticeship Week 2024 (February 5-11), APM […]
New Skills Bootcamps to open in Hull for higher-paying industry jobs
Training that will lead to guaranteed interviews for higher paid jobs is on the way thanks to Hull Training and Adult Education (HTAE) securing over £2m from the government. Of this funding allocation, £222,425 has been committed to the delivery of Skills Bootcamps in HGV and Highways Maintenance and Groundworks. HTAE is working with other […]
The story of creating the best skilled operators of the future-on this week’s Highways Voices
When Balfour Beatty joined forces with Flannery Plant Hire two years ago to create a ‘best-in-class’ operators skills hub they never would have imagined the success it would have in just a short time. The Operator Skills Hub- a purpose-built facility in Birmingham offers innovative training programmes to inspire young people and upskill current plant […]
Transport academy launched to bridge growing skills gap
Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) has launched a Transport Skills Academy, in an effort to close the region’s existing transport skills gap. Key projects such as HS2 and TfWM’s own £1.3bn, five-year infrastructure investment programme means there will be an unprecedented demand for skilled workers and therefore the WMCA says it wants to ensure the […]
